Weld Manager

Granite State Manufacturing•Manchester, NH

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for the overall supervision and direction of the weld department. This includes but is not limited to, the following: Schedule, Plan, Organize, Supervise, and Direct area specific activities to achieve optimum utilization of the workforce and equipment, conformance in meeting production schedules, continuous process improvement, effective customer and employee relations and good environmental and safety practices. Provides support of other weld tasks as dictated by senior leadership. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supervises the weld department and its employees. Conducts periodic performance evaluations, maintains discipline per policies, and ensures all direct reports adhere to all policies and procedures. Maintains positive communications with employees to build strong interaction. Provides assistance and training to welders. Assist with certification training and documentation review. Coordinates, supervises, and monitors production schedules and production performance. Prepares operational schedules and coordinates weld activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications. Reviews jobs for accurate process to meet delivery schedules. Leads continuous process improvement and cost reduction interaction. Maintains integrity of work instructions for the department. Assists engineers with process development for new products and process improvement for existing products. Assists engineers with design and review of welding fixtures and tooling as required for new jobs. Works along with other manufacturing departments, quality control, and engineering to solve problems with fabrications, prints, routers and/or work instructions. Other duties as assigned. Work to reduce and eliminate barriers and obstacles to improve overall cost and scheduling performance. Your leadership is expected to make it easier for employees to make quality products and make it easier for customers to do business with GSM. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors. Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and workers and collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals. Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

Requirements

Two-year certificate from college, technical school, or military training, eight years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Able to interpret engineering drawings, including weld symbology.
Knowledge of wire and filler material applications for various steel alloys, aluminum, and some exotic materials.
Working knowledge of fixturing and weld set up parameters.
Proficient in the use of precision measuring instruments.
Expert level knowledge of military specification and AWS specifications.
Knowledge of tight tolerance weldments and straightening.
Knowledge of manual vertical milling machines, saws, grinders and overhead cranes.
Understanding of all internal weld procedures and welding related operational procedures.
Expert in all weld process used by GSM (GTA, GMA & SMA).
Nondestructive Testing (NDT) knowledge.
Working knowledge of MS Office and Windows based computer programs; ERP/MRP based company-wide sales order administrative systems.
Able to measure performance to goals and standards.
Able to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
Able to communicate effectively.
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

Supervises the weld department and its employees.
Conducts periodic performance evaluations, maintains discipline per policies, and ensures all direct reports adhere to all policies and procedures.
Maintains positive communications with employees to build strong interaction.
Provides assistance and training to welders.
Assist with certification training and documentation review.
Coordinates, supervises, and monitors production schedules and production performance.
Prepares operational schedules and coordinates weld activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
Reviews jobs for accurate process to meet delivery schedules.
Leads continuous process improvement and cost reduction interaction.
Maintains integrity of work instructions for the department.
Assists engineers with process development for new products and process improvement for existing products.
Assists engineers with design and review of welding fixtures and tooling as required for new jobs.
Works along with other manufacturing departments, quality control, and engineering to solve problems with fabrications, prints, routers and/or work instructions.
Other duties as assigned.
Work to reduce and eliminate barriers and obstacles to improve overall cost and scheduling performance.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors.
Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and workers and collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.