Fabrication Supervisor - Houston, TX

Konecranes • Houston, TX

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Konecranes is seeking a hands-on Fabrication Supervisor to lead personnel manufacturing custom-engineered crane structures, including bridge girders, end trucks, trolley frames, platforms, walkways, machinery structures, and other welded assemblies for overhead and gantry crane systems. The supervisor is responsible for safe, efficient, high-quality fabrication work, including material preparation, fit-up, welding, dimensional verification, and structural assembly. The role provides direct leadership to fabrication employees and accountability for safety, productivity, quality, schedule adherence, and workmanship.

The supervisor is expected to be a visible shop-floor leader who promotes accountability and ensures fabricated structures meet engineering requirements, dimensional tolerances, and applicable welding standards, including AWS D14.1. This role works with Fabrication, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Assembly teams to maintain production flow and deliver structurally sound, dimensionally accurate crane components ready for assembly. The position is located on the factory floor in Houston, Texas.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop hourly production personnel.
• Thorough understanding of welding processes, fabrication methods, and structural assembly techniques.
• Working knowledge of AWS D14.1 welding requirements and quality standards.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, weld symbols, inspection reports, and engineering documentation.
• Experience with dimensional inspection, alignment verification, and structural tolerance control.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading fabrication, welding, structural steel, heavy equipment, or industrial manufacturing operations.
• Experience in crane manufacturing, structural steel fabrication, bridge construction, heavy equipment, or a similar field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct welders, fitters, fabricators, and production personnel; establish performance expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and attendance.
• Promote craftsmanship, ownership, discipline, continuous improvement, teamwork, and employee development through coaching, training, and succession planning.
• Maintain a visible presence on the shop floor and support daily operations.
• Oversee fabrication, fit-up, welding, grinding, structural assembly, and material handling activities.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, and resources to meet production schedules and customer delivery commitments; monitor workflow and remove obstacles to productivity.
• Manage daily production priorities and communicate progress, risks, and resource needs to management while driving labor efficiency without compromising quality or safety.
• Ensure fabrication follows approved drawings, work instructions, and welding procedures; coordinate with Engineering and Quality to resolve fabrication issues and drawing discrepancies.
• Ensure welding complies with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), quality requirements, and AWS D14.1; verify fit-up, joint preparation, welding practices, and visual inspection standards.
• Ensure welders maintain required qualifications and certifications; drive first-pass weld quality and minimize repairs and rework.
• Review weld defects, nonconformances, and repairs; implement corrective actions and work with Quality on inspection and testing requirements.
• Ensure fabricated structures meet engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and dimensional tolerances.
• Verify girder geometry, wheel alignment, rail alignment, span dimensions, camber requirements, structural alignment, and squareness.
• Ensure fabricated components transition to assembly without quality-related delays; support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring issues.
• Ensure required inspection documentation and production records are completed accurately.
• Promote a safety-first culture and compliance with Konecranes safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct routine safety observations and audits, address unsafe conditions, investigate incidents and near misses, and implement corrective measures.
• Promote safe welding, cutting, rigging, lifting, and material-handling practices; maintain a clean, organized work environment using 5S principles.

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a match from day one
• Identity theft protection
• Accident insurance
• Travel insurance
• Two weeks of vacation per year, prorated in the first year; three weeks after 5–12 years of service; four weeks after 13 or more years of service
• Five days of sick leave per year, prorated in the first year after 90 days of service
• Ten paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed