Foreman, Production (Welding)

-Assist Production Superintendent in developing and enforcing welding procedures in addition to contributing to problem solving efforts by providing technical root cause analysis and execute corrective action plans accordingly.
-Plans, coordinates, schedules, allocate, supervises and occasionally participates in the work of welders, operator and assistant operator working within Welding Section's team to ensure timely completion.
-Review job orders to determine extent of work, welding processes needed, equipment and machinery needed, job time, labor and material required.
-Analyze blueprints, drawings and/or welding process specifications to determine need for supplies and sequence of operations required in addition to ensure that all the requirements are fully understood.
-Trains workers in operating and setting up of equipment and manage inventory associated with welding machines, tools, materials and repair parts; requisitions supplies; maintains records.
-Monitor welder machine settings and performance in order to achieve the highest arc times and deposition rates that can be attained within the limits set by the applicable WPS and quality standard.
-Identify and correct poor fitting, over welding, and other practices that waste materials and produce excessive rework, scrap, work effort, motion and delay time.