1st Shift Welding Supervisor MI

About the role

This position reports to the Production Manager and is solely accountable for the fulfillment of all assigned duties. It carries delegated authority commensurate with assigned responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Runs and coordinates all welding areas of production.
• Coordinates departments based on the production schedule and reports quantities and salvage to appropriate Excel sheets and the production meeting group.
• Ensures production stays within defined HPS goal and within 43 hours per week per employee.
• Enforces 5S LEAN housekeeping rules to keep the shop floor clean and organized per company goals.
• Reports and monitors employee efficiency; develops corrective action if operators or equipment are not meeting efficiency goals.
• Ensures each employee operates at maximum efficiency.
• Demonstrates equipment operations or work procedures to new employees or assigns them to experienced workers for training; verifies adherence to work instructions.
• Verifies that all work instructions are in place daily.
• Initiates tickets for the Major/Minor and safety critical program; responsible for retraining employees when infractions occur.
• Confer with the Quality Department on quality issues and takes appropriate corrective action for product already built and current production.
• Confer with management, Human Resources, and/or subordinates to resolve employee issues, complaints, or grievances.
• Completes all employee performance evaluations.
• Initiates discipline documentation with employees per JOST’s Policies.
• Verifies employee attendance and records; coordinates with Human Resources for accurate timekeeping.
• Communicates with the Maintenance Department on equipment downtime issues.
• Directs and ensures area Leads properly tag and place all non-conforming materials in designated areas by the end of the shift.
• Ensures all safety standards and company policies are followed in the area of responsibility.
• Participates effectively in corrective action teams to address root causes in a timely manner.
• Performs any additional duties assigned that are logically and properly inherent to this position.

Requirements

• Strong leadership abilities with the ability to create and maintain a good teamwork environment.
• Minimum of two years of prior work experience in welding with supervision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Outlook and Excel.
• Capable of using applicable hand tools correctly and safely.
• Ability to enforce company rules and policies.
• Ability to gain knowledge of company products, quality, and safety policies.
• Good interpersonal and excellent communication skills.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Highly dependable, motivated, and self-driven with excellent attendance.
• Ability to follow, understand, and strictly abide by Work Instructions (WI).
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to read and write legibly as defined by company standards.
• Basic math skills as defined by company standards.
• Ability to operate a forklift.
• Understanding of basic processes.