Fabrication Shop floor Welding Supervisor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fabrication Shop Floor – Welding Supervisor

Position

Welding Supervisor – Fabrication Shop Floor

Department

Fabrication / Production

Reporting To

Plant Head / Production Manager

Job Purpose

To supervise and control all welding and fabrication activities on the shop floor, ensuring that production targets, quality standards, safety requirements, and delivery schedules are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Shop Floor Supervision
• Supervise daily welding and fabrication activities.
• Allocate manpower and work assignments to welders and fabricators.
• Monitor production progress and ensure work is completed as per schedule.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Planning, and Stores departments.
• Welding Operations
• Supervise welding activities such as SMAW, MIG/MAG, FCAW and other applicable welding processes.
• Ensure correct welding procedures, parameters, consumables, and techniques are followed.
• Check welding sequence, joint preparation, fit-up, alignment, and distortion control.
• Ensure welding is carried out as per approved drawings, WPS and customer requirements.
• Quality Control
• Ensure weld quality meets drawing and customer specifications.
• Coordinate with QC inspectors for fit-up, visual inspection and NDT requirements.
• Identify welding defects and arrange necessary corrective and repair work.
• Maintain proper welding and production records.
• Manpower Management
• Monitor the performance and productivity of welders and helpers.
• Ensure proper utilization of manpower and welding machines.
• Guide workers on correct welding practices and fabrication methods.
• Identify training requirements and improve workforce skills.
• Drawing \& Technical Understanding
• Read and understand fabrication drawings, welding symbols, dimensions and tolerances.
• Ensure fabrication is carried out according to approved drawings and specifications.
• Verify material identification, joint details and welding requirements before starting work.
• Production \& Delivery
• Monitor daily production against planned targets.
• Minimize rework, rejection, material wastage and production delays.
• Coordinate with the planning team to prioritize urgent jobs.
• Ensure fabricated components are completed and handed over for the next process on time.

Required Qualifications

• ITI / Diploma in Welding, Fabrication, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Relevant welding/fabrication certification will be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of welding processes, fabrication methods and shop-floor practices.

Experience

• 2–10 years of relevant experience in heavy fabrication / structural fabrication / welding supervision.
• Experience in handling a team of welders and fabricators.
• Experience in heavy engineering or industrial fabrication will be preferred.

Required Skills

• Good knowledge of welding and fabrication processes.
• Ability to read engineering/fabrication drawings and welding symbols.
• Manpower handling and shop-floor leadership skills.
• Production planning and coordination.
• Quality and defect control.
• Problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Knowledge of workplace safety practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Daily/Monthly production achievement.
• Welding quality and rejection percentage.
• Reduction in rework and welding defects.
• On-time completion of fabrication jobs.
• Manpower productivity.
• Material and consumable utilization.

Job Type

Full-time

Pay

₹20,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits

• Health insurance

Experience

• total work: 2 years (Required)

Work Location

In person