Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provide supervision and direction to employees to ensure successful completion of assigned duties and tasks while adhering to department safety protocol. Responsible for implementing a driven, team-oriented culture, which embraces continuous improvements and ensures operational and process excellence across the board in all areas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

• Supervise and manage activities directly related to daily business and department needs
• Develop, analyze, and deliver simple to complex information to direct reports
• Effectively communicate daily schedules, goals, quality issues and concerns between shifts to ensure customer expectations are met
• Provide mentoring, leadership, and direction to employees
• Ensure individuals receive job-specific training and make sure personnel are compliant with all applicable training requirements
• Assign work assignments based on daily department needs, ensure quality products are produced and successfully achieve department metrics
• Assisting management in establishing and achieving program goals and objectives for the department including Continuous Improvement projects
• Identify and elevate issues to management
• Facilitate assessment of team’s knowledge, skill, and ability for accomplishing projects and tasks
• Repair broken or damaged parts
• Fabricate and revise fixtures, jigs, gauges, hand applies and special tooling and components
• Keep work area clean and organized and take proper care of all equipment and facilities
• Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency
• Any additional duties as reasonably assigned by management

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• High school diploma or GED
• Completion of a one-year certificate program in Welding from a college or technical school
• 5+ years related experience
• 3+ years leadership or supervisory experience in a shop environment
• Experience with steel, aluminum, and Invar 36
• Experience with MIG, TIG, and Flux welding processes
• This position must meet Export Control Compliance requirements, therefore a "US Person" as defined by 22.C.F.R. is required
• Must obtain a Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance and maintain security clearance for the duration of employment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to effectively handle tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work varied shifts, overtime and weekends when necessary
• Has confidence in leading processes, projects and looks for opportunities
• Ability to work with management team to help drive performance of location

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

2nd

Shift Fab and Form Department

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Most travel is primarily local during the business day. Some projects may require travel out of the area and overnight stays.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working conditions described here are representative of those that may be experienced by an employee on a daily basis while performing the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles
• The employee may be exposed to vibration
• The employee is occasionally exposed to caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• May be required to travel to other site locations during the work day
• May be required to work weekends to meet department and business demands
• Work with safe manufacturing processes and understand that eyewear is mandatory in the manufacturing area.
• Knows that safety shoes are recommended in the manufacturing area

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Must be able to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must be able to see, talk, hear, touch, feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to frequently walk & stand for short periods of time
• Must be able to lift and move up to 35 pounds, occasionally lift and move objects up to 50lbs.

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