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About this role
Structural Steel Shop Lead
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Starting Pay: From $30.00 per hour
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced Structural Steel Shop Lead to oversee daily fabrication activities in a structural steel manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for coordinating shop operations, supporting production schedules, and providing guidance to welders and fitters while promoting quality, safety, and efficiency.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in structural steel fabrication, enjoys leading production teams, and can effectively manage workflow in a fast-paced shop.
- Lead daily operations for structural steel fitters, welders, and fabrication personnel
- Coordinate workloads to meet production schedules and shipping deadlines
- Provide technical support for fit-up, welding, layout, and blueprint interpretation
- Monitor production and resolve fabrication or workflow issues
- Communicate schedule updates and production concerns with shop leadership
- Promote workplace safety and ensure compliance with quality standards and shop procedures
- Work with maintenance personnel to minimize equipment downtime
- Maintain an organized and safe fabrication area
- Assist with employee training, onboarding, and performance development
- Partner with Quality Control to verify fabrication accuracy
- Support dimensional inspections, documentation, and other shop activities as needed
- Structural steel fabrication
- Welding and fit-up
- Blueprint interpretation
- CNC fabrication equipment
- Shop production coordination
- Tekla EPM/GO (preferred)