Welding Supervisor - Manufacturing Company
About The Position
Melfred Borzall, a modern manufacturing company in Santa Maria, California, designs and manufactures high-quality horizontal directional drilling tools. They are seeking an experienced Welding Supervisor to lead a skilled team of welders and fabricators. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role will oversee a team in producing high-quality Horizontal Directional Drilling tools, focusing on quality, safety, and execution within a modern manufacturing environment that includes robotic welding and advanced fabrication processes. The core focus will be on providing oversight and continuous improvement involving robotic welding cells; MIG and flux-core welding; hardfacing and MIG carbide hardfacing; brazing; plasma table cutting, sawing, drilling and part preparation.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of welding experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven successful experience supervising or leading welders
- Strong working knowledge of MIG / flux-core welding processes
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols and specifications
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality and accountability
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and coaching engineers and production teams
- Excellent project management skills
- Astute oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional organizational, analytical, time management, problem-solving, multi-tasking and attention to detail skills
- Ability to work effectively alone and within a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience with robotic welding systems
- AWS certifications (CWI)
- Lean manufacturing exposure
- Familiarity with solid modeling or design concepts
Responsibilities
- Lead, train and mentor a team of 15+ full-time welders and interns
- Assign work, plan schedules and coordinate priorities to meet production goals
- Oversee the quality process and ensure compliance with AWS / ASME standards
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across all welding operations
- Collaborate with the Engineering, Machining and Operations departments, to execute work efficiently
- Oversee welding equipment, including robotic welding cells
- Maintain records for inspections, certifications and productivity metrics
- Drive continuous improvement in quality, safety and efficiency
Benefits
- Medical 85% paid for employee; 65% paid for dependents by company
- Life insurance paid 100% by company for employee
- 16 days of paid time off annually (can be used for sick and/or vacation)
- Week off paid between Christmas and New Year
- 6 paid public holidays
- 401k profit sharing plan
- Paid education reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
