Lead Welder - 1st Shift

About Us:

As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

About the Opportunity:

Perform core welding work while providing direction and communications to other employees to ensure that the parts flow meets or exceeds the customer requirements.

Location: Newburyport, MA
This position is 100% on site.

Responsibilities:

• Operate all welding equipment and techniques to perform completely and independently specific operations as outlined in the methods and process sheets.
• Lead, guide and direct department work flow and personnel as needed to meet customer schedule.
• Set up welding equipment based on job specifications
• Maintain welding equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints and/or drawings to determine the specific welding requirements
• Check welds visually and dimensionally with precision measuring instruments for conformance to blueprints and specifications
• Responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of component parts and fixtures as required
• Work requires extreme accuracy with very close tolerances and critical dimensions with working knowledge of geometric tolerances.
• Work with manufacturing engineers on the manufacturability of prototypes with asking preliminary questions to avoid costly mistakes and lost time.
• Inspect completed work with a variety of measuring equipment such as height gages, micrometers, verniers, dial indicators and CNC coordinate inspection machine.
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area.
• Lead Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing principles within the designated work cells
• Share knowledge willingly and mentor lower level employees
• Subject Matter Expert on all equipment in center
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures and drive adherence to policy and procedure with direct staff
• Promote positive employee relations, promote and demand a safe work environment
• Specify and purchase standard and special cutting tools and raw material for each part.
• Train and communicate with employees and assist the shift supervisor in communications
• Provide regular performance feedback to assigned employees
• Provide input to performance reviews.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5 years of welding experience in a manufacturing environment
• Professional welding certification
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CAD/CAM experience
• Trade qualified with recognized apprenticeship
• Experience leading and/or mentoring others
• Aerospace manufacturing experience
• Self starter, independent and able to lead others in a team environment

Physical Requirements:

• Requires mobility in a manufacturing plant environment while using Personal Protective Equipment.
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds.

Compensation & Benefits:

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $60,000 - $80,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, and geographic location.

Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things.

Pursuit is an Equal Opportunity Employer.