Welding Supervisor

Job Summary:

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

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Readily perceives and effectively responds to schedules and product flows essential to supervising highly productive, cost-effective, quality-oriented welding manufacturing operations.
• Establishes and controls procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends and initiates improvements to production and welding processes, to increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Establish and control procedures to ensure production of conforming welded components.
• Monitors and controls established procedures to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Responsible for compliance with safety and housekeeping requirements.
• Works closely with other departments to promote teamwork and common goals. 
• Provides training, support, direction and guidance to department personnel to continually develop their work habits, job skills and safety practices.
• Evaluates employee performance and accountability.
• Provides objective feedback for continued employee growth.
• Set department goals and develop outline for achievement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• Minimum high school diploma

Qualifications:

• 5 years minimum supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• CWB welding supervisor certification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 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.
• Read and interpret weld process according to CWB.
• Ability to understand and apply workplace safety procedures.
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment required.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, including dimensions and weld symbols.
• Understanding of Microsoft office tools
• TPS or knowledge of Lean tools and asset