Duties/Responsibilities.
· Review blueprints for completeness, accuracy and conformance to standards before distributing to shop for production.
· Assign work orders to welders/fabricators; manage and track so projects are completed on time.
· Monitor and manage steel and parts inventory.
· Coordinate in-house fabrication, maintenance or repair projects or tasks within or between departments.
· Participate in interviewing, hiring and training new employees. Assign new employees to experienced workers for mentoring/training.
· Review employee performance and make compensation recommendations. Make other employment recommendations as needed.
· Ensure safety procedures are adhered
· Ensure employees are properly trained to operate equipment
· Manage preventative maintenance for equipment
· Repair equipment as necessary.
· Inspect work progress, equipment and tools to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met; provide instruction to employees to prevent, detect and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedure and/or safety rules.
· Expected to function as a working leader and ability to help in production/fabrication when needed.
· Provides guidance, direction and leadership to ensure that parts are manufactured with the highest level of quality in a safe and timely manner that will meet or exceed customer expectations
· Conducts fact-based analysis using lean techniques to create value, eliminates waste and drives continuous process improvement related to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity
· Any other duty as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
· Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in shop conditions that include heat and humidity. Occasionally exposed to risk of electric shock.
· Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. (Occasionally lift 75lbs., frequently lift 50 lbs.)
· Requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination.
· Wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves and hearing protection.
· Must be able to quickly move arms and legs.
· Excellent stamina is required.
American Locker is dedicated to following the EEO policy to recruit, train and hire regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, religious affiliation and any other category that falls under Title VII of the 1965 Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or the Americans with Disability Act.
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