Welding Prodution Manager
About The Position
Directs and coordinates all activities of the welding production department in processing materials or manufacturing products. Plans and oversees production operations to meet product specifications, quality standards, and delivery schedules while maintaining safety, efficient equipment use, and effective staffing. The position directly supervises the entire welding production department and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. The manager promotes staff development, interprets company policies and technical requirements for workers, monitors compliance with safety and operating procedures, and addresses production or employee issues. The role also supports continuous improvement in production methods, equipment performance, product quality, shop efficiency, and workforce motivation. It maintains time and production records and requisitions shop materials.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and five years of related manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively in individual and group settings.
- Competence with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Epicor ERP, and Outlook.
- Ability to apply high-school-level shop mathematics, including arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and calculating ratios and percentages.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and work with abstract and concrete variables.
- Leadership and accountability, including professionalism, adherence to company policies, and reinforcement of workplace conduct and performance expectations.
- Knowledge of applicable welding processes, such as GTAW/TIG, GMAW/MIG, and SMAW.
- Ability to interpret welding symbols, drawings, and welding procedure specifications.
- Knowledge of relevant AWS/ASME and NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB -010/248 (278) codes and quality requirements.
- Experience managing welder qualifications, procedure compliance, rework, and weld quality.
- Knowledge of welding safety, consumables, fixtures, and equipment.
- Ability to collaborate with coworkers, clients, and vendors.
- Respect for manufacturing-company compliance requirements; experience with government contracting regulations is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with government contracting regulations.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a safe work environment and monitor compliance with safety policies and procedures.
- Recommend and provide training to develop welding staff and improve throughput, quality, and flexibility.
- Review production orders and plan department operations based on product data, specifications, quantities, and delivery dates.
- Plan welding production operations, set priorities and sequences, create schedules, and coordinate manufacturing activities to meet production and quality requirements.
- Review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to control costs and prevent delays.
- Ensure machines and equipment meet operational requirements and are used effectively.
- Develop or revise standard operating and working practices and observe workers to ensure compliance.
- Analyze and resolve work-related issues or assist workers in resolving them; address grievances or submit unresolved grievances to a supervisor.
- Study production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for job assignments.
- Interpret company policies and enforce safety regulations.
- Help workers interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders and assign duties.
- Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
- Suggest changes to working conditions and equipment use to improve shop efficiency.
- Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers toward work-related goals.
- Maintain time and production records and requisition shop materials.
- Supervise the welding production department, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning and assigning work, evaluating performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
- Manage welding productivity, scrap, rework, schedule attainment, and labor efficiency.
- Promote a respectful, collaborative workplace through open communication, proactive attention to concerns, and positive working relationships.
- Promote safe behaviors, communicate safety concerns, and comply with applicable company policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
