Fabrication/Welding Supervisor Jobs

Position Summary:

Organizes, coordinates, and supervises employees and activities within the fabrication department to ensure an effective and efficient fabrication operation that meets safety, quality, and production standards. Reports to Plant Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Facilitates and promotes company policy and the company Quality Improvement program within all department work groups.
• Establish and control procedures to ensure production of conforming fabricated assembly components.
• Recommends and/or administers personnel actions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Readily perceives and effectively responds to schedules and product flows essential to supervising highly productive, cost-effective, quality-oriented manufacturing operations.
• Assigns work to department personnel to attain department objectives using knowledge of production processes, company policies, production schedules, work orders, equipment capacity and employee capabilities.
• Establishes and controls procedures to meet production schedules.
• To work overtime as requested.
• Evaluates employee performance and accountability.
• May be exposed to excessive noise, welding gases and fumes, and varying weather conditions.
• Provides objective feedback for continued employee growth.
• Recommends and initiates improvements to production processes, to increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Set department goals and develop outline for achievement.
• Monitors and controls established procedures to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Establishes and monitors cost control systems to achieve department budget objectives.
• Responsible for compliance with safety and housekeeping requirements.
• Provides training, support, direction and guidance to department personnel to continually develop their work habits, job skills and safety practices.

Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and apply workplace safety procedures.
• 5 years minimum supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, production management, mechanical engineering, etc.
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment required.
• Demonstrates ability to supervise diverse work groups in a team environment using effective listening, coaching, training, investigative and problem-solving skills, ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment and effective time management in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Computer literate with experience using e-mail and word processing applications (Microsoft Office).
• Ability to manipulate tools and assembly components involving fine and gross motor skills sufficient to demonstrate welding job tasks.
• Ability to learn and understand software and complete transactions pertaining to fabrication or welding operations, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in structural/vessel fitting, Mig/Fluxcore/Tig/Subarc welding, manual presses, eye burners, CNC plasma burners (Burny 10), shears, rolls and similar equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, kneel, twist, pull, push, grip, and climb.
• Read and interpret weld process according to AWS and ASME section IX.