Production Coordinator Senior

Appalachian Power Company; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power's Central Machine Shop seeks a Weld Supervisor to lead welding, fabrication, and sandblasting across CMS and support sites. This role includes supervising welders, ensuring safety and compliance, and coordinating project planning, scheduling, and material management.

The position emphasizes developing staff, maintaining strong customer relations, and delivering projects on time and within budget while upholding quality standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years experience in planning, construction or maintenance of systems/equipment.
• Experience leading crews and coordinating multiple projects.
• Ability to develop work scopes, schedules, and resource plans.
• Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all welding, fabrication, and sandblasting activities within CMS and assigned locations.
• Lead and develop a team of welders and support personnel.
• Ensure compliance with welding codes, procedures and quality requirements.
• Develop work scopes, project schedules, manpower plans, and execution strategies.
• Monitor progress, manage resources, and provide status updates to leadership and customers.
• Drive safety, quality, productivity, and cost improvement initiatives.

Skills

Welding processes knowledge

Team leadership

Project coordination

Safety leadership

Strong communication

Travel & overtime willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field + 1 year experience OR Associate's Technical degree + 3 years experience

Tools

AWS D1.1 Certification

Welding Inspector (CWI) certification

ASME/AWS welding codes knowledge

Job description

Job Posting End Date 10-23-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

The Central Machine Shop (CMS) Weld Supervisor is responsible for the overall leadership, coordination, and execution of welding, fabrication, and sandblasting operations within CMS and designated support locations. This position provides direct supervision of shop personnel, ensures work is performed safely and efficiently, and maintains compliance with applicable welding codes, quality standards, and customer requirements. The Weld Supervisor serves as the technical authority for welding activities, overseeing project planning, work scope development, scheduling, resource allocation, material management, quality control, and customer communication. This role is responsible for developing employees, fostering a strong safety culture, and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Manage all welding, fabrication, and sandblasting activities within CMS and assigned support locations.
• Lead and develop a team of welders and support personnel through coaching, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable welding codes, procedures, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Develop work scopes, project schedules, manpower plans, and execution strategies to support customer needs.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and provide timely status updates to leadership and customers.
• Manage department resources, labor utilization, tooling, equipment, and material requirements.
• Coordinate material procurement and inventory requirements to support scheduled work.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Support outage, emergency, and field service activities as required.
• Maintain all departmental reporting, documentation, and project tracking requirements.
• Promote collaboration across departments to ensure successful project execution.
• Support the System Safety Process by developing, maintaining, and enforcing safe work conditions.
• Enforce safety rules, procedures, and standards to promote safe work behaviors and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure work is properly planned and executed with hazards identified and mitigated before work begins.
• Lead by example and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure employees are properly trained and qualified to safely perform assigned work.

What You'll Need:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of experience in work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge in planning, construction, or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
• or Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university or college, plus 1 yr. related work experience or Associate's Technical degree, plus 3 yrs. related work experience
• Working knowledge of SMAW, GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG), FCAW, brazing, aluminum welding, and other welding processes.
• Experience leading crews and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to develop work scopes, schedules, and resource plans.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel and work overtime as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS D1.1 Welding Certification.
• Welding Inspector certification (CWI) or ability to obtain.
• Experience performing weld inspections and audits for structural and code welding applications.
• Qualified to develop welding procedures, travelers, and work instructions.
• Familiarity with welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, and welder qualification records.
• Experience with material management, procurement processes, and inventory control.
• Knowledge of ASME, AWS, and other applicable welding codes and standards.
• Demonstrated leadership experience supervising skilled trades personnel.

Desired Leadership Competencies

• Strong leadership and employee development skills.
• Exceptional customer focus and relationship-building abilities.
• Effective collaboration and teamwork across multiple organizations.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and project management capabilities.
• Accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade: SP20-008

Compensation Range: $98,993.00 - $128,688.00

Physical Demand Level

Physical Demand Level for this job is: M - Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

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