Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor – Welding is responsible for managing the welding production area to ensure policy, leadership, quality, on-time, and efficiency performance goals are met. This role is critical to ensure on-time, high quality delivery of products to our customer. This role provides support to welding employees and helps develop employees in their welding skillset.

What You Will Do:

• Establish and manage the welding cell priorities in support of overall production schedule.
• Directly oversee activities of production personnel including timekeeping, workflow, welding methods and work force utilization.
• Provide daily job status updates for in process work in welding and other assigned areas.
• Ensure the flow of materials, parts and welds are adequate to meet on-time requirements.
• Directly supervise employees in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Provide policy enforcement, performance appraisals, and leadership.
• Manage and communicate with employees to reward and discipline as required.
• Partner with local human resources to interview, hire, and train employees.
• Administer and assess periodic welding and finishing tests to keep current proficiency status.
• Update Managing Daily Improvement (MDI) boards and help troubleshoot Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in the welding area. Initiate corrective actions to resolve NCRs.
• Lead Process Based Management activity and explore other efficiency opportunities.
• Work with the quality team and cross-functional employees to implement efficiency and capacity improvements.
• Operate all equipment per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), in a safe manner; create new SOPs as required.
• Provide exceptional customer service to internal team members and external customers.
• Support other production areas as backup to other supervisors when needed.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in welding, manufacturing, business or supply chain preferred. Associates or 2-year technical degree in welding highly preferred.
• WABO certification or equivalent preferred.
• 5 years of finish welding experience, with at least 2 years of formal supervision/team leadership experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MIG, TIG and thin gauge welding techniques required.
• Proficiency with sanding and grinding techniques required.
• Experience with aluminum and/or metal finishing required, stainless steel preferred.