Structure Lead - 1st Shift

Kelvion Products•Catoosa, OK
•Onsite

About The Position

Assists Structure Department Manager in the overseeing of production and non-production Department affairs by performing the following duties.

Requirements

  • Ability to directly supervise up to 30 to 40 non-supervisory employees.
  • Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Kelvion Inc., Thermal Solution’s policies, procedures, employee handbook and applicable laws.
  • Must demonstrate and exhibit professional qualities when speaking with employees, whether in a one-on-one scenario or a group setting.
  • Responsibilities, as assigned by the Department Manager, will include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  • Responsible for completing interviews.
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • 3 to 5 years of related experience within a manufacturing environment required to include welding experience.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct safety bi-weekly meeting (Toolbox) to build safety awareness in the work place with zero injury target.
  • Reinforce safety policy and rules including identify potential hazards in the work area and reduce or eliminate them.
  • Ensure 5S (workplace organization method in the area with good housekeeping manner) is being applied on a daily basis.
  • Manage and control manpower including attendance in the responsible area to secure line capacity and to meet delivery schedule.
  • Able to document data and write clear reports (production, rework, quality, line stop etc.).
  • Follow updated schedules to meet ship dates provided by management.
  • Manage multiple projects and people to ensure that they are on time and under budget; ability to track hours for the jobs and make sure there is sufficient manpower; prioritize tasks in a self-directed and time-managed manner.
  • Ability to plan and develop layout as conduct daily meetings with department to determine the agenda.
  • Review accomplishments daily and plan next shift’s agenda.
  • Monitor and audit product quality in accordance with the company ISO Quality Plan and Job Inspection Test Plan (ITP).
  • Estimate, raise material requisition and inspects material quantity and quality.
  • Examines produced items to determine if items meet specifications and industrial standards.
  • Interprets specifications / blueprints and communicate or instruct team members following standard work instruction and industrial standards (ISO9000, API 661, AWS D1.1).
  • Establish or adjust work procedures to standardize good work practices and to ensure quality of work.
  • Ability to coach and train new employee up to required standards.
  • Perform 100% first article inspections (first piece of each fabricated drawing) by visual examine work piece, measure part or hole dimensions or sizes, square, flatness and other drawing instructions.
  • Assist employee to operate small saw machine, iron machine, mobile plasma cutting machine for coping, notching and cutting materials.
  • Ability to operate power such as angle grinder, drill, die grinder and chatter gun.
  • Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
  • Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
  • Must be able to provide supervision and working on units 80% of time.
  • Routine trouble shooting and problem solving in productivity, quality and delivery, including finding ways of improvement for long-term solution. This includes training, coaching and mentoring employee.
  • Encourage continuous idea generation from team members for continuous process improvement in cost, time, and safety.
  • Coordinate and ensure machine reliability and fully utilized.
  • Maintain shop floor consumables to ensure continuous production and product delivery on-time.
  • Strong attention to detail, organization skill, and communication skill.
  • Prioritize tasks in a self-directed and time-managed manner.
  • All other duties assigned.
  • To ensure Kelvion’s Standard of Excellence, which includes quality, is incorporated into every product we produce.
  • Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Vision and Values, Operational Framework.
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