What are the responsibilities and job description for the WELDING LEAD position at Americase Inc?
Job Title: Welding Lead
Reports To: Production Manager
FLSA Status:TBD
Department: Precision Fabrication
Location: Waxahachie, Texas
Shift: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Job Code: PWL0123
Summary/Scope of Role: The Welding Lead is responsible for coordinating and overseeing daily welding activities to ensure production goals, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently achieved. This role serves as a working lead, providing hands-on support, training, and guidance to welding team members while assisting management with workflow coordination and problem-solving.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead and support daily welding operations within the department
- Familiar with rivets, rivnuts, rivet guns, and similar assembly style products.
- Assign work and monitor production flow to meet schedules and deadlines
- Monitor production workers to be clocked in to their appropriate steps and sequences on work orders
- Train, coach, and mentor welders on processes, quality expectations, and safety procedures
- Verify weld quality and ensure compliance with company standards and specifications
- Troubleshoot welding issues, fit-up concerns, and production bottlenecks
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of welding equipment and tools
- Keeping inventory and stocking of welding consumables (wire spools, tungsten, filler rods, etc.)
- Promote and enforce workplace safety practices and PPE requirements
- Coordinate with production, quality, engineering, and maintenance teams as needed
- Assist with setup optimization, creating jigs, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Monitor material/part usage and report shortages or production concerns
- Maintain accurate production and quality documentation
- Support attendance, performance, and disciplinary discussions when necessary
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- 5 years of welding experience, primarily aluminum, is required
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Strong understanding and ability to do the following welding processes of; MIG & TIG welding across Steel, Stainless Steel, and primarily Aluminum materials, as well as brazing, and other applicable welding processes
- Ability to read prints, weld symbols, machine programs, and production assembly drawings
- Ability to accurately use tape measures and digital/dial calipers
- Knowledge of welding quality standards, tolerancing, and inspection methods
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift throughout the shift
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed
- Comfortable working in a manufacturing or production environment with exposure to heat, sparks, open flame, and noise
Preferred Skills
- Forklift or overhead crane experience
- Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience
- Basic computer and production tracking knowledge
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