Team Lead - Control Panel Fabrication

Job Description

About the Role

Tri Tech Automation is hiring a Team Lead for our fabrication center in Tulsa, OK. This role leads a team of Panel Fabricators building industrial control panels, owning quality, on-time delivery, and team development for all active projects. You'll split your time between hands-on panel work, QA/QC, and leading the floor — scheduling, coaching, and keeping projects on budget and on schedule.

What You'll Do

• Lead, manage, and hold accountable a team of Panel Fabricators — providing guidance, training, and support to meet quality and project deadlines

• Prioritize and schedule resources based on project requirements, team capabilities, and deadlines

• Ensure finished product meets Tri Tech Automation's quality standards; perform energized QA/QC panel checks and mentor others in QA/QC procedures

• Manage the shop's UL panel shop certification and maintain your own UL508A MTR certification

• Enforce safety protocols and ensure compliance with company policy

• Champion Lean and continuous improvement — model the tools, promote the concepts, and lead initiatives to reduce waste, rework, and cycle time

• Coach and mentor team members; conduct performance evaluations

• Attend scheduling and project kickoff meetings; execute the weekly production schedule

• Provide first-level (L1) production support, resolving floor issues and escalating when needed

• Track active projects against deadlines; manage inventory, receiving/shipping, and VMI/consumables

• Lead Toolbox meetings and participate in customer Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs)

• Key metrics you'll own: team Quality, On-Time Delivery, and Performance to Budget across all active projects

What You Bring — Required

• 5+ years of hands-on control panel fabrication experience

• Demonstrated proficiency at a Panel Fabricator III level (highest level of Tri Tech Automation Panel Fabricator) or equivalent

• Some lead/supervisory experience, OR strong initiative and readiness to step into a lead role

• Working knowledge of UL508A standards and panel shop QA/QC processes

• Ability to lead a team through complex projects with minimal guidance

What You Bring — Preferred

• PDC (Power Distribution Center) fabrication experience

• Prior UL508A MTR certification, or ability to obtain it

• Experience with Lean manufacturing / continuous improvement programs

• Familiarity with EOS/RPRS-style performance management frameworks

Why Tri Tech Automation

We live by five values — Own It, Do It, Solve It, Know It, and Live It — and we hire people who take full ownership, follow through with grit, and never stop learning. As a company delivering 100% integrated industrial automation solutions, we're working toward Tri Tech 2031: to be recognized as a best place to work, deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers, and provide generously for our team and communities.

Join our Tulsa fabrication center and you'll find a team that's still a small company at heart — where we care for each other, learn from our mistakes, and create the environment for you to reach your fullest potential.

Tri Tech Automation delivers 100% integrated industrial automation solutions — engineering, panel fabrication, and digital transformation — for manufacturers nationwide. Founded in 2015 with operations in St. Louis, MO and Tulsa, OK, we're a Platinum Rockwell Automation Partner ranked among the Top 9 U.S. Systems Integrators by Rockwell spend. We're a team of 60+ guided by five core values — Own It, Do It, Solve It, Know It, and Live It — committed to creating the environment for our team, customers, and communities to reach their fullest potential.

Tri Tech Automation delivers 100% integrated industrial automation solutions — engineering, panel fabrication, and digital transformation — for manufacturers nationwide. Founded in 2015 with operations in St. Louis, MO and Tulsa, OK, we're a Platinum Rockwell Automation Partner ranked among the Top 9 U.S. Systems Integrators by Rockwell spend. We're a team of 60+ guided by five core values — Own It, Do It, Solve It, Know It, and Live It — committed to creating the environment for our team, customers, and communities to reach their fullest potential.