Fabrication Team Lead – Structural Steel

Key Responsibilities • Lead and support fitters, welders, and fabrication personnel in daily shop operations.

• Assign tasks and balance workloads to meet production schedules and delivery deadlines.

• Provide technical guidance on fit-up, welding, layout, and blueprint interpretation.

• Troubleshoot fabrication and production issues.

• Monitor workflow and communicate production updates or concerns to leadership.

• Enforce safety procedures, quality standards, and shop policies.

• Coordinate with maintenance teams to minimize equipment downtime.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

• Support employee training, onboarding, and performance development.

• Work with Quality Control to ensure fabrication meets required standards.

• Assist with dimensional checks, inspections, and documentation.

• Perform additional shop leadership duties as assigned.

Qualifications • Minimum of 3 years of experience leading or supervising structural steel fabrication teams.

• Strong knowledge of welding, fit-up, layout, and structural steel fabrication.

• Experience operating or working with CNC fabrication equipment and shop machinery.

• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints.

• Understanding of safety procedures, quality standards, and production workflows.

• Experience with Tekla EPM/GO preferred.

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work overtime, weekends, or flexible schedules as production demands require.