Fabrication Shop Team Lead

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Metal Shop Team Lead oversees daily fabrication activities, ensuring production assemblies are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company and PCI standards. This role combines hands‑on technical work with leadership responsibilities to guide the team and maintain production quality. Success in this position requires strong welding expertise, equipment knowledge, and the ability to lead by example.

Safety is our highest priority. We believe a safe workplace is built on mutual respect, care, and accountability. Every team member is empowered and expected to follow safety practices, look out for one another, and speak up about potential risks. Together, we create an environment where everyone goes home safely each day.

At Wells, you're part of a team that takes pride in building something that lasts. Whether you're in operations, a manufacturing facility, or out in the field, your work plays a direct role in creating quality structures that support our communities. We value hard work, reliability, and teamwork because getting the job done right requires teamwork. With a strong focus on safety, collaboration, and ingenuity, we create an environment where you can build your experience, contribute to meaningful work, and make an impact.

Wells provides a competitive benefits package designed to support employees' health, financial well‑being, and work‑life balance. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, company‑paid disability and life insurance, wellness incentives, paid holidays, PTO, flexible spending accounts, HSA options, a 401(k) with profit sharing, access to Nice Healthcare, employee assistance resources, pet insurance, and additional voluntary coverage such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans.

• Health and family care leave is available to both union and non‑union employees.
• Union employee benefits are provided through separate collective bargaining agreements

• Lead and support team members in the fabrication of production assemblies.
• Operate shop equipment including forklifts, welders, shears, punches, drill presses, and band saws.
• Set up and construct custom jigs to support fabrication processes.
• Perform welding that meets company standards and PCI certification requirements.
• Interpret basic blueprints to ensure accurate production.
• Utilize gas/acetylene torches safely and effectively.
• Reinforce compliance with company safety policies and safe work practices.

The ideal candidate is a skilled metal fabrication professional with leadership experience and a strong commitment to quality and safety
. They are hands‑on, dependable, and capable of guiding a team while meeting production goals. This individual is adaptable, detail‑oriented
, and motivated to drive efficiency and continuous improvement within the shop.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Welding certification preferred.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to meet production deadlines.
• Proficiency in reading and understanding blueprints and steel orders in English.
• Openness to change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to obtain or maintain forklift certification (training provided).
• Willingness to learn and operate overhead crane systems (training provided).

• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 50 lbs occasionally and frequent bending, climbing, kneeling, twisting, squatting, crawling, and repetitive hand/arm use
• Capable of standing, walking, and moving throughout the facility for extended shifts of up to 12 hours
• Comfortable working at heights using ladders,…