Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Starting Pay: From $30.00/hour (Higher pay available based on experience)
We are seeking an experienced Structural Steel Shop Lead to oversee daily fabrication activities and help keep production running safely, efficiently, and on schedule. This hands-on role provides leadership to shop personnel while supporting quality, productivity, and workflow throughout the fabrication process.
- 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)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
