Welding Supervisor

DeKalb Health; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Process Technology, based in Mentor, Ohio, seeks a Welding Supervisor to join our Operations Team. This full-time, exempt role focuses on welding service quality, safety, scheduling, and continuous improvement within the welding department.

You will bring 3–5 years of TIG welding experience, strong mechanical aptitude, supervisory training, and excellent communication skills to drive accountability and on-time delivery across the team.

Qualifications

• TIG welding required with 3–5 years of experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to read welding specifications.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; capable of training staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a safe work environment.
• Oversee welding service quality, workmanship, costs, scheduling, and department performance.
• Adhere to welding specifications and procedures; train assigned team members.
• Foster continuous improvement and cross-training for flexibility.
• Drive quality improvements and ensure on-time delivery to meet customer needs.
• Manage staffing needs and perform day-to-day administrative duties.

Skills

TIG welding

Strong mechanical aptitude

Supervisory training

Education

Technical high school/welding trade school

Job description

• Base Pay $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others Yes

Why This Role Matters

This is an opportunity to create an impact in an innovative company on a growth trajectory.

Who You Are

You will be a results-oriented team player who drives accountability, quality, and efficiency within your department and across the Company. You will be a strong communicator who enjoys working with others to improve various aspects of the company.

Who We Are

Process Technology is a global leader designing and manufacturing cutting edge thermal and power conversion equipment that make tomorrow’s products possible. Our company is a global sales organization with facilities based in Mentor and Willoughby, Ohio; Amery, Wisconsin; and Monterrey, Mexico. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on positive collaboration and open communication.

Our Values:

• Growth – Think big. Make a difference. Always continue learning personally and professionally. View mistakes as opportunities to improve.
• Ownership – Own decisions, actions, and failures. Do what's right versus what’s easy. Hold yourself and others accountable.
• Drive Results – Display urgency, take action, achieve results. Challenge the status quo, take initiative, and make things happen. Focus on what matters most. Solve the biggest problems to make a difference.
• Innovation – Find a better way every day. Think differently. Imagination will take you everywhere!
• Teamwork – ONE Company. ONE Team. ONE Goal. Engage cross-functionally and throughout all levels. Work together to win.

Process Technology Style

• Goal oriented – We collaborate to find the best approach to align and achieve our goals to ensure the best results are attained.
• Metric driven – We set realistic and achievable goals and standards with well-laid project plans.
• People focused – We care about our team; we promote a healthy work-life balance; we are respectful of the roles and time of other individuals.
• Process oriented – We establish and respect clear processes.

Responsibilities

The Welding Supervisor position is part of the Operations Team. This is a full-time, exempt position. This position will require a broad range of responsibilities to ensure success. Some examples of these responsibilities are listed below (but are not limited to the following):

• Develop and maintain a safe work environment.
• Responsible for welding service quality, workmanship, costs, scheduling, and general performance of the welding department.
• Must become knowledgeable about and adhere to various welding specifications and procedures. Assures the proper training of all assigned team members.
• Foster an atmosphere that promotes continuous improvement of team members and processes, including cross training for flexibility.
• Drive quality improvements and support on-time delivery to meet customer success.
• Continuously assess staffing needs based on business needs.
• Perform administrative duties to support the day-to-day business including approving of time sheets, time off requests and performance evaluations.

Other duties as assigned.

Systems Used

Requirements

• Technical high school and/or trade school graduate in welding
• 3-5 years of TIG welding experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Supervisory training or equivalent experience. Management training is desirable.
• Must be able to communicate and deal effectively with every level of our organization.
• Must have excellent people skills, oral and written communication, leadership, organizational and motivational skills.
• Must be able to interpret and enforce the specifications and procedures related to the department.

Compensation

This position is full-time, non-exempt. Compensation typically follows industry median for Northeast Ohio/the Great Lakes region. You may be eligible for an annual bonus. This is a long-term, high accountability role.