Area Leader - Instrumentation Welding; Weekend

Area Leader

POSITION SUMMARY The Area Leader is responsible for driving results through ownership, accountability, and hands‑on leadership within their assigned Department. This role ensures efficient flow of work orders, maintains a high standard of quality, and leads daily operations with relentless focus on performance and detail. Area Leaders serve as the first level of escalation for problem‑solving, communicate cross‑functionally to eliminate roadblocks, and take initiative to motivate their team toward continuous improvement.

Success in this role requires strong multitasking skills, a deep understanding of performance metrics, and the ability to elevate issues effectively and decisively.

• Ownership of work order progress by setting the pace and expectation for daily execution and throughput, while ensuring requirements and company guidelines are met.
• Leading by example to uphold a culture of ownership, clear communication, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain visible presence on the production floor to proactively support operators, while identifying, escalating, and resolving issues that impact delivery, quality, and safety.
• Run shift start‑up meetings to align team priorities and communicate clear expectations with Lean Daily Management practices for seamless shift‑to‑shift transition.
• Serve as a hands‑on leader, stepping into any function as needed to support flow and results with real‑time reporting.
• Ensure employees are properly trained for assigned work with required tools, calibrated equipment, materials, and information to be successful and compliant while contributing to employee development plans.
• Support first‑piece inspection sign‑offs, post‑interruption validations, and quality checks are completed accurately and consistently throughout the shift.
• Partner with Supervisor & Planning to coordinate labor and machine assignments to hit daily production goals while identifying unstaffed equipment issues.
• Maintain Hose Master standard for housekeeping, 5S, preventive maintenance, emergency response protocol.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to understand and follow English instructions.
• Previous experience in manufacturing and/or fabrication.
• Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Honorable: Be HONEST, treat others FAIRLY, behave with INTEGRITY.
Loving: CARE for the well‑being of our team, treat others with KINDNESS.
Professional: Treat others with RESPECT, be RELIABLE by following through and honoring commitments, be RESPONSIBLE and own your stuff.
Customer Focused: APPRECIATE how each of our roles impacts others, provide great SERVICE to all we encounter.
Quality Minded: DO IT RIGHT, imagine a better way, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
Hardworking: DEDICATE to giving your all, be PASSIONATE, show pride in your work.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to bend, squat, stoop, twist, and kneel.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week.

Hose Master is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.