Certified Welding Inspector in Manitowoc, Wisconsin at Shipbuilders of Wisconsin

Monitor production plan execution, identify performance gaps between budgeted and actual hours, and propose solutions to achieve the overall project budgets.Provide daily feedback to the Metals Manager on associate performance related to quality, productivity, mentoring for improvements, and use during probationary periods and annual reviews.Assist in developing budgetary estimates for new build and rework/refit projects.Ensure all safety and environmental policies and procedures are learned and followed by self as the example, as well as by all related associates, including:
1. PPE Assessments
2. Confined Space Identification and Management
3. Fall Protection Applications
4. Hot Work Permitting
Must demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve, and disseminate information from blueprints, computer files, and other engineering drawings.Other duties as assigned.

POSITION IN ORGANIZATION:

This position reports directly to the Director of Manufacturing and has no direct reports.

LEADERSHIP:

Must demonstrate excellence working in “team” environments and share knowledge of discipline-specific work vertically and horizontally across the organization.Must continuously demonstrate your belief that you work for the team and not vice versa. These traits include humility, an openness to others’ ideas, and sincere appreciation for other associates.To ensure a culture of positivity, innovation, results, and regular learning, you must demonstrate great mentoring and team-building skills.Must demonstrate ability to make timely, well-formed, rational decisions and problem-solving skills within organizational policies, procedures, and schedules.

DECISION MAKING:

Must continuously demonstrate excellent administrative judgment and assume responsibility for decisions and their consequences and results impacting the department’s associates and quality of service within the department.

COMMUNICATION:

The candidate must demonstrate an ability to lead meetings and write professional correspondence effectively. The candidate must also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen, talk, and teach. The candidate must also demonstrate an all-pervasive positive attitude.

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

Three (3) to five (5) years of supervisory experience.Must demonstrate knowledge of aluminum and steel welding processes and procedures, especially aluminum and its unique characteristics.Five years plus experience in metal fabrication and production that involved constructing and repairing metal structures.Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to industrial welding operations.Knowledge of ABS weld procedures and requirements at a minimum.Experience in the maritime or shipbuilding industry preferred.

CERTIFICATION:

Certified Welding Inspector Certificate required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job operates in a shipyard manufacturing environment. This role must routinely use the personal protective equipment, tools, machinery, and products used in the welding department. The position also requires regular visits to the production floor, which requires climbing stairs and inspecting items in tight spaces. Frequent exposure to weld gases, arches, sparks, flashes, paints, chemicals, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and other production operations. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Specific vision abilities required by this job include viewing welds through weld shields, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

GENERAL STATEMENT:

This description is a general statement of required primary duties and responsibilities performed regularly and continuously. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.