Summary:
The Fabrication Supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily fabrication operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production of fabricated products. This position provides leadership and direction to fabrication personnel, manages daily workflow, ensures compliance with company safety and quality standards, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to support operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
The Fabrication Supervisor is responsible for developing employees, optimizing production processes, maintaining operational discipline, and ensuring fabrication activities are completed according to established procedures, customer requirements, and business objectives. This role serves as a key link between production employees and management by promoting accountability, teamwork, communication, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Production Operation
- Plan, organize, and supervise daily fabrication activities to meet production schedules, quality requirements, and customer expectations.
- Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate labor, equipment, and resources to achieve departmental objectives.
- Develop production plans and adjust resources to support customer demand while maximizing operational efficiency.
- Monitor production performance, labor utilization, workflow efficiency, and productivity metrics.
- Ensure fabrication labor hours, production data, and required documentation are accurately completed.
- Ensure fabrication equipment is operated safely and efficiently and that preventive maintenance activities are completed according to established schedules.
- Maintain organized, clean, and efficient work areas consistent with 5S/6S principles.
- Identify operational challenges and implement solutions to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
- Communicate production priorities, performance updates, and operational concerns to management and team members.
Quality & Process Control
Ensure fabricated products meet established quality standards, engineering requirements, and customer specifications.
Maintain accurate quality records and documentation to support product traceability and compliance requirements.
Oversee inspections and quality testing associated with fabrication processes, including welded assemblies, thermofusion assemblies, solvent-cemented systems, and related manufacturing activities.
Partner with Quality personnel to investigate defects, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
Ensure employees follow documented procedures, work instructions, and quality requirements.
Support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the company Quality Management System.
Leadership & Employee Development
Provide daily leadership, coaching, and direction to fabrication employees to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and performance expectations.
Train, mentor, and develop employees to improve technical skills, process knowledge, and overall performance.
Assign work, monitor employee performance, and ensure appropriate staffing and skill levels within the department.
Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing feedback and coaching.
Conduct regular team communications to align employees on priorities, expectations, and operational goals.
Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, respect, and continuous improvement.
Address employee performance concerns through coaching, counseling, and corrective action when appropriate.
Promote employee engagement and ownership of safety, quality, and operational results.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
Identify opportunities to improve fabrication processes, reduce waste, increase productivity, and improve efficiency.
Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including process improvement activities, 5S/6S implementation, and problem-solving efforts.
Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and best practices.
Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
Monitor process performance and recommend improvements related to equipment, workflow, staffing, and facility utilization.
Participate in internal and external audits and support timely resolution of audit findings.
Maintain compliance with GF corporate standards related to safety, quality, and risk management.
Safety, Compliance & Environmental Responsibility
Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, ISO standards, company safety policies, and established operating procedures.
Promote a culture where safety is the highest priority.
Conduct safety observations, support safety training, and address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
Support Environmental Management System (EMS) initiatives and sustainability efforts.
Ensure employees properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to analyze manufacturing metrics and develop action plans.
- Experience improving manufacturing efficiency, throughput, and productivity.
- Knowledge of production scheduling and capacity planning.
- Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to influence organizational change.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
- Professional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and inspire high-performing teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience building a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, motivate, and develop employees at all levels of the organization.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Technical training, vocational certification, associate degree, or college coursework in manufacturing, industrial operations, or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with industrial equipment, fabrication processes, welding operations, and quality control systems.
- Experience implementing process improvements or Lean Manufacturing initiatives preferred.
- SAP or ERP system experience strongly preferred.
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
- Position is primarily in-office and requires regular attendance at the assigned office location.
- Primarily works in a fabrication facility with regular exposure to production areas.
- Frequent interaction with manufacturing personnel, warehouse staff, and office employees.
- Ability to walk the production floor and stand for extended periods as needed.
- May occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to work in an environment with varying temperatures, machinery noise, and moving equipment while wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Occasional travel to suppliers, customers, training, or company facilities.
- Occasional overtime or schedule flexibility may be required to support production demands and customer requirements.
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