Job Summary:
Organizes, coordinates, and supervises employees and activities within the Fabrication and Catalog department to ensure an effective and efficient fabrication operation that meets safety, quality, and production standards. Responsible for ensuring standard work is in place in all phases of fabrication and decide opportunities to expand the fabrication capabilities based on sales and market demand. Reports to Senior Operations Manager – Fabrication or designee.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Assigns work to department personnel to attain department objectives using knowledge of production processes, company policies, production schedules, work orders, equipment capacity and employee capabilities.
- Readily perceives and effectively responds to schedules and product flows essential to supervising highly productive, cost-effective, quality-oriented manufacturing operations.
- Establishes and controls procedures to meet production schedules.
- Recommends and initiates improvements to production processes, to increase manufacturing efficiency.
- Establish and control procedures to ensure production of conforming fabricated assembly components.
- Monitors and controls established procedures to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Establishes and monitors cost control systems to achieve department budget objectives.
- Responsible for compliance with safety and housekeeping requirements.
- Facilitates and promotes company policy and the company Quality Improvement program within all department work groups.
- Support any material quality concern in terms of getting answers from the required groups within the organization
- Provides training, support, direction and guidance to department personnel to continually develop their work habits, job skills and safety practices.
- Evaluates employee performance and accountability.
- Provides objective feedback for continued employee growth.
- Recommends and/or administers personnel actions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Work FEM team meet facility’s FEM goals quarterly, semiannually, and annually
- Set department goals and develop outline for achievement.
- May be exposed to excessive noise, welding gases and fumes, and varying weather conditions.
- To work overtime as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, production management, mechanical engineering, etc.
- 5 years minimum supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Computer literate with experience using e-mail and word processing applications (Microsoft Office).
- Ability to learn and understand software and complete transactions pertaining to fabrication or welding operations, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to read and understand blueprint and schematic drawings and interpret technical manuals is desirable
- Demonstrates ability to supervise diverse work groups in a team environment using effective listening, coaching, training, investigative and problem-solving skills, ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment and effective time management in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
- Ability to understand and apply workplace safety procedures.
- Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment required.
- Ability to manipulate tools and assembly components involving fine and gross motor skills sufficient to demonstrate welding job tasks.
- Ability to lift 45 pounds.
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, kneel, twist, pull, push, grip, and climb.
When you join Victaulic, you do not simply advance your career. You become part of a family of talented individuals who are dedicated to innovation and progress.
Victaulic offers a wide variety of benefits to full time employees, which includes: medical/Rx/dental/vision insurance, PTO, company paid holidays, company paid short-term disability, company paid long-term disability, educational reimbursement, adoption assistance, company paid EAP, 401k with company match and company paid life insurance.
EEO Statement: Victaulic is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic data, or other legally protected status.
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