Description Reports to: Assistant Plant Manager
Job Overview: The Fabrication Lead is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership and direction for the welding and fabrication of structural steel. This is a working leadership position responsible for helping organize manpower, assigning work, monitoring production, supporting quality, and ensuring the fabrication team operates safely and efficiently.
Areas of Accountability:
- Works closely with the Senior Fabrication Foreman and other departments to keep jobs moving according to schedule while providing hands-on support and leadership to fabrication personnel.
- Assist in the transformation of the shop floor culture to one of Continuous Improvement and Accountability.
- Demonstrate ambition to develop personal skills for further advancement
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Know what needs to be completed each day and help assign work to fabrication personnel based on production priorities
- Work with the Senior Fabrication Foreman to establish daily and weekend priorities.
- Monitor progress throughout the day and communicate production concerns or delays.
- Help balance manpower and resources between jobs and work areas.
- Provide hands-on assistance with welding and fabrication when needed.
- Ensure employees have the drawings, materials, tools, equipment, and information necessary to complete their work.
- Identify bottlenecks and help develop solutions to keep production moving.
- Maintain a strong focus on meeting production schedules while maintaining expected levels of quality.
- Help train, coach, and develop fabrication employees.
- Set the example for professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and work ethic.
Management Responsibilities:
- Provide daily direction, leadership, and accountability to fabrication personnel.
- Correct safety hazards, poor behavior and unsafe actions immediately
- Perform employee evaluations as required
- Coach and develop employees while addressing performance or behavior issues as needed.
- Support resolutions of daily time punch issues
- Enforce PDM safety policies and immediately address unsafe actions or conditions.
- Maintain 5S and organization standards within the fabrication area.
- Ensure self and crew are focused on approaching 100% first past yield
- Promote a culture of Safety, Quality, Accountability, Productivity, and Continuous Improvement.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Education: Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent, 2 year degree a plus Knowledge and Skills: Management and Communication Skills required Previous Experience: 4 years’ experience in Steel Industry desired Physical: Applicants must be able to walk and stand on feet for extended period of time, lift, push and pull up to 75 lbs, crawl on hands and knees, climb a ladder and be able to work long hours. This position works outdoors year-round and therefore subject to all weather conditions sometimes to include extreme cold and heat.
DISCLAIMER The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.