Shop Supervisor

Commercial Contracting Corporation; Gas City (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical & dental premiums

HSA with employer match

401(k) match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Commercial Contracting Corporation in Gas City, Indiana seeks a Shop Supervisor responsible for leading fabrication, welding, and repair operations. You will manage daily activities, supervise skilled trades, and drive safety, quality, and productivity across the shop.

The role emphasizes leadership, estimating, and continuous improvement with a focus on delivering on-time projects within budget. Competitive compensation, ESOP participation, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in industrial fabrication, welding, or machine repair.
• Experience supervising or leading a shop team.
• Ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings, and repair specifications.
• Experience estimating labor, materials, and project costs.
• Strong planning, problem solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership to fabricators, welders, machinists, and shop personnel.
• Plan and supervise fabrication, welding, fitting, machining, and assembly activities.
• Lead repair, refurbishment, and testing of industrial equipment.
• Prepare labor and material estimates for shop projects.
• Maintain safe, clean, and compliant shop operations.
• Coach and develop employees to improve skills and productivity.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Team development

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with related shop experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Top Workplace USA 2022-2026

Top Workplace Regional - Detroit Free Press 2017 -2025 OUR MISSION: TO IDENTIFY, HIRE, AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST PEOPLE.

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING CORPORATION

We Are An Employee-owned Company

Top Workplace USA 2022-2026

Top Workplace Regional - Detroit Free Press 2017 -2025

OUR MISSION: TO IDENTIFY, HIRE, AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST PEOPLE.

OUR CORE VALUES

KEEP PEOPLE SAFE: We must strive to protect our most valuable asset each & every day.

INTEGRITY: We're one team made up of people who are dependable & act with integrity.

HUMILITY: We are humble team players who prioritize the mission over personal ego.

DRIVE: Our people are passionate about their work, relationships, & success.

LOYALTY: We are dedicated to achieving the mission of each project & the overall company.

ATTITUDE: We will inspire others to be positive & overcome daily challenges to achieve our mission.

Highly Competitive Compensation Package

• 100% company-paid medical & dental premiums (individual, couple, or family) – effective Day 1


• Health Savings Account (HSA) bonus + employer match


• 401(k) match: dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of salary


• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – profit sharing

Job Description

Job: Shop Supervisor

Location: Gas City, Indiana

Position Summary

The Gas City Shop Supervisor is responsible for the daily leadership, supervision, and coordination of fabrication, welding, machine repair, equipment rebuilding, and equipment refurbishment activities. This position ensures work is completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with established quality standards.

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to set clear expectations, develop employees, hold the team accountable, resolve issues, and build a culture centered on safety, quality, productivity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

This position is dedicated to fabrication, machine repair, equipment refurbishment, estimating, and shop leadership operations.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide strong daily leadership and direction to fabricators, welders, mechanics, machinists, and other assigned shop personnel.


• Establish clear performance expectations, work standards, priorities, and accountability measures.


• Lead by example through professionalism, consistency, work ethic, safety awareness, and commitment to quality.


• Coach, mentor, train, and develop employees to improve technical skills, productivity, and career readiness.


• Address performance, attendance, conduct, and conflict issues promptly, consistently, and professionally.


• Identify and develop future shop leaders and support workforce succession planning.


• Promote teamwork, employee engagement, open communication, and continuous improvement.

Fabrication Operations

• Plan, organize, and supervise daily fabrication, welding, fitting, machining, assembly, and repair activities.


• Oversee fabrication of structural steel, machine components, platforms, guards, supports, conveyors, and specialty assemblies.


• Review drawings, blueprints, specifications, work orders, and customer requirements before work begins.


• Coordinate labor, materials, tooling, equipment, and subcontracted services to meet production schedules.


• Monitor labor productivity, workflow, equipment utilization, and schedule performance.


• Maintain an orderly, safe, and efficient fabrication and machine repair work area.

Machine Repair & Equipment Refurbishment

• Lead the diagnosis, repair, rebuilding, and refurbishment of industrial machinery and equipment.


• Develop repair scopes, work plans, labor requirements, material lists, and testing requirements.


• Oversee disassembly, inspection, troubleshooting, machining, welding, fabrication, reassembly, alignment, and operational testing.


• Coordinate outsourced machining, balancing, coatings, heat treatment, and specialty repair services when required.


• Confirm repaired or refurbished equipment meets customer, operational, quality, and safety requirements before release.

Estimating & Cost Control

• Prepare labor and material estimates for fabrication, machine repair, rebuilding, and refurbishment projects.


• Develop material takeoffs, labor-hour forecasts, vendor requests, and subcontractor cost comparisons.


• Support proposal development, scope clarification, production planning, and project handoff activities.


• Monitor actual labor and material costs against estimates and identify corrective actions when necessary.


• Help improve estimate accuracy, shop efficiency, and project profitability.

Safety & Quality

• Promote and enforce company safety policies, shop procedures, and applicable OSHA requirements.


• Conduct toolbox talks, safety meetings, work-area inspections, and corrective action follow-up.


• Ensure employees use required personal protective equipment and safe work practices.


• Inspect work throughout fabrication and repair processes and verify compliance with drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.


• Reduce rework through proper planning, training, inspection, root-cause review, and process improvement.


• Maintain required job documentation, inspection records, and testing results.

Materials, Parts & Shop Tooling

• Coordinate requirements for steel, repair parts, welding supplies, shop consumables, and production tooling.


• Monitor material usage and inventory levels to support uninterrupted shop operations.


• Work with purchasing personnel and vendors to obtain competitive pricing and timely delivery.


• Protect and maintain shop tools, production equipment, and company assets assigned to the operation.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in industrial fabrication, welding, machine repair, equipment rebuilding, industrial maintenance, or a related field.


• Three or more years of supervisory or leadership experience in a shop, manufacturing, repair, or industrial environment.


• Proven ability to lead, motivate, develop, and hold skilled tradespeople accountable.


• Strong working knowledge of welding, fabrication, mechanical systems, machining processes, and industrial equipment repair.


• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, repair specifications, and fabrication details.


• Experience estimating labor, materials, outside services, and project costs.


• Strong decision-making, communication, conflict-resolution, planning, and problem-solving skills.


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with conveyor systems, material-handling equipment, gearboxes, pumps, process equipment, or custom machinery.


• Welding, machining, industrial maintenance, or safety certifications.


• OSHA 30 certification.


• Experience working with both union and non-union skilled trades.


• Experience with CAD drawings or fabrication-detailing software.


• Union affiliation or prior experience working in a union environment is preferred, but not required.


• Experience operating, programming, troubleshooting, and optimizing CNC plasma cutting tables is preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strong Leadership & Team Development


• Accountability & Performance Management


• Fabrication Operations


• Machine Repair & Rebuilding


• Safety Leadership


• Estimating & Cost Control


• Production Planning & Scheduling


• Quality Assurance


• Continuous Improvement


• Customer Focus


• Communication & Collaboration

Performance Measures

• Safety performance and compliance


• Labor productivity and utilization


• On-time project completion


• Estimate accuracy and cost control


• Project profitability


• Quality and rework performance


• Employee development and retention


• Customer satisfaction

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to work in an active industrial fabrication and machine repair shop environment.


• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and lift materials or components as required by the position.


• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and follow all shop safety rules.


• Ability to review work at machines, fabrication tables, welding stations, and repair areas.