Custom Fabrication Supervisor

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.

• •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.

• •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.

• •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.

• •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.