Fabrication Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Fabrication Supervisor

Job Description

Lead weekend welding and fabrication operations by assigning work, developing employees, maintaining safety, and ensuring products are completed on schedule, within budget, and to established quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise weekend welding and fabrication activities to ensure production goals are met safely, on time, and within budget.
• Assign daily work tasks to fabrication and welding teams based on production schedules and priorities.
• Develop, coach, and train team members in welding techniques, fabrication processes, and best practices.
• Maintain high standards of product quality by monitoring work, providing feedback, and implementing process improvements.
• Oversee production scheduling to align workforce, materials, and equipment with customer and internal deadlines.
• Manage materials and consumables, including inventory oversight and ensuring the right materials are available at the right time.
• Promote and enforce safety policies and procedures, including proper use of PPE and adherence to hot work, crane, forklift, and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and support lean manufacturing practices.
• Ensure professional conduct and strong teamwork across a group of 20 or more employees.
• Monitor shop floor workflow, equipment utilization, and material handling to optimize throughput and minimize downtime.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience with coaching, training, delegation, accountability, and team development.
• Proven ability to manage teams of 20 or more employees while maintaining productivity, quality, safety, and professional conduct.
• Strong knowledge of welding and fabrication processes, including production workflow and equipment capabilities.
• Understanding of materials, inventory, and consumable management in a production environment.
• Experience in production supervision and production scheduling within a fabrication or manufacturing setting.
• Ability to train employees in welding techniques and fabrication best practices.
• Solid management skills with a focus on organization, communication, and problem solving.
• Ability to enforce PPE usage and comply with hot work, crane, forklift, and lockout/tagout safety procedures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with lean manufacturing practices is preferred.
• Familiarity with 5S or 6S workplace organization and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Process improvement within fabrication or production environments.

Why Work Here?

Join a stable, family-owned organization that values long-term relationships and a supportive culture. Employees benefit from a comprehensive package that includes health and wellness benefits, retirement options to support future financial security, and paid time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Work Environment

This is a production-based role on a weekend shift (Thursday through Sunday) with day shift hours, working primarily on a shop floor that is not environmentally controlled. The position involves regular exposure to welding and fabrication activities, material handling operations, and the use of hand tools, power tools, and various shop equipment. The role requires the ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, crouch, grip, and lift up to 50 pounds as needed while working safely around active industrial processes and equipment.

This is a Permanent position based out of Bardstown, KY.

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

- Family Owned - Benefits - Retirement - PTO

This is a fully onsite position in Bardstown,KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 4, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Company Description

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.