Piping Technology & Products is hiring: Fabrication/Welding Lead man in Houston

Position Summary:

Organizes, coordinates, and supervises employees and activities within the fabrication department to ensure an effective and efficient fabrication operation that meets safety, quality, and production standards.

Primary 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.

• 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.

• Set department goals and develop outlines for achievement.

• May be exposed to excessive noise, welding gases and fumes, and varying weather conditions.

• Work overtime as requested along with perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3 years minimum supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of TIG, MIG, and Flux Core welding, manual presses, CNC plasma / oxygen propane cutter, shears, rolls and similar equipment.

• Ability to read structural blueprints.

• Computer literate with experience using e-mail.

• Ability to learn and understand software and complete transactions pertaining to fabrication or welding operations, excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• 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.

• Read and interpret the welding process according to AWS and ASME section IX.

• 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 40 pounds.

• Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, kneel, twist, pull, push, grip, and climb.