Production Team Leader

RK Industries, LLC•Denver, CO

3d•$29 - $35

About The Position

The Production Team Leader provides direction and leadership to assigned crew members and performs standard work in a shop environment. The role supports efficient, safe, high-quality production while meeting or exceeding customer expectations. The position may be classified at Career Level 1, 2, or 3, depending on experience and trade-specific knowledge. Team leaders manage the daily activities of a 3–8-member crew and create and manage crew schedules.

Requirements

1–3 years of relevant experience for Career Level 1; 4–6 years for Career Level 2; or 7 or more years for Career Level 3.
Familiarity with a shop production environment for Career Level 1; good understanding for Career Level 2; or strong specialist knowledge for Career Level 3.
Working knowledge of trade materials and tools.
Ability to exercise judgment or initiative to resolve issues and make recommendations.
Ability to manage daily activities of a 3–8-member crew and create and manage crew schedules.
Ability to read and interpret production drawings and related technical documents.
Ability to lift, move, or carry 50 pounds.
Ability to work in varied and potentially adverse shop and outdoor conditions, including dusty, noisy, hazardous, high, tight, or confined spaces and all types of weather; ability to climb, balance, squat, kneel, and crouch.

Nice To Haves

Trade-specific training, experience, and knowledge preferred for Career Level 2.
Strong trade-specific training, experience, and knowledge preferred for Career Level 3.

Responsibilities

Oversee the safety, quality, and production of assigned crew members.
Lead and direct shop team members to meet daily production goals.
Provide daily production information for tracking and communicate order status to shop leadership.
Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures.
Interpret job orders and drawings for the assigned work area.
Prepare layouts and fabricate piping spools from production drawings.
Inspect products, document compliance, review completed work for correctness, and perform quality control inspections.
Train new employees and maintain accurate time records.
Collaborate with fabrication team members.
Arrange maintenance of relevant shop production equipment.
Identify product defects and communicate them to shop leadership.
Operate or work with overhead cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts.
Plan and delegate prioritized workflow assignments as directed by the shop superintendent.
Handle materials and maintain a safe, clean, and orderly shop floor.
Enforce safety rules and regulations, including PPE compliance and 5S procedures, and comply with all safety processes and procedures.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Notify a supervisor of unsafe conditions and stop work when an unsafe condition is present.
Perform other duties as assigned.