SUMMARY

Provides the coordination, work assignment, monitoring and support of assigned employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Provides work assignments and work instructions to employees throughout each workday.  Assists and trains employees in new job assignments.  Coordinates work schedules with other Group Leaders and/or Supervisors, and maintains work status.  Performs quality checks on work being performed.  Monitors employees' safety, quality, methods and output.  Keeps supervision informed of work plans, status, and employee performance.  Assists in preparing mock-ups and prototyping first production vehicles.  Prepares and/or reviews employee time sheets and other labor input documents.   Assists the supervisor in conducting regular safety meetings.  Performs information inquiries and/or transactions using computer terminals to support other duties and responsibilities.

Works from detailed engineering drawings to fit-up piece parts in fixturing: assembly components consisting of steel channels, brackets, angles, sheathing, assemblies and subassemblies.  Tack welds all parts together in equipment. Welds all assemblies according to AWS D 1.1 and 1.3. Meets production schedule with minimum supervision. 

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Full understanding of manufacturing drawings, able to verify dimensions.  Must understand tolerances.   Complete shop order documentation and time sheets.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

DECISION-MAKING Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school education or equivalent.  Two years minimum experience in safely handling structural steel, utilizing cranes, forklifts, lifting fixtures and slings.  Welding of carbon and / or stainless steel.  A.W.S. D1.1 and D1.3 certification for welding of all positions  on carbon steel required.  A. S. M. E. Section 1X certification for tack welding all positions on stainless steel.  MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding is our primary process being used.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.