Structural Steel Fabrication Lead
Qualdoc · Cocoa, FL · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$30/hrFull-time
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL • Contract-to-Hire • Starting pay: $30.00/hour (higher pay available based on experience)
About the Role
Seeking an experienced Structural Steel Fabrication Lead to coordinate daily shop activities and support a team of fitters, welders, and fabrication employees. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on production flow, quality, safety, and meeting project schedules.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily fabrication activities to meet production and delivery schedules
- Lead and support fitters, welders, and fabrication personnel on the shop floor
- Assign work and balance workloads to maintain productivity
- Provide hands-on guidance with fit-up, welding, layout, and blueprint interpretation
- Troubleshoot fabrication and production issues and communicate concerns to shop leadership
- Monitor workflow and provide updates on production progress and schedule changes
- Reinforce safety procedures, quality requirements, and shop policies
- Coordinate with maintenance personnel to help minimize equipment downtime
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
- Support employee training, onboarding, and performance development
- Work with Quality Control to verify fabricated steel meets required standards
- Assist with dimensional checks, inspections, and production documentation
- Perform other shop leadership responsibilities as needed
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience leading or supervising structural steel fabrication teams
- Strong hands-on experience with welding, fit-up, layout, and structural steel fabrication
- Experience operating or working around CNC fabrication equipment and shop machinery
- Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints
- Understanding of production workflows, quality requirements, and workplace safety practices
- Tekla EPM/GO experience preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work overtime, weekends, or flexible schedules when production requirements call for it
Work Environment
This is a hands-on shop-floor leadership role for someone who can guide a fabrication team while remaining involved in day-to-day production, quality, and safety activities.