2nd Shift Fabrication Supervisor

The Fabrication Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of the fabrication department to ensure production goals, and customer quality and delivery expectations are met efficiently and safely. This role involves managing a team of fabricators, ensuring compliance with quality standards, maintaining equipment, acting as a safety role model and optimizing workflow processes. Will also be expected to interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders and company policies and procedures for workers. Monitor and maintain steel and parts inventory.

Duties/Responsibilities.

• Review blueprints for completeness, accuracy and conformance to standards before distributing to shop for production.

• Inspecting materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.

• Observing work, and monitoring gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.

• Managing workflow, assigning duties, and ordering materials.

• Ensuring a safe workplace and improving employee efficiency.

• Communicating with contractors, supervising employees, and creating reports on their progress.

• Overseeing the day-to-day working process and activities of the laborers in a metal fabrication factory.

• Creating work schedules and maintaining a safe work environment.

• Serving as the first, most accessible management representative for the workers to contact when there is need.

• Conferring with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.

• Enforcing safety and sanitation regulations.

• Recommending or implementing measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.

• Assign work orders to welders/fabricators; manage and track so projects are completed on time.

• Monitor and manage steel and parts inventory.

• Coordinate in-house fabrication, maintenance or repair projects or tasks within or between departments.

• Ensure safety procedures are adhered

• Ensure employees are properly trained to operate equipment

• Manage preventative maintenance for equipment

• Repair equipment as necessary.

• Inspect work progress, equipment and tools to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met; provide instruction to employees to prevent, detect and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedure and/or safety rules.

• Expected to function as a working leader and ability to help in production/fabrication when needed.

• Provides guidance, direction and leadership to ensure that parts are manufactured with the highest level of quality in a safe and timely manner that will meet or exceed customer expectations

• Any other duty as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Will lead five (5) to ten (10) employees within the fabrication department.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

• Knowledge of all types of metals and relevant welding/fabricating and cutting techniques.

• Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.

• Ensure all shop employees know and follow all company safety policies, procedures and applicable laws.

• Basic computer and software knowledge; including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), CNC software, CAD viewer helpful.

• Excellent communication skills – reading/writing/verbal English and Spanish for efficiency in communicating to employees work assignments, promote safe work practices, communicate with upper management and prepare and transmit consistent, accurate reports and time keeping.

• Use good judgment and decision-making skills to answer questions, address complaints and resolve problems.

Education/Experience Required:

• Associate’s degree in business, engineering or related required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• A combination of education and experience may be substituted for the education requirement.

• Five (5) plus years of supervisory experience may be required.

• Five (5) plus years of combination of education and experience in a similar role.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in shop conditions that include heat and humidity. Occasionally exposed to risk of electric shock.

• Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. (Occasionally lift 75lbs., frequently lift 50 lbs.)

• Requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination.

• Wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves and hearing protection.

• Must be able to quickly move arms and legs.

• Excellent stamina is required.

American Locker is dedicated to following the EEO policy to recruit, train and hire regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, religious affiliation and any other category that falls under Title VII of the 1965 Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or the Americans with Disability Act.

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You’ll have opportunities to advance. We’re fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, mentored, and grow.

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A generous benefits package (Medical, Vision, Dental)

401K with employer match

Accrued Paid Time Off

Accrued Paid Sick Leave