Welding Assistant Manager Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Role Overview

• The Welding Supervisor leads and coordinates the daily activities of the welding and fabrication team, ensuring production, quality, and safety goals are achieved. This role is responsible for assigning work, supervising personnel, monitoring productivity, maintaining quality standards, and supporting employee development through training and mentorship.
• The Welding Supervisor serves as the primary point of accountability for weld quality, crew performance, and safe operations while remaining actively engaged in welding, fabrication, and finishing activities as production requirements dictate. Success in this role is measured through safety performance, product quality, schedule adherence, workforce development, and overall production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Plan, prioritize, and assign daily work orders to welding personnel to meet production schedules and customer commitments.
• Directly supervise welders and fabrication technicians, including monitoring attendance, performance, productivity, and conduct.
• Train, coach, mentor, and develop welding personnel on proper welding techniques, equipment operation, quality requirements, and safe work practices.
• Support onboarding, cross-training, and skill development initiatives for new and existing employees.
• Review, approve, and maintain accurate employee timesheets, labor reporting, and production records.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement throughout the department.
• Identify skill gaps, training needs, and performance improvement opportunities and implement corrective actions.

Production & Fabrication Operations

• Perform welding duties using MIG, TIG, wire welders, spot welders, and oxy-acetylene torch equipment as required.
• Set up and lay out work using material handling equipment and manual layout methods to fabricate or rework finished products.
• Weld structural components, including I-beams, frames, fuel tanks, and related assemblies in flat, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Operate hand-held grinders, sanders, wire wheels, and other finishing tools to complete fabrication work.
• Clamp, hold, tack weld, drill, mill, tap, cut, and bolt components together to achieve required configurations and tolerances.
• Assist production teams as needed to ensure workflow continuity and timely project completion.

Quality Assurance & Inspection

• Establish and enforce welding quality standards in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and company requirements.
• Inspect completed welds and fabricated assemblies to ensure compliance with quality expectations.
• Approve completed work or direct rework activities as necessary.
• Investigate recurring quality issues and implement corrective actions to improve overall product quality.
• Assist with fuel tank pressure testing activities and oversee required repairs or rework.
• Coordinate with Quality personnel to support inspections, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.

Safety & Compliance

• Enforce company safety policies, procedures, and PPE requirements throughout the welding department.
• Conduct routine safety observations, job-site inspections, and toolbox talks.
• Ensure welding equipment is properly set up, maintained, and operated safely.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
• Monitor work areas for hazards and promptly address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Lead by example by promoting a strong safety culture and holding team members accountable to established standards.

Equipment & Resource Management

• Monitor welding equipment, machines, and tooling to ensure operational readiness.
• Coordinate maintenance and repair requests as necessary.
• Ensure proper inventory and availability of welding consumables, gases, materials, and supplies.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, and Materials teams to ensure resources are available to meet production demands.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to improve workflow, productivity, and equipment utilization.

Communication & Continuous Improvement

• Communicate production, quality, labor, material, and safety concerns to management in a timely manner.
• Escalate issues requiring management intervention and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Support process improvement initiatives focused on safety, efficiency, and quality.
• Participate in production planning meetings and collaborate with other department leaders to achieve organizational objectives.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to labor, quality, production, and safety activities.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of three to five years of hands-on welding and fabrication experience.
• Previous lead, foreman, supervisor, or manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of MIG welding processes and fabrication techniques.
• Experience with TIG welding, spot welding, and oxy-acetylene cutting and welding preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, specifications, and work orders.
• Knowledge of welding quality standards, inspection practices, and fabrication procedures.
• Experience managing production schedules, labor resources, and workflow priorities.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and employee development skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Basic mathematical skills and proficiency with measurement tools and fabrication calculations.
• Proficiency with production reporting, labor tracking, and manufacturing documentation.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Core Competencies

• Leadership & Team Development
• Welding & Fabrication Expertise
• Quality Management
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Safety Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Accountability & Ownership
• Continuous Improvement
• Teamwork & Collaboration

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to work in a manufacturing and fabrication environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, and perform repetitive motions throughout the workday.
• Ability to routinely lift, push, pull, or carry materials and equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform welding activities in flat, vertical, overhead, and confined work positions when required.
• Ability to work in environments with elevated noise levels, welding fumes, dust, and varying temperatures.
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment, including welding helmet, gloves, hearing protection, safety glasses, and other PPE as required.
• Ability to regularly inspect work areas, equipment, and completed welds for quality and safety compliance.
• Visual acuity sufficient to inspect fabricated components and welding quality.

Required Education/Training

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• MIG Welding Certification preferred.
• TIG Welding Certification a plus.
• Vocational welding education, trade school training, or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory, leadership, or management training preferred.
• Additional fabrication, welding, quality, or safety certifications are considered a plus.

Come helps us build safer, smarter, and more efficient ways to power the world's most demanding data centers.

About ASC

Acoustical Sheetmetal Company (ASC) provides on-site power integration for large-scale data centers. We offer sound-attenuated and weather-protective packaging for on-site power generation equipment, with products ranging from economical skin-tight enclosures to entire multi-unit power plants.

We work to reform and modernize the integration process in a multitude of ways. Our personnel include certified welders, licensed electricians, and machinists, as well as an engineering design team that works with production in an assembly line process immersed in the language and culture of quality control. We offer project management and administrative support for the submittals process as well as advanced welding engineering, freight distribution management, CAD visualization and unparalleled field service.

Core Values

Safety – Continuous focus on the culture necessary to achieve and Injury-Free workplace.

Integrity – Act ethically and transparently in all business and personnel dealings. Do the right thing, even when it is hard.

Quality – Daily focus on the system and process necessary to ensure high-quality product is delivered from our facilities.

Teamwork – Combine individual strengths to achieve exceptional results.