Welding Manager at Jobot

Milwaukee, WI 53201

About the Job

Welding Manager needed

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Jeff Conley
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Salary: $90,000 - $95,000 per year

A bit about us:

Precision Optical & Laser Alignment & Measurement, Cold Cast Iron Repair

Why join us?

Great PTO/Benefits/401k

Job Details

Welding Manager
Milwaukee, WI
Description
Summary
Responsible for scheduling and job performance for the welding taking into consideration cost, quality, and production time restraints.

Responsible for all aspects of welding work including but not limited to managing welding field and shop projects, managing welding field and shop technicians, developing processes, training, work instructions and procedures as well as performing all welding inspections for projects (jobs) either in-house or at customer site.

Exhibit and enforce a culture where safety is the first priority!
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Daily Core Tasks:

Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments to ensure the following:

1. Jobs are completed on-time
2. Quality specifications are met
3. Costs are controlled and within budget, including but not limited to the following:

Raw Materials
Subcontracted Processes
Direct Labor

Plan welding production schedules for both shop and field projects.
Establish and qualify welding processes.
Review and compare actual vs estimated costs.
As required, create, and implement process improvement plans where deficiencies are identified.
Review parts shortages with Purchasing and adjust schedules as necessary.
As required, be an active participant in quoting jobs.
As required, act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems.

Project Management Tasks:
Manage all aspects of welding (jobs), including but not limited to the following:

Kick-off Meetings
Order material(s), as required
Manage shop and field welding technicians
Manage field welding sub-contractors, as required
Manage fabrication welding sub-contractors, as required
Create Welding work instructions
Create Welding Procedures (WPS)
Coordinate with certified Welding Engineer(s) to create and draft new Welding Procedures (WPS)
Routings, as required
Labor
Design weldments based on immediate needs of the field machinist or engineering department
Post Job Review and Summary write ups

Properly communicate both internally and externally to ensure all parties are in alignment. Mark up prints to provide clear communication. Utilize tools such as email, spreadsheets, File Maker and Gantt charts.

Administrative Tasks:

Document and maintain Welding Log
Document and maintain Welding Training Log
Train welders on new techniques and equipment
Test welders to AWS Certifications
Manage the fleet of welding equipment including but not limited to maintenance, location, etc
Purchase new capital equipment as required
Manage the shelf life and controlled storage of welding consumables.

Welding Tasks:

Perform welding inspection both on internal and external projects.
Perform in-house welding to support internal or external projects.
Perform field (on-site) welding to support customer jobs.
Be an active participant planning and mobilizing field welding projects to ensure proper equipment is supplied to the customer's job.

Subject Matter Expert Tasks:
Act as a Subject Matter Expert for welding, including but not limited to the following:

Internal processing, external processing and training of personnel

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