About this role
Fitting & Welding Foreman – 2nd Shift
Location: York, PA
Job Type: Direct Hire
Shift: 2nd Shift
Starting Pay: $39.00/hour — higher depending on experience
2nd Shift Differential: Additional $3.00/hour
MUST HAVE:
Structural steel fabrication industry experience
Leadership experience overseeing welders and fitters
We are seeking an experienced Fitting & Welding Foreman to lead second-shift operations in a structural steel fabrication shop. This is a hands-on supervisory position responsible for coordinating personnel, production activities, materials, equipment, quality, and schedules.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support welders, fitters, and other shop personnel throughout the shift.
- Coordinate daily fabrication activities, staffing, materials, equipment, and workflow.
- Monitor production and fabrication schedules and adjust priorities when needed.
- Help coordinate deliveries and ensure work is completed according to project timelines.
- Establish and maintain consistent fabrication procedures and shop practices.
- Monitor finished work and maintain required quality-control standards.
- Review production methods and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and employee performance.
- Communicate with project management, purchasing, logistics, other departments, and fabrication locations regarding schedules, materials, quality, and product status.
- Ensure equipment, tools, facilities, and materials are properly maintained and available.
- Monitor inventory needs and coordinate with management and purchasing.
- Maintain productive relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Balance workloads across the shop and communicate staffing or production concerns to management.
- Determine staffing and work-hour needs to meet delivery requirements, including overtime and Saturdays when necessary.
- Enforce company policies, safety procedures, and quality expectations.
Required Qualifications
- Structural steel fabrication industry experience — required.
- Leadership experience overseeing welders and fitters — required.
- Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication processes.
- Previous supervisory, foreman, or shop leadership experience.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong spoken and written English skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite .
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Ability to organize people, materials, schedules, and multiple production priorities.
- Ability to work 2nd shift, overtime, and Saturdays as needed .
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and production standards.