About The Role

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Starting Pay: $30.00/hour; higher pay available based on experience

About the Role

We are hiring a hands-on Structural Steel Fabrication Lead to help direct daily shop activities and keep fabrication work moving safely and efficiently. This position provides day-to-day guidance to fitters, welders, and other fabrication personnel while coordinating workflow, quality, and production priorities.

The right candidate will have solid structural steel experience and the ability to lead a busy fabrication team while also providing practical technical support on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

Coordinate shop activities to support production schedules and delivery deadlines.
Direct daily assignments and balance workloads among fabrication personnel.
Provide hands-on guidance with fit-up, welding, layout, and blueprint interpretation .
Assist with resolving fabrication, equipment, and production issues.
Track workflow and communicate production updates or concerns to shop leadership.
Ensure employees follow safety procedures, quality requirements, and shop policies.
Coordinate with maintenance to help minimize equipment downtime.
Work with Quality Control on inspections, dimensional checks, and required documentation.
Support employee onboarding, training, and development.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe fabrication area.
Perform other shop leadership duties as needed.

Qualifications

3+ years of experience leading or supervising structural steel fabrication teams.
Strong experience with welding, fit-up, layout, and structural steel fabrication .
Experience operating or working with CNC fabrication equipment and shop machinery .
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and fabrication drawings .
Understanding of workplace safety, quality standards, and production processes.
Tekla EPM/GO experience preferred.
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
Willingness to work overtime, weekends, or flexible hours when production needs require.