Production Support Working Leader

Production Support Working Leader

Southworth International Group, Inc., located in Manila, AR, has an immediate opening for Production Support Working Leader.

Southworth is the world's largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning. Our products are designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for worker injuries. Anywhere that workers are lifting and positioning items, handling pallets, working with parts in containers or transporting loads in a factory or warehouse, Southworth has a product to make the job faster, safer, and easier.

We realize that our success is a direct result of the efforts of our talented and dedicated employees. To ensure continued success, we take extra care to make sure that careers at Southworth are financially, intellectually, emotionally, and socially rewarding for all. We offer a generous time off policy, 401k match, affordable health and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, development plans for career growth, and a fun engaged workforce!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Able to read and understand blueprints and other specification and able to communicate as a set of instructions
• Provide department employees with guidance, direction and technical assistance as well as training when Building Manager is not available
• Layout, position, fit and weld components to assemble machinery according to blueprints and/or verbal instructions including hydraulic assembly and hydraulic schematics
• Proficient use of various welding tools and equipment following established procedures and work practices, while achieving an acceptable level of quality
• Develop and maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Provide customer satisfaction through schedule attainment by providing quality products
• Provide proper housekeeping, care of equipment and safe operating procedures
• Must be able to present departmental statistics in presentation format utilizing computer and computer programs including but not limited to: Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Word
• Perform other duties and complete other assignments as may be requested or assigned

Qualifications - Skills and Experience

• Must have knowledge of welding techniques, able to read and understand blueprints, painting, metal fabrication, hydraulic assembly and hydraulic schematics
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must have good communication skills both verbally and electronically utilizing email
• Must have supervisory skills and be computer literate
• Demonstrate good judgment, dependability and satisfactory work quality and quantity
• Must be able to build an effective team through personal interaction based on trust, respect, communications, problem solving and individual, as well as team performance
• Must be able to bend, twist, reach, grasp with fingers, stand for extended periods of time, and lift to 50 pounds

Qualifications - Key Competencies

• Collaborates: Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Drives Results: Persistent in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks
• Optimize Work Processes: Seeks ways to improve processes and procedures, from small tweaks to complete overhauls
• Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information

SIGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer: You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

We're only hiring those authorized to work in the United States. We do not currently sponsor immigration visas.

SIGI does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resume will become the property of SIGI.