Steel Weld Supervisor in Clearwater, Florida at Magic Tilt Trailers Inc

This position provides direct technical and operational leadership to welders and ensures welded steel components are produced in accordance with engineering drawings, approved welding procedures, applicable specifications, company quality requirements, and production schedules.

The Steel Welding Supervisor is responsible for maintaining proper welding practices, monitoring welder performance, ensuring compliance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs), and ensure quality products through production.

The position works closely with Engineering, Quality, and Production Management to ensure weld quality and continuously improve structural steel fabrication processes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

Direct and coordinate daily steel welding activities.Review production schedules, work orders, and welding requirements before work begins.Ensure welders are using the correct welding process, filler metal, shielding gas, machine settings, joint preparation, and approved WPS.Verify proper joint configuration, fit-up, alignment, and material preparation prior to welding.Ensure weld size, length, location, sequence, and configuration conform to engineering drawings and applicable specifications.Monitor welding sequence and techniques to minimize distortion and maintain dimensional requirements.Ensure structural welds are completed only by personnel qualified for the applicable welding process, position, material, and procedure when qualification is required.Ensure completed structural assemblies meet dimensional and workmanship requirements before being released to the next operation.Coordinate production priorities with other manufacturing departments to maintain workflow and schedule attainment.Maintain working knowledge of applicable structural welding requirements, including AWS D1.1/D1.1M Structural Welding Code – Steel when specified by engineering, customer, contract, or company requirements.Ensure welders understand and follow applicable WPS requirements.Verify required welding parameters remain within the ranges established by the applicable WPS.Monitor structural welds for compliance with established workmanship and acceptance requirements.Assist with welder qualification testing and skills assessments.Evaluate new welders for technical capability before assigning structural welding work.Train and coach welders on WPS requirementsIdentify skill gaps and establish appropriate retraining or development plans.Perform routine visual observations of structural welding activities and completed welds.Work closely with Quality personnel responsible for final weld acceptance.Assist with root-cause investigations involving structural weld failures or recurring defects.Support corrective and preventive actions resulting from internal inspections, customer complaints, warranty concerns, or audits.Ensure required PPE is properly worn and maintained.Maintain acceptable housekeeping and organization throughout structural welding areas.Provide daily leadership and direction to structural welders and fabricators.Set clear expectations for safety, attendance, productivity, quality, workmanship, and conduct.Conduct employee performance evaluations.Monitor and address performance, attendance, conduct, and employee-relations concerns in coordination with Human Resources.Participate in interviewing and selection of welding personnel.Maintain appropriate staffing and recommend hiring or overtime based on production requirements.Develop cross-training plans to increase department flexibility and reduce dependence on individual employees.Develop an improved weld test process for welding candidates.Identify opportunities to improve welding productivity, consistency, ergonomics, quality, and safety.Work with Engineering to improve joint design, weld accessibility, fixture design, fabrication sequence, and manufacturability.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competencies:

Attention to detailProblem SolvingTeam PlayerEffective Communication

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience: 3-5 years’ experience as a supervisor in a manufacturing environment; 5-7 years’ welding MIG steel.

Computer Skills: Basic.

Certificates & Licenses: MIG Welding Certificate D1.1

Other Requirements:

Use and read a tape measurerRead EnglishProficient in basic mathAble to use fixtures
• Read blueprints
• Use quality control tools such as fillet gauges

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS	LIFT/CARRY	FREQUENCY
Stand		C
Walk		F
Sit		N
Handling Material	Up to 50 lbs.	C
Reach Outward		F
Reach Above Shoulder		O
Climb		O
Crawl		O
Squat or Kneel		O
Bend		C

N (Not Applicable)	Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally)	Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently)	Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly)	Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Other Physical Requirements: Employees must wear steel-toed boots, must wear protective eyewear, hearing protection, or any other protective equipment as required by the position. This position may work in outdoors during inclement weather and/or extreme heat.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed primarily in an open building/outdoor setting, in all weather conditions, including temperature extremes, during day and evening shifts. Work is often performed in an urgent manner with stressful situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this position description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Magic Tilt Trailers (Magic Tilt) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Magic Tilt complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.