Welding Shop Lead: Drive Safety, Quality & Throughput

Ravelin Defense; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ravelin Defense in Chandler, AZ seeks a Welding Shop Supervisor to lead the safe, efficient execution of production in the Welding Department, owning performance across safety, quality, delivery and cost while staffing, assigning work, and prioritizing production.

You will mentor Team Leads, ensure adherence to WPSs and customer requirements, drive daily shift start-up, optimize schedule attainment, and partner with Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Maintenance to remove bottlenecks and

Responsibilities

• Own daily Welding Department performance and execution of the production plan.
• Lead, coach, develop, and hold Team Leads and employees accountable for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, attendance, and behavior.
• Establish staffing, work assignments, and priorities to maximize production flow and resource utilization.
• Lead daily shift start-up and Tier 1 management; identify constraints, remove barriers, and escalation issues when necessary.
• Ensure welding is performed to approved WPSs, drawings, work instructions, customer requirements, and established processes.
• Ensure teams are staffed and have material, equipment, tooling, training, and information required to execute the work.
• Monitor and improve schedule attainment, productivity, labor utilization, First Pass Yield, rework, and overall department performance.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and production-ready work environment and enforce 6S and safety standards.
• Stop, contain, and escalation work when safety, quality, or process requirements cannot be met.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Process CWI, Welding Quality & Training, Planning, Maintenance, Materials, and other functions to resolve constraints and improve performance.
• Provide clear performance reporting, recovery plans, and escalation of risks to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and process discipline.

Job description

Ravelin Defense in Chandler, AZ seeks a Welding Shop Supervisor to lead the safe, efficient execution of production in the Welding Department, owning performance across safety, quality, delivery and cost while staffing, assigning work, and prioritizing production.

You will mentor Team Leads, ensure adherence to WPSs and customer requirements, drive daily shift start-up, optimize schedule attainment, and partner with Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Maintenance to remove bottlenecks and