Production Supervisor

Novax Recruitment Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Fabrication & Assembly Supervisor in New York to lead teams across fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly on a heavy steel production floor.

This hands-on role drives daily targets, safety, quality and output, providing leadership to shop-floor staff and coordinating with planning and quality teams to resolve issues and keep production on track.

Qualifications

• Supervisory or leadership experience in structural steel or heavy fabrication.
• Hands-on knowledge of fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly processes.
• Experience leading shop-floor production teams and coordinating daily workloads.
• Strong focus on safety and quality in a fabrication shop.
• Ability to manage performance, attendance and day-to-day priorities.
• Strong communication with planning and quality teams.
• Ownership of shift performance and resolving production issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly activities
• Meet daily and shift production targets
• Allocate labour across the shop
• Maintain and enforce safety standards
• Ensure quality compliance of fabrication and assembly work
• Manage attendance and performance
• Coordinate with planning and quality teams
• Train and support shop-floor staff
• Identify and report production problems
• Support efficient day-to-day operations

Skills

Leadership

Fabrication knowledge

Shop-floor supervision

Safety & quality

Communication

Production planning

Job description

An established heavy steel fabrication business is expanding its operations and looking to appoint an experienced Fabrication & Assembly Supervisor to lead teams across fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly.

This is a hands-on shop-floor leadership position for someone who understands steel fabrication and knows how to drive production while maintaining high standards across safety, quality and output.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day execution of your area of the fabrication shop, ensuring people, production and priorities remain aligned throughout the shift.

Responsibilities

• Lead fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly activities
• Ensure daily and shift production targets are achieved
• Allocate labour effectively across the shop
• Maintain and enforce safety standards
• Ensure fabrication and assembly work meets required quality standards
• Manage employee attendance and performance
• Coordinate closely with planning and quality teams
• Train and support shop-floor employees
• Identify and report production problems
• Support the efficient day-to-day running of fabrication operations

What We're Looking For

• Previous supervisory or leadership experience within a structural steel or heavy fabrication environment
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly processes
• Experience leading shop‑floor production teams and coordinating daily workloads
• A good understanding of workplace safety and quality requirements within a fabrication shop
• Ability to manage employee performance, attendance and day‑to‑day production priorities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with planning and quality teams
• Comfortable taking ownership of shift performance and resolving production issues as they arise

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a major structural and advanced bridge fabrication operation with significant investment in its facility, equipment and future production capabilities.

The position would suit an experienced shop-floor leader looking to take ownership of a busy fabrication operation and play a key role in the continued growth of the facility.