Weld Tech Supervisor

**Company Mission Statement**:
**Business Unit**:
**Major Responsibilities**:

- To report to the Consumable R&D and Weld Tech Manager on an ongoing basis and communicate all relevant technical matters pertaining to product testing, product design, analysis, research, evaluation and documentation for Consumable Division products.
- To provide input on annual budgets, strategic plans, estimates, forecasts, statistics, analysis and financial information in conjunction with ongoing business requirements, priorities, policies and procedures that effect the Weld Tech Centre.
- To evaluate, source, troubleshoot, document and resolve technical problems and concerns expressed by customers, distributors and company Sales Representatives (e.g. weld failures, gas, electrode, wire, physical properties, strength levels and machinery).
- To liaise with the United States Head Office in Cleveland, Ohio with respect to consumable compliance work.
- To liaise and collaborate with Senior Managers, Line Managers and non-management staff at all levels in an advisory capacity on all matters pertaining to:
Procuring material for testing

Welding

Machining

Testing

Evaluation

Analysis

Standards

Codes

American Welding Society (AWS), Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

Agency Certifications, such as Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV-GL) and TUV

Metallurgy: hardness numbers, internal metallurgical work, specific structure in welds, investigative work, specimen and microscopic photography
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date records with respect to all products, testing, customer records, modification and revisions.
- To schedule, and co-ordinate welding, machining, testing and documenting all products and comply with the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), CSA codes for all welding products (electrode consumables) and liaise with CWB representatives in order to obtain product approvals.
- To schedule, and co-ordinate welding, machining, testing, and documenting all products that comply with American Welding Society (AWS) and International Organization of Standardization (ISO) and generate certificate of conformances.
- To oversee and co-ordinate approvals for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR), the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV-GL), Bureau Veritas (BV) for the maintenance of Type Approvals to standards specific to marine products and welding consumables.
- To conduct site audits and prepare necessary documentation as required per CWB, ABS, LR, DNV-GL, TUV agencies.
- To operate a safe and hazard free test centre, ensuring the calibration, maintenance and preventative maintenance of all equipment, machinery and tools required to perform all technical activities within the department.
- To provide coaching, mentorship to the technologists and technicians and Co-Op students in the group.
- To maintain calibration, carry out all the preventive maintenance of all the machines and equipment’s in the weld tech shop.
- To participate co-operatively as an employee within the company’s Global Performance Management Program and conduct Performance Reviews.
- To actively participate in company, staff or individual one-on-one meetings on an ongoing basis for the purposes of effective teamwork, enhanced communication and progressive co-operation strategies within the department, as well as, other departments across the company.
- To continually contribute to the profitability of the company and ongoing business operations by initiating, recommending and implementing continuous improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To fully abide and actively support Lincoln Electric’s Environmental Health & Safety policies, practices and procedures with respect to protecting the environment, the conservation of nature resources and the Health & Safety of all employees.
- To conduct any general duties, specific projects and responsibilities as assigned or required by the Consumable R&D Manager in a timely and professional manner.

**Minimum Education Requirement**:

- 3 year related College Diploma or 4 year Engineering Degree

**Minimum Experience & Training Requirement**:

- More than 4 years

Machines, Tools & Equipment:
Welding:

- Stick Machines
- Constant Voltage - Power Sources
- Constant Voltage - Variable Voltage Power Sources
- Automatic Equipment
- Semi-Automatic Equipment
- Tig Power Sources
- Plasma Cutters
- Hand Tools
- Electrodes

Machine Shop:

- CNC Milling Machine
- Micro Hardness Testers
- Hydraulic Surface Grinder
- Polishing Equipment
- Power Saws
- Tensile Testing Equipment
- Pedestal Grinder
- Impact Testing Equipment
- CNC Lathe
- Cooling Equipment
- Drill Press
- Micrometers
- Hand Tools
- Verniers
- Tooling Equipment
- Hydrogen Testing Equipment for Weld Deposit
- Metallurgical
- Vacuuming Equipment
- Metallurgical Microscopes
- Chemicals - A