Fabrication Lead at NPSG GLOBAL LLC – Sparks, Nevada

Position: Fabrication Lead

Status: Non-exempt Department: Fence

Reports To: Fence Supervisor

Date Last Reviewed: March 25, 2024

Position Description

The Fabrication Lead assigns, supervises, plans, and reviews the work of the welding team including materials, costs, and time estimations as directed by the Fence Supervisor. Lead Welders at NPSG Global are expected to utilize AWS standards and practices in the fabrication and assembly of metal components for NPSG Global’s customers. Lead Welders at NPSG Global work in a collaborative, supportive, and fast-moving manufacturing environment where safety and quality are of the highest priority.

Responsibilities:

• Direct all team activities related to the assigned fabrication work center.
• Perform consistent quality MIG, TIG, and arc welds, utilizing AWS standards and practices in the execution of welding projects.
• Fit and weld sub-assemblies with tack or spot welds.
• Detailed understanding of blueprints and work instructions to communicate technical requirements to team members.
• Perform work on work orders 50-70% of the time.
• Assign shift priorities to the work center team.
• Responsible for count, time logging, and tagging and logging scrap in MIE Trak.
• Monitor and coach team for quality requirements on work orders and prints.
• Monitor scheduled vs. actual work to ensure targets are met.
• Ensure parts and WOs are delivered to the next work center within the defined flow.
• Maintain daily 7S in the assigned workplace.
• Responsible for enforcing all NPSG policies and procedures including, safety, housekeeping, attendance, quality, and administration.
• Obeying all company, OSHA, and other state and federal agencies’ safety regulations.
• Consistently and efficiently deliver quality welded products according to order requirements.
• Perform measurements within indicated parameters to ensure conformance with drawings.
• Visually inspect completed welds to determine compliance to standards and make appropriate repairs to assemblies that do not meet standards.
• Perform work accurately and thoroughly; accept responsibility and account for own and teams’ actions.
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
• Maintain daily production logs.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Ability to discern between the following types of materials:
• Carbon Hot Rolled Steel/Cold Rolled Steel
• Aluminum Stainless Steels
• Ability to discern between different types of weaved fences.
• Ability to read and accurately execute fabrication designs and schematics.
• Ability to accurately calculate measurements using basic math functions and tools, including fractions, decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to effectively and accurately utilize common measurement tools like tape measures (imperial and metric) and calipers.
• Ability to work in a team environment as a self-motivated, collaborative team player, with minimal supervision.
• Adherence to all company, warehouse, and welding safety standards and policies.
• Must be able to work at least 40 hours per week.
• Must be able to use hand and power tools.
• Must be able to operate fabrication and machining equipment (e.g., mill, lathe, drill press, power roller).
• Ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
• Possess a basic understanding of weld symbols.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of forklift experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on welding experience required; 4+ years of welding experience preferred.
• Preference of 1+ years of lead/supervisory experience.
• AWS certification preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Manufacturing environment with intermittent noise and long periods of standing in a warehouse-type physical space, with exposure to noise and dust in hot and cold climates.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, and kneel.
• Normal vision (with or without corrective lenses) and normal hearing (with or without corrective hearing aids).
• Must have good hand and eye coordination.
• Must wear steel-toed shoes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This job description should not be interpreted as the exclusive responsibilities of the position. Employees will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their manager.

NPSG Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.