Welding Team Leader

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Title: Welding Team Leader

Pay: $18.00

Schedule: Monday to Friday (Saturday as Needed)

• Day Shift
  6:30 AM - 3:15 PM (Mandatory overtime up to 6:30 PM)
• Night Shift (Differential Pay)
  6:30 PM - 3:15 AM (Mandatory overtime up to 6:30 AM)

Position Description:

Position responsible for constant interaction with welding team members. Communicates company goals, safety practices, and deadlines to team. Motivates team members and assesses performance.  Involved in coaching and training of team members and involved in disciplining employees. This position requires regular and reliable attendance to meet production needs, adherence to ISO 14001 and compliance with quality standards at all times.  All employees are required to perform other duties as assigned. Support Kaizen activity and finding root cause of downtime. Work assigned work schedule and any overtime required. 

JOB RESPONSIBLITITES:

• Review the production boards daily.
• Provides encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks. 
• Ensures quality parts from welding department.  
• Ensures Communication directly between Section Team Leaders, Supervisors and operators in the welding department.
• Answers team member questions, helps with team member problems, and oversees team member work for quality and guideline compliance.  
• Sets expectations of the welding operators.  
• Enforces safety policies and procedures, ensuring employee are wearing required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) necessary for the tasks they are performing and/or the location of the building they are located in.
• Verifies documentation required is performed i.e., safety, productivity, etc.
• Ensures productivity goals are met within the department.
• Verify PPH per operators.
• Verifies all steps are taken in the welding checks. 
• Reviews scrap and defects, examines rework and scrap material and reports the issues to the Section Leader. 
• Ensures 5S is done every day. 
• Must be able to Multitask and keep supplies available to team members in order to perform job functions.

EDUCATION, SKILLS and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 to 3 years related team leadership experience, product knowledge and industry experience
• Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills
• Employee Training Experience

BENEFITS

• Employees pay one LOW cost for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Coverage starts 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• NO 90-DAY WAIT FOR BENEFITS
• Futaba pays 90% of the cost!!!
• $500 Bonus - after 90 days of employment
• Paid Plant shutdown twice a year (July and December)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 6 Days Paid Sick Time
• Two weeks' vacation after one year of employment
• 401K with company match
• The company pays for Life Insurance & Short-Term Disability

Job Type: Full-time