Operations Supervisor I (Weld/Fabrication Dept)

Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.

What We Offer:

• Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision
• Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)
• 401K with a company match
• Safe & clean work environment (following all CDC guidelines to keep our employees safe!)

Summary:

The Welding Supervisor will supervise a team of welders engaged in cutting techniques, welding, materials and equipment and fabrication, ensuring work is done on time to quality standards.

Essential Duties:

• Execution of manufacturing schedule to ensure customer on time delivery.
• Attends daily production meetings to review build plans and to work jointly with Materials to identify any risk in meeting plan.
• Develops work-around plans to mitigate risk to ensure customer on time delivery.
• Ensures safety policies are adhered to including policy for notification of incident and follow through of appropriate actions.
• Tracks key metrics daily/weekly/monthly.
• Ensures timely root cause analysis is performed and corrective actions initiated for gaps in key metric performance versus targets. Root cause analysis will be conducted utilizing standard approach per corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensures corporate and departmental policies and procedures are followed.
• Participates in Kaizen events, also to include lean manufacturing principles (visual, 5S, KanBan, etc)
• Tracks headcount per corporate goals; hire and replace as required.
• Develops and tracks training needs per corporate goals.
• Conducts employee annual performance reviews.
• Supports, communicates, reinforces and defends the mission, values and culture of the organization.

• Adheres to all quality and safety standards.
• Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned.

Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing
• Minimum of five (5) years of welding and fabrication experience
• Experience in piping, structural, assembly, and welding
• Ability to interpret blueprints and welding symbols
• Knowledge of welder and welding safety standards
• Ability to operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment
• Must be able to speak, read and understand English.
• Proficient technical expertise with demonstrated application
• Experience with Industrial Engineering concepts and 5S/6S techniques
• Knowledge and familiarity with standards (ISO, AS, etc)
• Possesses effective oral and written communication skills.
• Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels within the company.
• Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office).

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.

This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations(EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C.1324(b)(a)(3).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)