Night Shift Welding Floor Lead — Production & Safety Champion

Addison Group; Broken Arrow (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group is recruiting a Second Shift Supervisor for a growing Tulsa-area manufacturing and fabrication operation. You will lead the welding/fabrication team from the shop floor, solve problems, and develop people to ensure safe, timely production.

You will oversee ~7 welders initially, with potential to expand leadership as operations scale, and you’ll drive Lean, 5S, and continuous improvement while coordinating with maintenance, engineering and quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing, fabrication, welding, or mechanical assembly.
• 2+ years supervisory or lead welding/fabrication experience.
• Strong hands-on welding/fabrication background.
• Lead from the production floor rather than from a desk.
• Ability to read blueprints and work orders.
• Solid understanding of production, safety and quality processes.
• Strong communication, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work overtime based on production demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily second-shift shop-floor operations to meet production goals safely and on schedule.
• Supervise, coach, train and develop welders and fabrication staff.
• Assign work, adjust priorities and monitor KPIs like output, scrap and labor utilization.
• Provide hands-on support to welding/fabrication team as needed.
• Read blueprints and production requirements accurately.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering and Quality to minimize downtime.
• Conduct daily pre-shift safety meetings and reinforce safety culture.
• Support hiring, onboarding and accountability of staff.
• Drive Lean, 5S and root-cause analysis for continuous improvement.
• Ensure clear communication and handoff between shifts.

Skills

Welding leadership

Shop-floor supervision

Blueprint reading

Problem solving

Communication

Lean / 5S

Tools

ERP

Microsoft Excel

Forklift operation

Job description

Addison Group is recruiting a Second Shift Supervisor for a growing Tulsa-area manufacturing and fabrication operation. You will lead the welding/fabrication team from the shop floor, solve problems, and develop people to ensure safe, timely production.

You will oversee ~7 welders initially, with potential to expand leadership as operations scale, and you’ll drive Lean, 5S, and continuous improvement while coordinating with maintenance, engineering and quality.