Planning,scheduling,organizing,delegating,communicating,prioritizing…. 

Overall direction of day-to-day activities relating to production and equipment in the welding shop. 

•  Supervise the work of welders to insure the orderly and quality fabrication of customer products 
• Supervise employees in work tasks to verify and ensure conformance to specifications, drawings, procedures, quality, schedule, and budget 
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, sketches, and work orders to employees 

• Recommendation for promotion or pay increases, disciplinary action to be discussed with Human Resource Manager.    
• Perform production welding as needed to meet the manufacturing schedule 
• Inspect work in progress and finished goods, make recommendations on proper work methods and fabrication requirements 
• Evaluate the operating condition of Company equipment, developing recommendations regarding replacement, major repairs, and parts replacement 
• Shop cleans up schedule – develop and delegate 

• Recommend measures to improve production, methods, equipment performance and quality of customer product 
• Suggest changes on working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of workers 
• Train and hone skills of lesser qualified welders.    
• Customer Liaison: meet with customers to interpret their needs & provide information to Project Coordinator for quotation. 
• With Project Coordinator assign appropriate staff for specific field projects 

• Estimate materials needed for production & advise Project Coordinator stock to be ordered 
• Plan and coordinate the work of welders/painters for specific shop projects 
• Provide training and work evaluation for assigned staff. Ensure work engagement, encourage, discipline when required and guide welder/painter employees 
• Assist workers in solving work related problems 
• Address complaints and resolve them 

• Monitor and support all shop projects maintaining high quality, on time delivery, safety and staying within budget 
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work 
• Set a clear leadership example in work ethics and quality workmanship 
• Promote a high degree of safety awareness 
• Actively communicate with others so that work is performed in an informed manner, suitable to the needs of the company and customer 

• Manage job shop production workloads and manpower while building a team environment 
• Advise Project Coordinator of required materials 
• Check all employee time sheets at either day’s end or first thing in the morning