FABRICATION SUPERVISOR WELDING - 1st shift

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title
Fabrication Supervisor – Welding Operations

Location
Goodyear, AZ (On-Site)

Shift
1st Shift

Department
Manufacturing / Fabrication

Employment Type
Full-Time

Company Overview
GTI Energy designs, engineers, and manufactures custom modular systems supporting energy storage, data center infrastructure, defense, and industrial markets. GTI operates an in-house fabrication environment in Goodyear, AZ, performing structural welding, metal fabrication, and assembly for complex, build-to-order products.

Position Overview
GTI Energy is seeking a Fabrication Supervisor – Welding to lead structural welding and metal fabrication operations in a high-mix manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for supervising welders and fabricators, managing daily production execution, enforcing welding procedures, and ensuring fabricated components meet drawing requirements, welding codes, and quality standards.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on welding supervision, fabrication management, shop-floor execution, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily welding and metal fabrication operations in a production environment
• Lead teams of welders and fabricators performing structural welding and metal assembly
• Enforce welding procedures, WPS compliance, and fabrication standards
• Ensure weld quality meets AWS D1.1, ASME, and internal fabrication requirements
• Review blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings with production teams
• Serve as the primary quality checkpoint for weld integrity and structural compliance
• Troubleshoot weld defects, fit-up issues, distortion, and fabrication nonconformances
• Coordinate material flow including steel, welding wire, gases, and consumables
• Oversee welding equipment setup, maintenance, and calibration
• Enforce fabrication shop safety, PPE usage, and safe welding practices
• Support welder training, certification, and skill development
• Drive productivity, efficiency, and scrap reduction initiatives

Required Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience supervising welding and fabrication operations
• Strong hands-on experience with MIG, TIG, and FCAW welding processes
• Proven experience managing welders in a manufacturing or fabrication shop
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings
• Strong working knowledge of AWS and ASME welding codes
• Experience troubleshooting welding defects and fabrication issues
• Strong leadership, communication, and shop-floor problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• AWS or ASME welding certifications
• Experience in structural steel, heavy fabrication, or industrial manufacturing
• Welding apprenticeship or trade school background