Welding Team Lead (Night Shift)

Bloom Energy; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy is seeking a Welding Team Lead in Newark, DE. The successful candidate will oversee manufacturing activities while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards. Responsibilities include providing hands-on welding support, training team members, and improving manufacturing processes.

Candidates should have 2-5 years of Tungsten Inert Gas welding experience, leadership abilities, and be proficient in Microsoft Office. The position offers a salary range of $24.05 to $34.61 per hour.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of welding experience, specifically Tungsten Inert Gas welding.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate team members.
• Capacity to lift up to 45 pounds and flexibly work schedules.

Responsibilities

• Maintain manufacturing activities ensuring safety and compliance.
• Train and mentor welding team members.
• Run the welding and assembly team and communicate issues as needed.

Skills

Tungsten Inert Gas welding

Leadership skills

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Education

High school diploma

AA degree

Job description

Welding Team Lead

Location: Newark, DE

Role and Responsibilities

• Maintain on‑floor manufacturing activities, ensuring safe, compliant operations per EHS policies.
• Ensure all quality requirements are met, daily monitoring of team adherence.
• Provide hands‑on welding support to manufacturing areas and engineering projects.
• Answer technical and welding questions, aid in maintaining and restoring process flows.
• Oracle transactions and IOTs for material movement between plants and processes.
• Cycle counts and inventory management.
• Create, document, and sustain standardized work practices.
• Train and mentor welding team members, ensuring they can troubleshoot.
• Report attendance, quality, or performance issues to Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Run the welding and assembly team from a process standpoint and communicate issues with supervisor/manager as required.
• Identify non‑value added waste in the manufacturing process and recommend cost‑effective solutions.
• Assist in creation of Yamazumi and production line set‑up.
• Manage rework components for Unishell and Hotbox production.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience

• High school diploma required; AA degree preferred.
• 2‑5 years of Tungsten Inert Gas welding and pulse welding experience.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to motivate and lead teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Self‑starter, team player, safe work practices, attention to detail.
• Experience creating standardized work, completing station audits, creating Yamazumi and production line set‑up.
• Process technician responsibilities preferred.
• Capacity to lift up to 45 pounds.
• Flexible to work fluctuating schedules if needed.

Physical Requirements

• Stand/walk up to 10‑12 hours per shift.
• Navigate facility throughout the day.
• Occasional lift/carry up to 25‑50 lbs.
• Use hands/fingers to operate machinery controls and computers.
• Visual acuity sufficient for product inspection and reading printed materials.
• Hearing ability to detect alarms and communicate.
• Perform essential tasks with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Competency in written and verbal English communications for safety protocols, hazard communications, and standard operational procedures.

Salary Range

$24.05 - $34.61

EEO & Accommodations

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless undue hardship would result.