Welding Supervisor

At Elmer's, we’ve been equipping farmers with innovative solutions for over 40 years. Owning and operating our own farm we understand what farmers need and want out of our products and our company. We strive to provide our customers with products that will effectively handle even the toughest environments. Harvest after harvest, our mission is to produce world-class farm equipment for the needs of the progressive farmer.

To meet the growing demand for our product we’re currently seeking a Welding Supervisor. In this role you will lead the daily and weekly performance of the welding department through strong planning, people leadership, and disciplined execution of the production system. This role sets direction, develops leaders, ensures safety and quality standards are met, and drives problem solving and continuous improvement on the floor.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Set the production plan and review progress with Department and Team Leads. 

• Adjust plans as needed to maintain safety, quality, and on time delivery. 

• Conduct regular observations to check system health, identify risks, and engage with employees. 

• Coach and mentor leads, reinforcing priorities, standard work, and problem solving expectations. 

• Own the follow up related to quality issues leaving the department, safety incidents, and issues escalated from leads. 

• Manage people processes including timesheets and overtime approval, training, performance reviews, hiring and onboarding. 

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and HR to resolve issues and improve systems.

We’re Looking For: 

• Calm, disciplined leadership and steady decision making. 

• Full ownership for results; follows through on commitments and holds others accountable. 

• Structured problem solving and uses data, observation, and root cause analysis. 

• Planning ahead, anticipating constraints, and making timely, well reasoned decisions. 

• Clear communication that builds trust and collaboration across departments. 

• Ability to coach, mentor, and develops others. 

• A consistent presence to reinforce and follow-up on safety, quality, and standard work.

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or welding environment, with leadership responsibility. 

• Experience setting production plans and managing the plan versus actual performance. 

• Strong understanding of welding processes, quality standards, and safety expectations. 

In addition to a competitive salary, benefits, and profit-sharing plan, we offer a dynamic, growing workplace that provides opportunities for all staff to have an impact.

Our facility is conveniently situated near Altona, MB - 36km east of Winkler, and only 100km south of Winnipeg. Altona is an attractive, caring, and progressive community with abundant cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for all ages. With amenities and opportunities that rival much larger municipalities, there’s no better place to be.

Elmer’s Manufacturing Ltd. welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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