About this role
Title: Lead Fabricator
Location: Richmond, VA
Pay: Up to $30.00 per hour (Depending on Experience)
Shift: 1st Shift
Duration: Contract to Hire
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated 1st Shift Lead Fabricator to lead and assist a team of welders/fabricators in fabrication and welding operations during the shift. This leadership role is crucial in ensuring seamless production workflows, maintaining high-quality standards, and fostering a collaborative and efficient team environment.
\n- Team Leadership: Supervise and guide a team of up to 15 production associates, providing direction, support, and mentorship to ensure optimal performance and adherence to safety and quality standards.
- Production Oversight: Monitor and manage daily production activities, ensuring that fabrication and welding, meet all established goals and timelines.
- Quality Assurance: Conduct regular inspections of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, working alongside quality control personnel to ensure quality standards are consistently upheld.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement improvements that increase efficiency and reduce waste.
- Equipment Management: Ensure that all machinery and equipment are properly maintained and calibrated, coordinating with maintenance teams to address any issues promptly.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate records of production activities, including work orders, inspection reports, and maintenance logs, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience within a structural steel fabrication environment.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in reading and interpreting fabrication drawings, blueprints, and work orders. Strong understanding of welding techniques, CNC operations, and fabrication processes.
- Leadership Abilities: Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions promptly.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and collaborate effectively with team members and management.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent; technical certifications or associate degree in a related field preferred.
Other facts
About Qualdoc
Empowering America’s Makers & Innovators
Mission
We connect America’s makers—manufacturing, construction, and industrial companies—with skilled tradespeople, engineers, and technical professionals who design and build our future. Through integrity, responsiveness, and a relentless pursuit of quality, we deliver solutions that create win-win outcomes for clients, candidates, and Qualdoc—strengthening businesses, empowering people, and fueling local economies.
Vision
To champion American industry by honoring its legacy and shaping its future—advancing opportunity, innovation, and ethical business practices that uplift people and communities for generations to come.
What you'll do
- The Lead Fabricator will supervise a team of welders and fabricators, ensuring production workflows and quality standards are met. They will also conduct inspections and collaborate on process improvements.
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