Vessel Lead

GASTECH ENGINEERING LLC•Sapulpa, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vessel Lead plans, coordinates, and manages the output and throughput of the GasTech Vessel Department. The role ensures that pressure-vessel fabrication tasks comply with applicable ASME and/or ANSI Pressure Vessel Codes and GasTech quality requirements, and that products are completed within the time and labor hours allocated in the production schedule. The position provides manufacturing leadership and technical direction to personnel performing vessel operations, with the goal of establishing the department as a highly respected process-equipment welding group. This is a hands-on manufacturing role performed primarily in a heavy construction and fabrication shop. The Vessel Lead organizes department personnel, work, space, tooling, equipment, and job flow; supports safety and quality initiatives; maintains welding consumables and employee qualifications; and provides status and scheduling information to the Manufacturing Manager. The position may perform supervisory duties for the Manufacturing Manager in that manager’s absence and must be able to fit and weld vessel parts as needed. Travel is rare but may occasionally be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Strong leadership abilities and technical knowledge of fitting and welding pressure vessels and equipment.
At least 5 years of welding and fabrication experience, including at least 3 years in a Code welding facility.
Strong hands-on fitting and welding background.
Ability to read and understand engineering documentation.
Experience reading and interpreting NDE results.
Understanding of shop scheduling, shop layout, and process throughput.
Ability to interact and communicate professionally with staff, customers, customer representatives, and vendors.
Ability to speak at group meetings and communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
Ability to work in a team environment with regular and predictable attendance.
Ability to withstand at least 10 hours of standing and walking; climb ladders; bend, stoop, squat, and crawl into awkward spaces; and lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Vision abilities including close and distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus; fine dexterity using hands and fingers for sustained periods.
Ability to tolerate a manufacturing environment and extreme weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading teams.
Level II PT, MT, and/or RT examiner certification.
Experience in an ISO 9001 environment.
Proficiency with computer applications, including MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

Adhere to company safety expectations and procedures, participate in safety audits and leadership safety enforcement, and drive continuous improvement toward a safe workplace.
Plan and organize the department workforce, jobs, workspace, tooling, and equipment to maximize throughput.
Establish root causes and corrective actions for quality incidents and lead closed-loop corrective-action initiatives to reduce the cost of poor quality.
Interact professionally and diplomatically with staff, customers, customer representatives, and vendors; communicate with staff at different levels and speak at group meetings.
Ensure appropriate welding consumables are purchased, available, marked, and stored.
Ensure personnel are qualified to GasTech Weld Procedure Specifications and follow applicable procedures when welding for customer orders.
Perform supervisory functions for the Manufacturing Manager in their absence as needed.
Apply knowledge of ASME and ANSI Code welding requirements and of oxy-fuel, plasma-cutting, and arc-gouging operations relevant to the department.
Implement and ensure adherence to department-specific employee training programs.
Provide job-status and scheduling information to the Manufacturing Manager.
Ensure team members maintain proper and consistent housekeeping.
Prepare, stage, and control job flow through the department.
Identify maintenance requirements and ensure completion on shop equipment.
Fit and weld vessel parts as needed.