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Machinist & Welding Production Manager - Full Time - Houston (TX), United States

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

We are looking for a/an Machinist & Welding Production Manager to join our Services_AME team in United States .

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

• Support upper management to achieve organizational, business, and production targets
• Provide daily production updates of machine shop/weld shop/NDE and backlog list to increase production oversight
• Responsible for shop personnel ADP overview/ approvals
• Participate in employees mid year / end of year evaluations
• Oversee production of PTA machine
• Work with RE/RCs to stablish a by size standardize costing sheet
• Maintain machine shop maintenance plans

• Maintain stable management skills
• Escalate discipline activities
• Work hours from 5am – 3:30pm, Monday-Friday
• Support shop production on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) as required to meet production needs
• Attend daily production/accountability meeting
• Attend job kick-offs and perform the following
• Review work orders and prints to ensure they are correct and accurate and meet repair processes efficiently
• Assist with technical questions on all pumps and working jobs
• Job box visits
• Participate in repair dispositions
• Oversee jobs to assure they are going smoothly
• Advise on scheduling and hours to complete jobs
• Work with Engineering on designs, drawings and corrections on building materials and subpar prints
• Assist management for continual shop improvement, 5S & CAPX projects
• Personnel training
• Tooling design
• Documentation
• Process
• Attend overhead meeting to discuss OPX & CAPX
• Support training, work with employees to ensure they get proper hands-on training
• Log site specific training on employees for Supervisor/Shop Annual Review
• Re-work training for all shop employees and RE’s to ensure awareness of potential issues and NCR’s
• Attend monthly quality meeting to discuss NCR resolutions
• Assign weekly shop chore board pre-established assignments
• Submit / track shop requisitions
  

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years experience in related environment, preferably working with pumps
• Proven leadership ability
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and orally
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
  
  

What we offer you:

• 15 days of paid time off and 11 company-paid holiday
• 401k plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
  
  

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2025 in Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.