Lead Hand

Russel Metals; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Benefits

Pension

Growth opportunities

Incentives

Job summary

Russel Metals in Winnipeg, MB is seeking a reliable Lead Hand for the fabrication and metals warehouse facilities. You will provide day-to-day direction, assign work, and coordinate priorities to support productivity and safety.

Initially a day-shift role with transitions to rotating shifts based on production levels. This safety‑sensitive position requires a pre‑employment medical and drug evaluation and a strong commitment to quality and company procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in metals fabrication, steel service, warehouse, manufacturing, or a similar industrial environment.
• Lead Hand or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Forklift and overhead crane experience/certification preferred.
• Knowledge of safe material-handling and rigging practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment and at either Company facility as required.
• Ability to meet all Company training, PPE, safety, quality, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assign and prioritize daily work and monitor employee performance and productivity.
• Provide direction, coaching, and training and escalation performance or conduct concerns to management.
• Coordinate fabrication, warehouse, shipping, receiving, and material-handling activities.
• Communicate production priorities, staffing needs, delays, and operational issues to management.
• Ensure work is completed according to work orders, drawings, specifications, and Company procedures.
• Lead safety culture, ensure compliance with safety policies and PPE requirements.
• Identify unsafe conditions and stop work where hazards exist.
• Report and assist with incidents, injuries, near misses, and property damage.
• Maintain safe housekeeping and proper material handling and storage.
• Safely operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other authorized equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Forklift operation

Overhead crane

Job description

Russel Metals is one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America, with a growing focus on value-added processing. It carries on business in three segments: metals service centers, energy field stores and steel distributors. Its network of metals service centers carries an extensive line of metal products in a wide range of sizes, shapes and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous specialty metals. Its energy field stores carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy industry customers. Its steel distributors operations act as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and large equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis.

Reasons to Join Our Team!

• Profit-sharing plan
• Benefits program
• Pension plan
• Development and Growth Opportunities
• Various incentive and recognition programs

Job Summary:

We are seeking a reliable and safety-focused Lead Hand for the Fabrication and Metals Warehouse Facilities in Winnipeg. This position will provided day-to-day direction and leadership to employees in the Company’s fabrication and warehouse operations. The role is responsible for assigning work, coordinating priorities, supporting productivity and quality, and ensuring operations are performed safely and efficiently.

Initially, this is a day-shift position that will turn into a rotating shift as business levels dictate, with employees rotating between day, evening, and night shifts according to the established production schedule.

Our work environment is safety sensitive and will require the successful applicant to undergo a pre-employment medical and drug evaluation.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Operations

• Assign and prioritize daily work and monitor employee performance and productivity.
• Provide direction, coaching, and training and escalation performance or conduct concerns to management.
• Coordinate fabrication, warehouse, shipping, receiving, and material-handling activities.
• Communicate production priorities, staffing needs, delays, and operational issues to management.
• Ensure work is completed according to work orders, drawings, specifications, and Company procedures.

Health & Safety

• Lead by example and promote a strong safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with Company safety policies, procedures, PPE requirements, and applicable legislation.
• Identify and address unsafe conditions and stop work where an immediate hazard exists.
• Ensure employees are trained and authorized for assigned work and equipment.
• Report and assist with investigations of incidents, injuries, near misses, and property damage.
• Maintain safe housekeeping, material storage, traffic flow, and work areas.
• Safely operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other authorized equipment.
• Coordinate the movement, loading, unloading, staging, and storage of steel and other materials.
• Ensure lifting and rigging equipment is inspected and used properly.
• Report damaged materials, equipment issues, inventory discrepancies, and other concerns.

Quality & Warehouse Support

• Monitor product quality and identify non-conforming material or workmanship.
• Support accurate receiving, picking, staging, shipping, inventory control, and material identification.
• Assist with resolving routine production, equipment, material, and workflow issues.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience in metals fabrication, steel service, warehouse, manufacturing, or a similar industrial environment.
• Lead Hand or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Forklift and overhead crane experience/certification preferred.
• Knowledge of safe material-handling and rigging practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment and at either Company facility as required.
• Ability to meet all Company training, PPE, safety, quality, and operational requirements.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in industrial fabrication and warehouse environments involving heavy materials, forklifts, overhead cranes, trucks, machinery, noise, dust, and varying temperatures. The position requires extended periods of standing and walking and the ability to perform physical material-handling tasks.

Accountability

The Lead Hand is accountable for effective front-line leadership, safe and efficient operations, product quality, production and warehouse support, and timely communication of operational concerns to management.

We are an organization that is committed to the principles of Employment Equity which includes maintaining a fair, equitable and diverse workforce. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.