2nd Shift Lead Welder: Safety‑Focused Team Leader

Arcos; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Meyer Utility Structures in Tulsa, OK is hiring a 2nd Shift Lead Welder to guide the welding team and ensure daily work is completed accurately, safely, and on time.

As a lead, you’ll coach welders, review blueprints, and coordinate production with supervisors. The role requires experience in metal fabrication, strong leadership, and good computer skills; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in a metal fabrication or welding facility.
• Thorough knowledge of blueprints and layouts preferably related to transmission poles.
• Scheduling experience for the jobs to be produced per bay daily.
• Dispatching experience to keep track of the poles coming in and out of the shop.
• Must have proficient computer skills, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus. Comfortable using translation engines if needed.
• A high degree of dependability, maturity, and strong leadership characteristics as demonstrated through previous professional work experience.
• Regular and predictable attendance, a great attitude, and an ability to work well with a team towards achieving a common goal.

Responsibilities

• Assist the bay supervisor with the communication of daily expectations for Quality, Production, Safety and On Time Deliveries.
• Ensure employees follow all safety procedures and protocols, serve on safety committees and complete regular safety audits.
• Assist the bay supervisor with managing and forecasting daily production operations of heavy industrial products for assigned work group.
• Assist the bay supervisors with setting and managing production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, materials supply, staffing resources, and volume required to meet demand and to ensure maximum production quantity and quality.
• Overcome obstacles as they appear in achieving established safety, production, efficiency, and quality metrics.
• Ensure all production paperwork is properly completed on time and accurately on each work product in the production bay of responsibility.
• Ensure work products are completed and inspected properly prior to quality inspectors being scheduled for inspections.
• Coach employees on work quality and quantity such as fit up and welding processes, ensuring goals are met and solving issues as they arise and are identified.

Skills

Leadership

Blueprint reading

Scheduling

Dispatching

Excel

Word

Outlook

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Meyer Utility Structures in Tulsa, OK is hiring a 2nd Shift Lead Welder to guide the welding team and ensure daily work is completed accurately, safely, and on time.

As a lead, you’ll coach welders, review blueprints, and coordinate production with supervisors. The role requires experience in metal fabrication, strong leadership, and good computer skills; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.