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Welding Department Manager

Vortex Companies - KS

Salina, kansas


Job Details

Full-time


Full Job Description

The right candidate will be responsible for overall operation of an assigned department in terms of production, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and personnel management. Collaborates with other department managers and key stakeholders including purchasing, sales, engineering, and process control to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and drive overall output to achieve company objectives. Utilizes coaching and motivating techniques to maintain high team morale

Major Responsibilities: 

  • Consistently promotes high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards, values, and behaviors expected of them.
  • Effectively communicates goals, objectives, and guidelines both verbally and in writing.
  • Collaborates with support functions to progress issues concerning production planning and resource/skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications.
  • Communicates with team via daily huddles and visual boards with focus on production goals, on-time shipments, cost, quality, and safety. 
  • Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating, directing, and monitoring employees on the proper use of equipment, resources, and compliance with established policies and procedures including the proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment). 
  • Identifies, follows up and resolves safety concerns. Investigates workplace accidents. Completes and submits incident occurrence report within required time frame. 
  • Interfaces with Production Scheduling to determine schedules for shift production. 
  • Provides feedback to upper management team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting, and implementing continuous improvement activities and process/procedure improvements to optimize results. 
  • Utilizes coaching and motivation techniques to maintain high team morale.
  • Manages employee performance including attendance. Records employee performance/attendance concerns in HRIS system (Paycor).
  • Routinely rounds on employees to ensure productivity is at established levels.
  • Provides regular operational status updates to one-up supervisor via reports, formal and informal conversations. 
  • Performs other duties as requested.

This position is scheduled to work Monday thru Thursday, from 6 am – 5:00 pm.  Based on the Department's work production schedule this job may be required to work on Fridays.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent, vocational technical school.  3 years of production exposure.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Benefits

  • Competitive Benefits Packages and excellent work culture
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching contributions
  • Health Insurance (Traditional and High Deductible Health Plan)
  • Quarterly Company Events (Spring BBQ, Summer Pool Party, Fall picnic, Holiday Party)
  • On-Site Workout Facilities at headquarter building- with locker rooms
  • Profit-Sharing Plan - year-end bonus program
  • Corporate Wellness Program

APPLICATION FORM WAIVER

In exchange for the consideration of my job application by Salina Vortex Corporation, I agree that:

Neither the acceptance of this application nor the subsequent entry into any type of employment relationship, either in the position applied for or any other position, and regardless of the contents of employee handbooks, personnel manuals, benefit plans, policy statements, and the like as they may exist from time to time, or other Salina Vortex practices, shall serve to create an actual or implied contract of employment or to confer any right to remain an employee of Salina Vortex, or otherwise to change in any respect the employment-at-will relationship between it and the undersigned, and that relationship cannot be altered except by a written instrument signed by the President /or CFO of the Company. Both the undersigned and Salina Vortex may end the employment relationship at any time, without specified notice or reason. If employed, I understand that the Vortex may unilaterally change or revise its benefits, policies, and procedures and such changes may include a reduction in benefits.

I authorize the investigation of all statements contained in this application. I understand that the misrepresentation or omission of facts called for is cause for dismissal at any time without any previous notice. I hereby give the Company permission to contact schools, previous employers (unless otherwise indicated), references, and others and hereby release the Company from any liability as a result of such contract.

I also understand that (1) Salina Vortex has a drug and alcohol policy that provides for pre-employment testing as well as testing after employment; (2) consent to and compliance with such policy is a condition of my employment; and (3) continued employment is based on the successful passing of testing under such policy. I further understand that continued employment may be based on the successful passing of job-related physical examinations.

I understand that, in connection with the routine processing of your employment application, Salina Vortex may request from a consumer reporting agency an investigative consumer report including information as to my credit records, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. Upon written request from me, Vortex Companies, will provide me with additional information concerning the nature and scope of any such report requested by it, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

I further understand that my employment with Salina Vortex will have a sixty (60) days benefit waiting period, and further that at any time during the waiting period or thereafter, my employment relation with Salina Vortex is terminable at will for any reason by either party.

This Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age or disability. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with this Company depends solely on your qualifications.

If you accept the terms and conditions of this waiver, click on the “Apply for this job” button below to proceed with the online application.

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