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Job Description

Overview

The supervisor will oversee shift production activities, ensuring coordination with various departments and adherence to safety and quality standards. The role requires knowledge of machinery and welding processes, along with the ability to manage and train junior employees effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee shift production activities with junior employees.
  • Interact with stores, quality control, and related departments.
  • Ensure safety, 5S, and general discipline are maintained.
  • Coordinate with planning to ensure daily output meets plan vs actual.
  • Ensure 100% adherence to the monthly production and revenue plan.
  • Handle employees based on their skills.
  • Manage end-to-end handling of production activities.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of machinery, welding, and assembly of valve components.
  • Familiarity with drawings, process layouts, and basic materials.
  • Knowledge of testing and interaction with third-party inspectors.
  • Understanding of lean concepts such as JIT, Kanban, SMED, and VSM.
  • Mandatory knowledge in various welding techniques including SMAW, TIG, MIG, plasma transferred arc welding, and submerged arc welding.
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How this job compares in Waterford Works, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 79 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Waterford Works, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Waterford Works, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 72 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr and Somerdale at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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