Metal Fabrication Lead

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing • Las Vegas, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Our Opportunity GPJ is hiring a Metal Fabrication Lead to join our growing team. This role is on-site, requiring you to report to our Las Vegas office location a minimum of 5 days per week. Your Role As a Metal Fabrication Lead, you oversee and manage our metal fabrication operations. In this role, you are responsible for leading a team of metal fabricators to ensure efficient production of high-quality metal components and structures. Your leadership, technical expertise, and commitment to excellence will be crucial in maintaining operational standards, optimizing workflow, and fostering a productive and safe work environment. Responsibilities include supervising and coordinating the activities of metal fabricators, assigning tasks, and ensuring adherence to production schedules, safety guidelines and quality standards. You interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to guide fabrication processes and ensure accurate fabrication of components within required tolerances. Utilizing metalworking techniques such as cutting, bending, milling, welding, and shaping, you oversee the fabrication of metal components and structures as needed. Additionally, you manage the operation of machinery and equipment, including saws, drills, shears, presses, mills and welding machines, ensuring proper setup, maintenance, and safe operation. Conducting regular inspections of fabricated parts using precision measuring instruments to verify accuracy and quality will be a key responsibility. Collaboration with engineering, project management, and shop teams to resolve technical issues, optimize processes, and meet project deadlines will be essential. You will also train and mentor metal fabricators on best practices, safety protocols, and efficient equipment operation, while managing inventory levels of materials and supplies required for fabrication operations to ensure availability meets production demands. Implementing and enforcing safety guidelines and protocols to create a safe working environment and prevent accidents or injuries will be prioritized. Your Skills Strong knowledge of metalworking techniques, equipment, and tools, including proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications. Ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks effectively, and foster a collaborative and productive work environment. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues in fabrication processes. Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing high-quality workmanship and ensuring fabricated components meet stringent quality standards. Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Proficiency in maintaining inventory and overseeing material usage to optimize resource allocation. Your Competencies Solution Oriented - Even with tight project budget management practices, you focus on the desired outcome and are ready with multiple solutions in order to reach the end goal. Thoroughness - Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements / commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations. Urgency - Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion. Foster Innovation - Drive, develop, or support new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies. Devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems. You constantly challenge yourself to come up with ideas that are on strategy, innovative, and transformative, and authentic to the client’s brand. Your Experience Experience & Education Proven experience as a Metal Fabricator with at least 3 years of experience in metal fabrication, including 1 years in a supervisory or leadership role. High school diploma or equivalent; vocational training or certification in metal fabrication or a related field is preferred. Additional certifications in welding or specific metalworking techniques are advantageous. Demonstrated experience in metal fabrication, including hands-on experience with a variety of fabrication processes and equipment. Travel & Mobility No travel required Your Impact As a Metal Fabrication Lead your role is pivotal in ensuring the success and efficiency of our metal fabrication operations. Your leadership and technical expertise will directly impact the quality, productivity, and timely delivery of our products. By maintaining operational standards, optimizing workflow, and fostering a safe and collaborative work environment, you will contribute to the overall profitability, growth, and reputation of our company in the industry. Who We Are GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies. You read that “employee-owned” part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), and our low contribution healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let’s talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later. GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of metalworking techniques, equipment, and tools, including proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks effectively, and foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues in fabrication processes.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing high-quality workmanship and ensuring fabricated components meet stringent quality standards.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in maintaining inventory and overseeing material usage to optimize resource allocation.
• Proven experience as a Metal Fabricator with at least 3 years of experience in metal fabrication, including 1 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• High school diploma or equivalent; vocational training or certification in metal fabrication or a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in metal fabrication, including hands-on experience with a variety of fabrication processes and equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Additional certifications in welding or specific metalworking techniques are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating the activities of metal fabricators, assigning tasks, and ensuring adherence to production schedules, safety guidelines and quality standards.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to guide fabrication processes and ensure accurate fabrication of components within required tolerances.
• Overseeing the fabrication of metal components and structures as needed, utilizing metalworking techniques such as cutting, bending, milling, welding, and shaping.
• Managing the operation of machinery and equipment, including saws, drills, shears, presses, mills and welding machines, ensuring proper setup, maintenance, and safe operation.
• Conducting regular inspections of fabricated parts using precision measuring instruments to verify accuracy and quality.
• Collaborating with engineering, project management, and shop teams to resolve technical issues, optimize processes, and meet project deadlines.
• Training and mentoring metal fabricators on best practices, safety protocols, and efficient equipment operation.
• Managing inventory levels of materials and supplies required for fabrication operations to ensure availability meets production demands.
• Implementing and enforcing safety guidelines and protocols to create a safe working environment and prevent accidents or injuries.

Benefits

• We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest.
• FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off)
• Employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period)
• Low contribution healthcare option

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED