Production Welding Supervisor; 1st shift

Position Summary

Standard Iron has been a leader in contract manufacturing for over 90 years, delivering quality products and innovative solutions to customers across a variety of industries. We are committed to our Core Values of Commitment To Our People, To Our Customers & To Action.

We are seeking an experienced, results-driven Production Welding Supervisor to lead and support our welding production team. This position is responsible for supervising employees, coordinating daily welding activities, and ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals are achieved.

The ideal candidate is a strong, hands‑on leader with welding and manufacturing experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced production environment. This role will promote teamwork, accountability, employee development, continuous improvement, and a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Pay Range: $66,000–$85,000 per year (commensurate with experience)

Schedule:

• Full-time position
• Monday–Thursday 7:00 AM–4:30 PM & Friday 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
• Additional hours as needed to support production requirements

• Team Leadership:
  Lead, coach, and support welding employees to promote teamwork, accountability, safety, quality, and high performance.
• Production Planning:
  Coordinate daily welding activities to ensure production schedules, customer requirements, quality standards, and delivery expectations are met.
• Employee Supervision:
  Assign work, monitor performance, provide direction, and ensure employees have the training, equipment, materials, and resources needed to perform their jobs successfully.
• Welding Operations:
  Oversee daily welding operations and ensure employees follow established procedures, work instructions, weld requirements, and production standards.
• Safety Leadership:
  Promote and enforce company safety policies and procedures while maintaining a safe, clean, and organized welding environment.
• Quality Management:
  Ensure welded products meet customer specifications and company quality standards. Identify and address weld quality concerns and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Welding Process Oversight:
  Monitor welding processes, including MIG, robotic welding, fit‑up, weld appearance, and proper use of welding equipment and materials.
• Production Flow:
  Monitor workflow, staffing, material availability, equipment needs, and production progress to minimize downtime and keep jobs moving efficiently.
• Problem Solving:
  Identify production issues, bottlenecks, quality concerns, and equipment‑related problems. Work with employees and other departments to develop effective solutions.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, scrap reduction, and overall welding performance.
• Training & Development:
  Train, coach, and develop welding employees while identifying opportunities for cross‑training and skill development.
• Performance Management:
  Provide regular feedback, recognize positive performance, and address attendance, performance, and behavioral concerns in accordance with company policies.
• Multi‑Tasking & Prioritization:
  Effectively manage multiple production priorities, employee needs, quality concerns, and changing customer requirements while maintaining focus on safety and production goals.
• Communication:
  Maintain clear and effective communication with employees, management, production control, engineering, quality, maintenance, and other departments.
• Department Coordination:
  Work closely with fabrication, engineering, quality, maintenance, and other production departments to maintain efficient workflow and minimize delays.
• Equipment &…