Shop Superintendent (Sheet Metal)

RK Industries; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RK Mechanical is seeking a Shop Supervisor to oversee the CAD/FAB process and ensure on-time, high-quality product delivery. The role involves guiding shop staff, coordinating with project managers, and maintaining safe, efficient operations.

You will lead weekly safety meetings, toolbox talks, and cross-functional collaboration to improve processes and labor cost management across the shop and yard.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in manufacturing, engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in manufacturing leadership or shop supervision.
• Experience with CAD/FAB processes and safety programs.
• Strong ability to supervise and develop staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Shop Employees to ensure CAD/FAB outputs meet customer requirements.
• Maintain controlled conditions for CAD/FAB activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of CAD/FAB outputs and labor cost accuracy.
• Oversee drawing and schedule reviews.
• Coordinate delivery dates with trucking.
• Conduct weekly safety meetings and daily toolbox talks.
• Interface with CAD department and detailing subcontractors.
• Ensure safe, clean, organized shop and yard.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Safety Management

Project Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering

Tools

CAD Software

Shop Equipment

Job description

Responsible for ensuring the CAD/FAB process and RK procedure results in product that is installed in the customer’s buildings by the Field Operations personnel that meets or exceeds the customer’s requirements. Responsible to oversee the Shop Employees to improve their leadership and organizational skills, as well as, work with Project Managers, field personnel, Schedulers and Work Order Processors to ensuring a high quality project is produced and delivered on time.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supervise the Shop Employees to ensure that the CAD/FAB process results in product that meets or exceeds the customer’s requirements.
• Ensure that the controlled conditions under which the CAD/FAB activities are conducted and maintained at all times.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of the outputs of the CAD/FAB process.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of the company’s employees through performance review and development planning.
• Drawing Reviews.
• Schedule Reviews.
• Direct Employees.
• Oversee bundling and staging of materials.
• Hold weekly safety meetings.
• Hold daily tool box talks.
• Coordinate delivery dates with trucking.
• Assisting Shop Operations Manager with hiring, evaluations and terminations of shop personnel.
• Work closely with shop personnel to help improve their skills.
• Work with RKMI’s safety department to insure a safe shop environment.
• Responsible for accurate allocation of shop labor costs (time cards).
• Interface and coordinate with company’s CAD department and detailing subcontractors.
• Identify changes in scope as a result of revisions to shop drawings.
• Insure a quality product is consistently produced and shipped complete.
• Insure consistent productivity is maintained.
• Ensure the shop and yard is always safe, clean and organized.
• Insure all shop staff is properly trained on equipment in an effort to limit equipment repair costs.

Accountability:

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
• RK Mechanical employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Mechanical Orientation, shop specific orientation, CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Identification and Reporting, and OSHA 30.

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to climb up and down and maintain balance on stairs, ladders and scaffolds while carrying tools and equipment.
• Ability to see (naturally or with correction).
• Ability to use arms and hands to reach, handle or manipulate and install heavy objects and materials.
• Ability to balance, kneel, squat, crouch, bend, lean, stand, walk, climb, dig, backfill and compact.

Primary Career Level:

• Indirect supervision.
• Requires the use of advanced techniques and knowledge within his/her function.
• Applies diversified knowledge of applicable principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments.
• Makes decisions independently regarding complexities and methods.
• Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts and policy matters.
• Liaison to groups within and outside of his/her organization with responsibility to act independently regarding matters pertaining to his/her function.
• College/University graduate with 7 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.