Welding Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of two years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a weld shop environment, including MIG (GMAW) welding knowledge and a strong understanding of welding processes.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate, mentor, and regularly train employees.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to spend prolonged periods on one's feet, including standing and bending.
• Ability to work around moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and a non-climate-controlled environment, and tolerate high noise levels.

Nice To Haves

• Two-year associate degree or bachelor's degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the manufacture of building products to meet production demands while ensuring quality, safety, and productivity.
• Manage day-shift weld shop operations and lead and develop a team of welders to achieve production targets and capacity goals.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to develop staffing guidelines, optimize resource utilization, and control costs.
• Hire, supervise, evaluate, and replace staff as required to meet performance goals.
• Develop and train employees for increasing responsibilities, conduct periodic evaluations, and hold daily safety and production meetings.
• Drive 5S, cost-reduction, and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Assign personnel, oversee rotations, and maintain effective communication during shift changes and troubleshooting.
• Ensure accurate completion of line-operation paperwork, including logs, audits, and corrective actions.
• Address urgent production or shipping requirements, even when doing so disrupts regular workflow.
• Understand and enforce safety policies and regulations, and address unsafe acts and conditions.
• Administer policies fairly and consistently.
• Coach and counsel employees and issue corrective action when needed, following company guidelines.
• Promote company goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Identify and assist with implementing continuous process improvements, using data to refine production processes.
• Manage materials to reduce waste and support quality.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure timely job completion.
• Communicate effectively and educate and train employees in a production environment.
• Supervise, monitor, and manage the work of others to ensure tasks are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance starting day one
• Dental insurance starting day one
• Vision insurance starting day one
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Short-term disability (STD)
• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Discount programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training
• Professional development
• Employee Resource Groups