Lead Shop Tech - Manufacturing & Installation

Pillar Innovations•Grantsville, MD

1d•$24 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Pillar Innovations is an employee-owned industrial solutions and service company. The Lead Shop Tech works out of the Grantsville shop and reports to the Shop Foreman. This hands-on lead serves as a resource for Shop Techs across assembly, fabrication, and mechanical installation while also performing that work directly. The role oversees small projects, handles advanced troubleshooting, assists with quality control, shares shop-floor input with Engineers during design, and helps Project Managers and the Foreman communicate with customers. The Lead helps shape shop operations by training and mentoring Shop Techs, identifying and implementing more efficient processes with the Shop Foreman, marking up drawings and reporting As-Built revisions, and recording project notes. Safety is a priority: the Lead helps identify hazards and supports employees’ right and responsibility to stop unsafe work. Projects may require extended hours and travel to customer sites for installations, including overnight stays. The position requires at least five years of experience or training in construction, mechanical, or fabrication work, along with demonstrated leadership ability. The successful candidate can read, interpret, and mark up blueprints and mechanical drawings; use measuring devices, tools, shop equipment, and mobile equipment; and work with minimal supervision. Basic welding experience is noted in the position overview. Experience with bearings, alignments, structural steel, and quality control is preferred.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience and/or education in general construction, mechanical work, and/or fabrication work.
Demonstrated leadership ability.
Ability to work under minimal supervision within broad procedural guidelines and goals.
Ability to oversee small projects.
Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and marking up blueprints and mechanical drawings.
Proficiency with measuring devices such as straightedges, combination squares, gauges, and tape measures.
Ability to read and follow manuals and standard operating procedures.
Comfort using a range of hand and power tools, shop equipment, measuring devices, and mobile equipment such as skid steers and lifts.
Basic welding experience.
Clear communication with coworkers, customers, and vendors.
Ability to meet the physical requirements, including standing for extended periods; walking; using hands to handle tools or controls; reaching; crawling; kneeling; and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Completion of a thorough background check and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening; participation in random, post-accident, and reasonable-suspicion testing as required by company policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining quality control standards.
Proficiency in setting bearings, performing alignments, and setting structural steel.

Responsibilities

Oversee and serve as a resource to Shop Techs on assembly duties.
Perform assembly duties as needed.
Oversee and serve as a resource to Shop Techs on fabrication duties.
Perform fabrication duties as needed.
Provide shop-floor insight to Engineers during the design process as requested.
Identify necessary As-Built drawing revisions, record project notes for process improvement, and report revisions to the Foreman and/or Project Manager.
Collaborate with the Shop Foreman to identify and implement process efficiency improvements.
Assist the Shop Foreman with quality control tasks.
Assist Project Managers and the Shop Foreman with customer communications as needed.
Train and mentor Shop Techs.
Oversee small projects and handle advanced troubleshooting.
Help identify workplace hazards and support employees’ right and responsibility to stop unsafe work.
Travel to customer sites for installations when required, potentially staying overnight.

Benefits

Employee ownership through an ESOP that works through a qualified retirement plan.
Comprehensive benefits.
Health and life insurance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Paid time off and holidays.
Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation for out-of-town work.
Employee-focused work environment.
On-the-job mentoring and training.
Internal job postings.
Performance and salary reviews.
Employee feedback program.
Safety-first and drug-free work environments.
Bonuses and incentives for working safely.
Company-provided tools and basic safety equipment.
PPE allowances with no vendor restrictions.
Weekly pay with premium pay for Sundays and holidays.
Advancement through defined employee career paths.
Financial tools and programs to help employees reach financial goals, manage money, get out of debt, and save for the future.
Scholarship opportunities for dependent children.