Production Supervisor

Novax Recruitment Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd. in New York, USA is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly operations on the shop floor.

You will drive daily targets while ensuring safety, quality and productivity across teams in a heavy steel fabrication environment. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication with planning and quality teams, and a proven track record of managing shop-floor workforce and performance.

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory experience in heavy fabrication or structural steel environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of fabrication, fitting, welding and assembly processes.
• Proven ability to lead shop-floor production teams and coordinate daily workloads.
• Strong focus on safety and quality standards in a fabrication shop.
• Ability to manage employee performance and attendance on a day-to-day basis.
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration with planning and quality teams.

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 meet required quality standards.
• Manage employee attendance and performance.
• Coordinate with planning and quality teams.
• Train and support shop-floor staff.
• Identify and report production issues.
• Support efficient day-to-day operations of fabrication.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Hands-on fabrication

Welding & assembly

Shop-floor leadership

Safety compliance

Team workload planning

Communication skills

Job description

Production Supervisor (3656339) New York, USA

Salary: USD85000 - USD105000 per annum

An established heavy steel fabrication business is expanding its operations and looking to appoint an experiencedFabrication & Assembly Supervisorto 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.

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 amajor structural and advanced bridge fabrication operationwith 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.