Welding Coordinator-2nd Shift

Jefferson Southern•Rockmart, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Welding Coordinator supports the weld department by coordinating production schedules, monitoring line performance, maintaining quality and safety standards, and supporting team members through training and coaching. The role works with weld team leaders, stamping, QA Pro, and management to ensure parts availability, respond to production issues, and improve operational performance. The position also maintains documentation, work instructions, shift communication, 5S, and equipment maintenance schedules. The role is for a current JSC associate with at least three months of full-time employment. Candidates must have an excellent attendance and safety record, no written warnings for attendance, quality, or other issues within the past six months, and must exceed safety, quality, and productivity goals. Daily and weekend overtime may be required as needed.

Requirements

BS/BA degree or 2–5 years of equivalent experience.
Internal candidates must have at least two years of experience in a previous leadership role.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
Prior experience using ERP software.
Ability to make sound, timely decisions through problem-solving and investigation.
Basic knowledge of welding principles, such as projection and MIG welding.
Basic mechanical aptitude.
Experience in a Lean Manufacturing/JIT environment.
Must be a full-time JSC associate for at least three months.
Must have an excellent attendance and safety record and no written warnings for attendance, quality, or other issues within the past six months.
Must exceed all safety, quality, and productivity goals.
Must be capable and willing to work daily and weekend overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience using the PLEX ERP system is highly preferred.
QS/ISO 9000 experience is preferred.
High-volume resistance spot welding experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure weld lines have the Daily Production Check Sheet by the start of shift and verify schedules against what the lines are running.
Meet daily with weld team leaders to review S, Q, C, and D, and provide training as needed.
Work to increase OEE between 68% and 76% and reduce defects leaving welding.
Check sub-inventories in Plex and adjust the schedule accordingly.
Sign Daily Production Check Sheets every four hours.
Monitor line production and create contingency plans when necessary.
Help train and coach weld department members.
Complete daily audits, including part quality audits.
Report issues to the assistant manager as soon as possible.
Monitor daily overtime needs and update the manpower labor map weekly.
Work with stamping to ensure parts availability.
Create or update work instructions and ensure associates sign off on them.
Uphold JSC policies and procedures and promptly report non-conformances.
Create or implement one continuous improvement SAP per month.
Work with QA Pro to address HTRs and DTRs.
Maintain weld department 5S, including partial baskets and items not in their home locations.
Ensure associates log in and out of PLEX correctly.
Answer line calls as needed.
Record issues lasting more than 30 minutes in the shift communication log at the end of each shift.
Ensure driver check tables have the correct tools and that the tools are present.
Monitor weld-floor documents and forms to ensure they have the correct revision.
Provide support during a spike-less new-model launch.
Maintain the TPM schedule for each line to help ensure machinery uptime.
Perform other duties as required by management.