Welding Production Manager

Glo is currently looking to hire an experienced Welding Production Manager to work locally within Gulfport, Ms.

The rate of pay is depending on experience between $ 75k-$ 85k.

The schedule is Monday through Friday with occasional overtime depending on production needs.

Benefits Offered:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Sick Days
• Relocation Assistance if applicable
• Others to be discussed

Position Responsibilities & Duties:

• Completing HPS Program Training (production program)
• Abiding by Safety Policies and Procedures
• Planning and scheduling departmental workload based on production schedule
• Utilizing specific mainframe reports daily/weekly to assist in production scheduling (e.g. – CAP300, CAP220, ORE201, etc.)
• Ensuring that each operator has at least three (3) work orders at his/her work station at all times
• Communicating anticipated departures from the production schedule with the Production Manager and/or affected fellow managers
• Scheduling workload for the following shift (if applicable)
• Ensuring shop floor orders are received in the department, visually inspected, and staged in designated locations until needed
• Ensuring that completed shop floor orders within the department are moved to the next staging area by close of business daily
• Ensuring that all unused excess parts are properly identified (with part number and quantity) and moved to the warehouse staging area daily
• Tracking departmental efficiencies vs. standards on a monthly basis (e.g. – labor reporting %, production %, setup %, reject rate, etc.)
• Submitting maintenance work requests to the Maintenance Manager immediately of machine, equipment, or facility failure.
• Ensuring that preventative maintenance is performed by department members
• Ensuring that preventative maintenance checklists are completed without fail
• Supporting the New Hire Orientation process and the New Employee Training Program
• Providing leadership and support to department/plant members
• Achieving production goals
• Meeting company’s and customers’ quality standards
• Promoting Continuous Improvement through employee involvement
• Participating in Continuous Improvement Projects
• Performing routine preventative maintenance
• Reporting and documenting absenteeism and missed work time on a daily basis (e.g.– time-off form, vacation request, etc.)
• Ensuring the proper completion of the department’s labor reporting daily
• Completing department members’ performance reviews on time
• Completing departmental reports on a timely basis
• Conducting weekly departmental meetings to discuss various issues (e.g. – safety, production goals, forecasted workload, Continuous Improvement/Lean concepts, weekly Line Reports, etc.)
• Ensuring that the department does not exceed the prescribed non-production supplies budget
• Performing Exit Interviews with all terminated department members

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years experience working as a Welding Division Group Leader
• Minimum of 5 years of welding experience within a manufacturing/fabrication setting.
• Previous experience with managing shop floor production of welding
• Background in managing employees, training, auditing, maintaining budget, lean manufacturing, etc.
• Ability to participate and strategize with the creation and implementation of production processes and procedures.
• Must be able to navigate and utilize Microsoft Office Programs such as Excel, Word, Email, etc.
• Able to read blueprints & experience working with weld gages, steel rules, tape measure, calipers, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Shift:

• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Familiar with utilizing mainframe reports (daily/weekly) to assist in production scheduling (e.g. – CAP300, CAP220, ORE201, etc.)

Experience:

• welding in a manufacturing/fabrication setting: 5 years (Preferred)
• Lean manufacturing: 3 years (Preferred)
• read blueprints: 5 years (Preferred)
• Welding Group Leader/ Welding Production Manager: 3 years (Preferred)
• conducting audits: 1 year (Preferred)
• monitoring budget: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Gulfport, MS: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person