Supervisor, Welding

Responsibilities

• Assure safety policies and guidelines are adhered to and recommend improvements to assure department remains free of hazards.
• Leadership of the production team across multiple areas – including staff planning/interviews, coaching, appraising, training, and discipline when necessary.
• Coordinate the availability of people, materials, and equipment to meet the requirements of the production schedules.
• Plans, prepares, and monitors work progress. Evaluates time taken/quality of work completed and recommends corrective action throughout the assigned work area. 
• Provides guidance toward solving work related problems. 
• Trains and develops employees and evaluates work performance.  Recommends personnel action and applies performance management/ leadership techniques to assure positive employee relations.  Explains and supports company policies and procedures.  Complies with applicable negotiated labor agreements (UAW Bargaining Unit).
• Leads and motivates employees toward participation in product improvement and cycle time reduction programs.  Conducts effective department meetings on a regular basis.
• Provide recommendations for operational budgets and capital needs.
• Perform other related responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Welding Supervisor experience utilizing TIG welding aluminum, stainless steel, and Inconel, non-destructive testing.
• Recommended heat treatment, vacuum brazing experience.
• Preferred 3+ years hands-on Welder experience – AWS D17.1 experience
• AWS (D17.1 experience) CWI, CWS or CWE preferred.
• Prefer BS Welding Engineering Technology or equivalent; combination of certification, education, and working experience will be considered.