Fabrication Lead (Structural)

About the Role

Directs the fabrication and assembly of pipe products, managing work orders, resources, and a fabrication team to ensure timeliness, safety, and quality in a non-climate-controlled shop environment.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate pipes to required customizations
• Manage all Work Orders associated with fabrication
• Supervise work team in the planning and execution of a wide variety of fabrication tasks
• Plan resource requirements based on Work Orders and production plan
• Foster a spirit of teamwork within the department
• Track, assign, and monitor work orders
• Ensure timeliness, safety, and quality of material movement
• Responsible for safe work practices, maintaining a safe work environment, and ensuring work crews follow safe practices and HSE programs, including Lock-out Tag-out
• Train employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, and standards in conjunction with the Production Supervisor and EHS Manager
• Develop skills and abilities of team members
• Ensure all department employees complete required training
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma
• Minimum of two years of pipe or structural fabrication experience

Skills

• Knowledge of team leading practices and techniques
• Ability to effectively coordinate and supervise multiple work orders
• Strong decision-making skills
• Commitment to continual improvement and effective quality management systems
• Professional manner in dealing with others and ability to maintain constructive working relationships
• Ability to read blueprints and follow product specification instructions
• Understanding of the production and Work Order process
• Experience managing people

Physical Requirements

• Work performed in a non-climate-controlled shop environment, exposed to elements such as hot and cold temperatures
• Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods up to 10 hours per day, up to 6 days per week
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, twist, reach (forward and overhead), and maintain balance
• Occasional sitting, kneeling, crouching, and crawling
• Frequent bending at the waist and twisting movements
• Frequent lifting of materials up to 50 pounds, including lifting from floor to shoulder height and from waist to shoulder height
• Occasional carrying, pushing, and pulling of up to 50 pounds over short distances (up to 30 feet)
• Frequent use of hands for handling, grasping, and coordination tasks
• Requires normal vision, hand-eye coordination, and absence of color blindness
• Hearing ability required to safely and effectively perform job duties (earplugs recommended)
• Frequent climbing of ladders; occasional climbing of stairs or steps
• Proper PPE required: steel-toe boots, safety glasses, and hard hat (provided by TAS)

About the Company

TAS is a Houston-headquartered company and part of Comfort Systems USA, a publicly traded company known for its outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems engineered and manufactured in Houston, TX, for data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. With over 520 packages delivered to more than 33 countries, TAS operates five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities encompassing 1.2 million square feet. The company manages all logistics and transportation, facilitating accelerated construction at customer facilities.

TAS is a leader in the data center market, leveraging deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power to develop revolutionary products. With a talented workforce and entrepreneurial culture, TAS continues to exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.

Note: TAS maintains a tobacco-free workplace policy, prohibiting the use of tobacco or nicotine products on premises or during work hours.