Shop Superintendent (Pipe)
About The Position
The Shop Superintendent – Piping role at RK Industries is a leadership position focused on owning the shop floor, building teams, developing leaders, and creating a positive shop culture. The superintendent will be responsible for setting the tone, growing the team, and ensuring the quality and timely shipment of all fabricated pipe work. This role offers the opportunity to influence execution strategy, labor planning, prefabrication, productivity, safety, and quality, while also developing future leaders within the organization. RK Industries provides unique resources through its in-house fabrication, manufacturing, construction, and building services capabilities.
Requirements
- 7 years of relevant pipe shop experience (non-negotiable).
- Advanced knowledge and techniques within the piping shop function.
- Proven success leading complex projects, multiple crews, and field leaders.
- Deep expertise in labor planning, scheduling, productivity, quality, cost, and project execution.
- Strong judgment and the ability to make decisions in fast-moving environments.
- A track record of developing people and building accountable teams.
Nice To Haves
- Commercial HVAC production experience is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Maintain controlled conditions across all shop production activities and drive continuous improvement in process, quality, and productivity.
- Read drawings to catch scope changes early, flag shop drawing revisions, and keep the shop ahead of the schedule.
- Direct employees through bundling, staging, and complete shipment of materials, and coordinate delivery dates with trucking partners.
- Ensure shop labor costs and timecards are allocated accurately.
- Coordinate closely with the VDC team and detailing partners so work packages flow cleanly from VDC into production.
- Partner with Project Managers, field personnel, Schedulers, and Work Order Processors to deliver high-quality projects on time.
- Assist the Shop Operations Manager with hiring, evaluations, and terminations of shop personnel.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off plus 6 paid holidays
- Health Insurance with a $100 wellness incentive
- 401(K) with company match
- Employee Discount Program through PerkSpot
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
