Job Description

Description

The Fabrication/Welding Production Supervisor is responsible for the overall production in the welding/fabrication department. The supervisor is responsible for leading welding cell or welding assembly line production on a day to day basis to meet the business and customer expectations. These responsibilities include achieving and improving safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, efficiency, measuring progress, and reporting results. 

Responsibilities:       

Leadership

• Provide effective leadership, identifying critical skills required for team success and offering opportunity for growth.
• Promote teamwork, provide proper communication, and feedback to the team.
• Participate in workforce planning and recruitment efforts to achieve capacity targets are met.
• Responsible to ensure proper training, complete employee performance evaluations, manage time and attendance, and respond to minor personnel issues with appropriate action.
• Enforces company policy and ensures procedures in place result in action.

Technical

• Troubleshooting to resolve faults and problem solving assembly functionality.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure process and flow are followed to achieve ideal efficiency.
• Participate on the production floor by being proactive and interactive in the line of work when needed. 
• Support document updates as needed to new product lines; monitor and validate Bill of Materials and necessary paperwork including work instructions.
• Mentor team members in technical and quality standards.

Safety

• Assesses work behaviors and work environment to ensure safe working conditions.
• Increases safety awareness, supports and implements safety projects.
• Minimizes hazardous wastes from processes, continually seeking alternatives.

Quality

• Support customer quality requirements and provide technical guidance for staff, ensuring competency in all aspects of assembly.
• Product verification systems in place throughout build process.
• Understands preventative and corrective actions and implements in a timely fashion.  

Operations / Organization

• Manage scheduling to ensure uniform product flow, delivery on time while adjusting within a fast pace environment of change. 
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement principles in effort to improve safety, quality, efficiency, utilization, scrap reduction, and cost savings.
• Monitor inventory and assist with problem solving as necessary.

Requirements

Education/Training:

• Technical Degree and/or minimum 5 years experience in a welding/fabrication setting.
• Experience in a leadership role.
• ISO experience preferred
• Lean Manufacturing training and/or experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Computer skills 
• ERP System (Epicor)
• Microsoft Suite 
• HRIS (Paylocity)
• Provide professionalism, a supporting role model 
• Requires a self-starter, capable of multi-tasking and problem solving.
• Communicate at a professional level both verbally and written.
• Ability to read blueprints 
• Flexible and can quickly adjust to change 
• Attention to detail, demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Continuous improvement mindset

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal

Physical Requirements:

• Be able to lift 10-50 lbs. for short periods; up to 100lbs occasionally
• Physical requirements may vary based upon product.
• Must be able to stand for several hours per day, sit, bend, and lift.

Materials and Equipment Utilized:

• Hand tools, Assembly Equipment, Metrology Equipment applicable to the industry, Computer and Testing Equipment.
• Safety equipment: Safety glasses, hearing protection as required, cut resistant gloves as required and steel toes in required area. Electrostatic discharge equipment may be required in designated areas. 
• Computers, printers, etc.

Working Environment:

• 95% Manufacturing: clean, low to moderate noise, safety glasses required and other personal protective equipment (PPE) where applicable.
• 5% - Customer sites: inspection of quality issues of installed or warehoused assembles