Welding Supervisor

Novae is one of North America’s leading trailer manufacturers, proudly producing 13 distinct brands of trailers and accessories. We believe our strength comes from a diverse, talented team committed to excellence, integrity, and meaningful collaboration. At Novae, you’ll join a mission-driven organization where your ideas matter, your skills are recognized, and your career growth is supported. Here, we don’t just build trailers—we build careers, community connections, and opportunities to make a real impact.

The purpose of this position is to effectively manage a team of individuals to ensure a safe, smooth, and efficient operation throughout our manufacturing facilities while also achieving daily objectives are met in alignment with production and manufacturing goals.

• Lead and manage a team of individuals inside a designated department of our manufacturing facility.
• Coordinate and communicate specific needs of department with other department supervisors.
• Schedule out tasks and builds each week and uphold quality standards on all work done within the department.
• Attend daily and weekly meetings to coordinate with other departments, project production goals, and to expand leadership skills and development.
• Forsee long term goals for the company and ensure the team is working toward these goals in execution of daily tasks.
• Execute all necessary disciplinary action within department through corrective action conversations, as well as verbal and written warnings.
• Perform daily team huddles to align production goals and promote safety and manufacturing goals.
• Track time and attendance throughout the department: including scheduling and approving vacation, approving weekly attendance, and tracking attendance discrepancies.
• Work with sales team to communicate and execute any changes made to specific trailer builds.
• Work with purchasing, engineering, and warranty with any applicable issues or any substitutions that need to be made.
• Communicate hiring needs to human resources and sit in on interviews to fill positions within department.
• Perform daily tasks in line area within department when needed and able.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
• Assist in other areas and perform other duties, as needed. (This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this job.)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be Forklift/crane certified, or willing to become certified upon employment.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred or other equivalent and relevant demonstrated skills and experience.
• Ability to lead a team of individuals and prioritize a wide variety of tasks.
• Ability to be energetic and focused while working in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Must be able to read and interpret work orders and thoroughly complete paperwork/documents.
• Moderate computer skills required including use of internet and email.

• Must be able to maintain safety while working effectively and efficiently.
• Must be able to wear all required PPE for the position, including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat, face shield, steel or composite toe footwear, respirator, weld helmet.
• Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds on a regular basis.
• Must be able to walk, stand, squat, stoop, and bend on a consistent basis throughout the day.
• Exposure to contaminants: dust, weld, smoke, various chemicals.
• Climbing ladders or scaffolding, crouching, bending, reaching
• Must be able to use a variety of tools and equipment which may include various hand tools, forklift, crane, welding equipment, etc.
• Work environment will be primarily indoors with some exposure to outdoor elements, including heat and cold.

• Associate

• Full-time

• Manufacturing and Management
• Industries:
  Machinery Manufacturing

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