What You'll Do

Lead daily fabrication operations including sheet management, fiber lasers, CNC turret punches, press brakes, and shearing equipment.

• Assign work, balance labor, and coordinate production flow to meet manufacturing schedules and customer delivery commitments.
• Perform advanced machine setups, tooling selection, program validation, troubleshooting, and production recovery as needed.
• Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and work instructions to ensure accurate fabrication.
• Support programming edits, nesting validation, tooling optimization, and process improvements to maximize machine utilization and throughput.
• Troubleshoot fabrication issues affecting quality, safety, or production while partnering with Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality to implement corrective actions.
• Verify completed parts meet engineering specifications while maintaining production documentation, work orders, and WIP tracking.
• Coach and develop fabrication team members while promoting a strong safety culture, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the department.

What We're Looking For (Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education)

5+ years of sheet metal fabrication experience in a production manufacturing environment.

• Previous leadership experience as a Leadman, Team Lead, Cell Lead, Production Lead, or Supervisor.
• Strong hands-on experience operating CNC turret punches, fiber lasers, press brakes, and other sheet metal fabrication equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and fabrication documentation.
• Experience assigning work, coordinating labor, managing workflow, and maintaining production schedules.
• Strong troubleshooting skills involving fabrication equipment, machine setups, tooling, and production processes.
• Safety-focused leader with a commitment to quality, productivity, and team development.
• Experience with custom manufacturing, ERP systems, Lean Manufacturing, program editing, or nesting software is a plus.

Military Backgrounds That Translate Well

Navy Hull Maintenance Technician (HT)

• Navy Machinery Repairman (MR)
• Navy Machinist's Mate (MM/MMN)
• Army Allied Trades Specialist (91E)
• Air Force Metals Technology Specialist (2A7X1)
• Marine Corps Metal Worker
• Military technicians with experience in CNC machining, fabrication, welding, blueprint reading, manufacturing leadership, or production operations.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive hourly pay with overtime opportunities.
• Quarterly attendance bonus.
• Profit sharing and 401(k) with company match.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Paid holidays plus floating holidays.
• Company-provided uniforms.
• Opportunity to lead a skilled fabrication team building precision components for highly engineered equipment.
• Long-term career growth within a stable and expanding custom manufacturing organization.