Steel Fabrication Shift Lead: Grow to Superintendent

Pinnacle Recruitment; Mojave (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Recruitment seeks a Shift Supervisor to own the production window, turning raw steel into on-time, defect-free product. You will lead welders, fitters, and material handlers on a rotating shift, with full staffing and sequencing authority and access to ERP data.

You will drive safety, quality, and productivity KPIs, coaching operators, and ensuring accurate shift reports for next-shift continuity and weekly reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years supervising production crews in steel fabrication or heavy manufacturing.
• Proven record of meeting output, quality targets, while reducing safety incidents.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS D1.1, mill certificates, and rebar/structural detailing.
• Ability to read shop drawings, run basic production reports, and coach operators on equipment and process.
• OSHA 30 or equivalent plus lockout/tagout and crane-safety leadership.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 95%+ on-time, in-full output of fabricated steel components each shift by coordinating workflow, staffing, and material flow.
• Drive first-pass quality above 98% through real-time inspection, root-cause coaching, and immediate process corrections.
• Achieve zero lost-time incidents per quarter by enforcing lockout/tagout, PPE, and crane-safety leadership while modeling safe behavior.
• Cut unplanned downtime 15% within 90 days via daily equipment checks, operator-led maintenance, and rapid escalation of issues.
• Develop 8-12 operators per shift into fully cross-trained fabricators capable of meeting AWS and project-spec standards.
• Close every shift with accurate production, scrap, and labor reports that enable next-shift continuity and weekly KPI reviews.

Skills

Shift leadership

Safety coaching

Production scheduling

Education

AWS D1.1 knowledge

Mill certificates

Rebar/structural detailing

Shop drawings reading

OSHA 30

Job description

Pinnacle Recruitment seeks a Shift Supervisor to own the production window, turning raw steel into on-time, defect-free product. You will lead welders, fitters, and material handlers on a rotating shift, with full staffing and sequencing authority and access to ERP data.

You will drive safety, quality, and productivity KPIs, coaching operators, and ensuring accurate shift reports for next-shift continuity and weekly reviews.