Production Supervisor - Fabrication

Supervises direct labor staff, reviewing work performance, evaluating and testing procedures, and reviewing and understanding project specifications and drawings. Coordinates with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality, and project managers to ensure project requirements are met. Responsible for overall department performance related to cost, quality, schedule, and safety in a project‑oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises work team in the planning and execution of a wide variety of assembly activities.
• Plans resource requirements based on backlog and forecasted workload.
• Hires, trains, develops, and appraises staff effectively.
• Fosters a spirit of teamwork within the department.
• Addresses employee performance issues in a timely manner and in accordance with company policies, consulting with Human Resources as appropriate.
• Schedules, allots, and monitors work orders.
• Aligns with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality control and project managers to ensure project requirements are met.
• Ensures projects are completed within budgeted cost and schedule while meeting all quality requirements.
• Ensures redline and as‑built drawing processes are strictly adhered to.
• Establishes work unit objectives and standards.
• Maintains measurements for quality, schedule, and cost performance.
• Ensures timeliness, safety, and quality of material movement.
• Develops and implements standard work procedures to continually improve overall department productivity.
• Trains and informs employees of new work methods and procedures.
• 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.
• In conjunction with the EHS Manager, trains employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, and standards.
• Identifies, recommends, and prioritizes the acquisition of tools and other capital equipment to improve overall efficiency of the department.
• Ensures department budgets are met, prioritizing shop expenditures to stay within budget and assisting in preparation of capital and department expense budgets.
• Develops skills and abilities of team members.
• Validates and updates department training curriculum by reviewing existing material and revising as necessary and ensures all department employees complete required training.
• Completes tasks as directed by the Operations Manager with minimal supervision.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by TAS.

Job Skills

• Knowledge of supervisory principles, practices, and techniques.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate and supervise multiple projects.
• Ability to make decisions involving considerable initiative and ingenuity.
• Commitment to continual improvement and effective quality management systems.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to work effectively and relate well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Professional manner in dealing with others and maintaining constructive working relationships.

Education & Training

• Management training.
• Safety training.

Minimum Requirements

• Heavy mechanical background experience with pumps, motors, process piping, valves, control valves, skid‑based units, process skids, and instrumentation.
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID, ISO, and engineering assembly drawings.
• Ability to perform shop math.
• 7–10 years technical experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• 5+ years supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Ability to communicate issues and solutions with project engineers.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in an ISO‑certified environment is a plus.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Some heavy lifting and considerable moving of equipment required; lifting objects up to 50 lb.
• Regular exposure to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.
• Exposure to a combination of normal office and shop environments.
• Safety glasses required while performing tasks.
• Ability to stand up to 11 hours a day (with a lunch break), up to 6 days a week.
• Ability to work in a non‑temperature‑controlled environment.
• Steel‑toe boots required in manufacturing facility.

Company Overview

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! TAS is a Houston‑headquartered company that is part of Comfort Systems USA, a publicly traded organization with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer a small‑company feel with the resources, talent, processes, and international reach of a large company. TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems engineered and manufactured in our Houston, TX facility for data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility applications. To date, we have delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to more than 33 countries. Our five ISO 9001‑certified manufacturing facilities total 1.2 million sq ft and are located near major shipping ports and interstate highways. We manage all logistics and transportation, facilitating accelerated construction at customer sites. Our fastest‑growing business is the data‑center market, where we apply deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power to revolutionize delivery. For more information, visit www.tas.com. TAS maintains a tobacco‑free workplace policy; smoking or use of tobacco or nicotine products is prohibited on company premises and during work hours.