Metal Fabrication Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift

Company: Dexco Racking Systems
Location: Leola Pennsylvania
Schedule: Monday-Friday 2:00-10:00 PM; occasional Saturdays may be required
Compensation: $80000-$90000 base salary; if more must be allstar and special case
Relocation: Up to $5000 available for an exceptional candidate
Interview Process: Microsoft Teams interview followed by an onsite interview
Sponsorship: No

Dexco Racking Systems is seeking a strong hands-on Production Supervisor to lead its second-shift metal fabrication operation. The facility manufactures heavy-duty structural-steel racking systems and performs welding fabrication sawing punching blasting powder coating and robotic welding.

This is primarily a people-leadership and production-execution role. The successful candidate must know how to lead manufacturing employees establish accountability maintain a stable and productive workforce and consistently achieve measurable safety quality output labor-efficiency and delivery goals.

The supervisor will spend approximately 80% of the shift on the production floor.

• 3 years of production-supervision experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3 years of experience within metalworking metal fabrication structural steel welding machining or a closely related operation.
• Proven success managing motivating training and holding production employees accountable.
• Demonstrated job stability and a consistent employment history.
• Proven ability to measure document and improve productivity against production goals or KPIs.
• Experience scheduling work assigning labor managing priorities and meeting daily production requirements.
• Working knowledge of welding and metal-fabrication processes.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or technical drawings.
• Experience using an ERP or manufacturing production system.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement principles.
• Willingness and ability to work the permanent 2:00-10:00 PM shift.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds and participate in team lifts of up to 100 pounds.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Experience supervising multiple metalworking processes such as welding robotic welding sawing punching blasting fabrication or powder coating.
• Structural-steel or heavy-fabrication experience.
• Experience with robotic welding setup programming troubleshooting or quality control.
• Experience implementing 5S reducing waste improving labor utilization or increasing throughput.
• Experience leading second- or third-shift operations.
• Experience managing timekeeping employee performance attendance and corrective action.

• Lead coach and develop second-shift production employees.
• Create a visible accountable safety-first shop-floor culture.
• Schedule production activities and assign employees based on workload priorities and capabilities.
• Track and document productivity labor efficiency downtime quality and other operational KPIs.
• Take corrective action when production performance falls below expectations.
• Oversee welding fabrication sawing punching blasting powder coating and related operations.
• Ensure finished work meets blueprint quality safety and customer requirements.
• Train employees conduct performance discussions and address attendance or behavioral issues.
• Identify bottlenecks production delays equipment problems and labor inefficiencies.
• Lead Lean manufacturing 5S waste-reduction and continuous-improvement efforts.
• Coordinate with first-shift leadership maintenance quality and senior management.
• Review and approve employee timekeeping records.
• Remain actively engaged on the production floor for approximately 80% of the shift.

Best titles:

• Production Supervisor
• Manufacturing Supervisor
• Metal Fabrication Supervisor
• Welding Supervisor
• Fabrication Shop Supervisor
• Second-Shift Production Supervisor
• Manufacturing Operations Supervisor
• Shop Foreman only if the candidate has genuine people-management and KPI ownership

Best industries:

• Structural steel
• Industrial racking
• Heavy metal fabrication
• Welding and fabricated products
• Agricultural or construction equipment
• Material-handling equipment
• Machinery manufacturing
• Sheet metal or plate fabrication
• Automotive or transportation components

The candidate does not need to be the shops best welder. The critical combination is:

1. Genuine metal-manufacturing knowledge.
2. Strong and proven people leadership.
3. Stable employment history.
4. Documented success driving production performance.