Production Supervisor (Welding)

Allegion • Snoqualmie, WA

5d • $75,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor – Welding is responsible for managing the welding production area to ensure policy, leadership, quality, on-time, and efficiency performance goals are met. This role is critical to ensure on-time, high quality delivery of products to our customer. This role provides support to welding employees and helps develop employees in their welding skillset.

Requirements

• 5+ years of finish welding experience, with at least 2 years of formal supervision/team leadership experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MIG, TIG and thin gauge welding techniques required.
• Proficiency with sanding and grinding techniques required.
• Experience with aluminum and/or metal finishing required, stainless steel preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to manage both personal and team’s workload and to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate independent judgment and initiative.
• Strong organizational and project management skills combined with a close attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to follow all safety requirements and keep work area clean and orderly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Driven self-starter dedicated to continual process improvement.
• Intermediate user in standard computer application software (MS Office - Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Working knowledge of capacity planning and ERP systems.
• Provide high quality internal customer service.
• Attention to detail and the ability to read blueprints, production and technical drawings.
• Able to assess priorities to determine what is urgently needed.
• Strong organization and math skills.
• Remains alert in a high-risk environment.
• Maintains schedule and tasks despite interruptions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in welding, manufacturing, business or supply chain preferred.
• Associates or 2-year technical degree in welding highly preferred.
• WABO certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the welding cell priorities in support of overall production schedule.
• Directly oversee activities of production personnel including timekeeping, workflow, welding methods and work force utilization.
• Provide daily job status updates for in process work in welding and other assigned areas.
• Ensure the flow of materials, parts and welds are adequate to meet on-time requirements.
• Directly supervise employees in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Provide policy enforcement, performance appraisals, and leadership.
• Manage and communicate with employees to reward and discipline as required.
• Partner with local human resources to interview, hire, and train employees.
• Administer and assess periodic welding and finishing tests to keep current proficiency status.
• Update Managing Daily Improvement (MDI) boards and help troubleshoot Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in the welding area.
• Initiate corrective actions to resolve NCRs.
• Lead Process Based Management activity and explore other efficiency opportunities.
• Work with the quality team and cross-functional employees to implement efficiency and capacity improvements.
• Operate all equipment per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), in a safe manner; create new SOPs as required.
• Provide exceptional customer service to internal team members and external customers.
• Support other production areas as backup to other supervisors when needed.

Benefits

• Immediate health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
• Wellness incentives, such as up to $1000 HSA contributions depending upon participation.
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Generous vacation and sick time, accrued through the year.
• Convenient Vanpools and discounted Orca Card memberships.
• Free on-site fitness center.
• Tuition Reimbursement opportunities
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level