Fabrication Lead (Pipe) (Day)

Comfort Systems USA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy Inc. is seeking a Fabrication Lead to direct the fabrication and assembly of pipe products at our Houston-area shop. You will supervise a work team, plan resources, and coordinate multiple work orders to meet production goals.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement, with training provided on evolving policies and standards. Suitable candidates will have hands-on fabrication experience and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Two years of pipe or structural fabrication experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and follow product specifications.
• Experience in a shop environment with safety practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate pipes to required customizations.
• Manage all Work Orders associated with fabrication.
• Supervise work team in planning and execution of fabrication tasks.
• Plan resource requirements based on Work Orders and production plan.
• Foster teamwork within the department.
• Track, assign, and monitor work orders.
• Ensure timeliness, safety and quality of material movement.
• Maintain safe work environment and enforce LOTO and other safety programs.
• Train employees on safety regulations, policies, and standards.
• Develop skills and abilities of team members.
• Ensure staff complete required training.

Skills

Team leadership

WO coordination

Decision making

Quality management

Professional demeanor

Blueprint reading

Production process

People management

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position Overview

The Fabrication Lead directs the fabrication and assembly of pipe products.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Fabricate pipes to required customizations
• Manage all Work Orders associated with fabrication
• Supervises work team in the planning and execution of a wide variety of fabrication.
• Plans resource requirements based on Work Orders and production plan.
• Fosters a spirit of teamwork within the department.
• Tracks, assigns, and monitors work orders.
• Ensure timeliness, safety and quality of material movement.
• Responsible for safe work practices, maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring work crews follow safe practices and HSE programs, including Lock-out Tag-out.
• In conjunction with the Production Supervisor and EHS Manager, trains employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, and standards.
• Develops skills and abilities of team members.
• Ensures all department employees complete required training.
• Any other duties as assigned by TAS.

Job Skills

• Knowledge of team leading practices and techniques.
• Ability to effectively coordinate and supervise multiple work orders.
• Able to make decisions.
• Commitment to the concept of continual improvement and effective quality management systems.
• The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships.
• Ability to read blueprints and follow product specification instructions
• Understanding the production and Work Order process
• Managing people

Education & Training

• High school diploma

Minimum Requirements

• Two years of pipe or structural fabrication experience

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Work performed in a shop environment;
• Exposed to any number of elements but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable;
• Requires normal vision and absence of color blindness
• Physical effort equal to frequent moving of up to 50lbs materials;
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach;
• The use of Safety Glasses is required;
• The use of earplugs is recommended;
• Ability to stand up to 10 hours a day (with a lunch in between) and up to 6 days a week;
• Ability to work in a non-air-conditioned environment.
• Steel-toe boots required in Manufacturing Facility

Company Overview

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.

TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. "smoking" and "tobacco or nicotine products" includes, but is not limited to, products such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.