• Interviews and trains new weld staff.
• Communicate job expectations and performance requirements to welders.
• Initiate, coordinate and enforce production, safety, and quality systems, policies, and procedures.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handle or assist with discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

• Demonstrates strong leadership skills and abilities.
• Manage, lead, and develop staff in the performance of duties such that performance meets or exceeds expectations.
• Coordinates with engineering, quality control, supervisory personnel, and maintenance to identify and resolve scheduling, production, and quality problems.
• Utilize ERP software to plan production priorities to manage WIP (Work in Process) and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Create and comprehend various SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), certify operators, and audit the process.
• Facilitate the ongoing continuous improvement process using techniques such as 5’S, TPM, Kanban etc.
• Identify needs relating to improvements in safety/ergonomics and assist in developing and implementing solutions to these issues.
• Ensure safety of Weld Department by conducting safety audits, improved communication, and training.
• Work with others in the attainment of departmental and organizational goals.
• Identify, confront, and resolve conflict in an effective manner by working with people in all levels of the Organization.
• Inspects work and coordinates with Production Manager to maintain schedules, specified standards, and quality.
• Extensive knowledge of blueprint reading with the ability to train and qualify welders.
• Trains new employees and evaluates work performance.
• Strong working knowledge of MIG, TIG and Soldering operations.
• Ability to see the big picture and how an area affects the rest of the Organization.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Proven mechanical ability.
• Extensive knowledge in blueprint reading.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft programs.
• Excellent work ethic with minimum supervision and highly organized.
• Good written and verbal communication skills that convey information effectively with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work on feet for a 10-hour shift.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. without restriction.

Education & Experience:

• 3-5 years supervision experience in a production environment.

• Full-time Position
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

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Duties/Responsibilities:

• Exhibit LDJ’s core values and culture in all aspects of the job.
• Production welding on a variety of steel parts or products.
• Ability to perform a variety of welds in various positions.
• Willingness to learn and grow in welding ability.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent work ethic with minimum supervision and highly organized.
• Good written and verbal communication skills that convey information effectively with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work on feet for a 10-hour shift.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. without restriction.
• Ability to read blueprints with minimal assistance.
• Positive attitude that will be a good cultural fit is required.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years welding experience in a production environment.

Travel:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without restrictions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Full-time Position
• 40 hours per week
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operate production machinery
• Maneuver/lift up to 50 lbs
• Clean weld parts
• Operate grinders, hand tools, and chisels
• Light welding
• Pressure check tanks and inspect for leaks
• Perform back-up as necessary.

Competencies:

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Uses equipment and materials properly.

Desired Qualifications:

• Have a technical aptitude for mechanical equipment.
• Ability to use a tape measure and add/subtract fractions.
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and quality.
• Accountability for one’s own work.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. without restriction.

• Full-time Hourly Position
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• No weekends/No Holidays

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Read, learn, understand and interpret blueprints and work instructions, and other instructions written or verbal, to complete assembly of products or components according to established guidelines and quality standards.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools following appropriate methods and procedures to complete mechanical assembly of components or products, and prepare products and other items for shipment.
• Inspect and test parts and products as necessary, during or after assembly, according to established guidelines and quality standards.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and maintain all equipment according to maintenance plans and established procedures.
• Practice problem solving and troubleshooting techniques as part of a team responsible for realizing continuous improvement to products and processes.
• Utilize designated personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Operate within standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Job Safety Analysis (JSAs).
• Cross train to other departments as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

Desired qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful candidates need to possess a technical/mechanical aptitude for safely utilizing hand and power tools in the manufacture of heavy industrial equipment.
• Individual should have a strong work ethic, be self-motivated, and able to perform their assigned duties, in a quality manner with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, bill-of-materials (BOM), shop routings and blueprints.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be willing to learn and practice continuous improvement techniques such as 5S, one piece flow, value stream mapping, set-up reduction, poka-yoke (mistake proofing), Kan-Ban etc.
• Ability to work on feet for a 10-hour shift.
• Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work area is not air conditioned and the temperature will fluctuate with the seasons.

• Full-time Position
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Read tape measure and other measuring devices
• Maneuver/lift up to 50 lbs.
• Pick parts
• Operate grinders, hand tools, and chisels
• Organized with the ability to label and count parts

Desired qualifications:

• Have a technical aptitude for mechanical equipment.
• Ability to use a tape measure and add/subtract fractions
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and quality.
• Accountability for one’s own work.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. without restriction.

Competencies:

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Uses equipment and materials properly.

• Full-time Position
• 40-45 hours per week
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Duties/Responbilities:

• Handle, position, align, cut and form steel.
• Maneuver/lift up to 50 lbs.
• Work is usually repetitive.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• M/G code programming experience preferred.
• Management experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret CAD blueprints required.
• Ability to use a tape measure and add/subtract fractions.
• Machining experience required.
• Press brake experience required.
• Have a technical aptitude for mechanical equipment.
• Excellent work ethic with minimum supervision and highly organized.
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills that project a positive attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Accountability for one’s own work.
• Reliable with excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to work on feet for a 10-hour shift.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. without restriction.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2-5 years’ experience in an inventory control or process flow of a manufacturing environment preferred
• Must be able to obtain a fork truck license and operate all fork trucks within the plant

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without restrictions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Full-time Position
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Production painting on a variety of steel parts or products. (Electrostatic Painting with Urethane 2k wet paint)
• Wash and prep parts for painting.
• Maneuver/lift up to 25 lbs.
• Loading/Unloading/and Inspection of parts as needed
• Work is usually repetitive.
• Cross train to other departments as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years paint experience in a production environment desired.
• Excellent work ethic with minimum supervision and highly organized.
• Good written and verbal communication skills that convey information effectively with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work well with others in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Accountability for one’s own work.
• Reliable with excellent attendance and punctuality.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work on feet for a 10-hour shift.
• Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without restriction.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work area is not air conditioned and the temperature will fluctuate with the seasons.

• Full-time Hourly Position
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• No weekends/No Holidays
• Annual Profitability Incentive (based on company performance)

Applicants should complete the form below. Resumes and applications can be sent or emailed to:

LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
1833 Highway 163
Pella, IA 50219

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.