Well-established, AISC Certified structural steel fabrication company seeking an experienced, hands-on Shop Foreman to work closely with the Owner and management team in overseeing all aspects of our fabrication facility. This leadership position is responsible for supervising shop personnel, coordinating daily operations, maintaining equipment, and ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and productivity.
The Shop Foreman will play a key role in implementing and continuously improving our AISC Quality Management System, maintaining certification compliance, and assisting with annual AISC audits. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, along with proven experience in a similar supervisory role within the structural steel industry or a demonstrated background leading teams in a fabrication environment.
FULL TIME: MON - FRI.
DAILY START TIME: Typically 7am
8 Hrs. / Day
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all shop operations, personnel, receiving, and equipment operation & maintenance.
- Follow the Quality Plan to meet company requirements
- Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) and actively contribute to its improvement.
- Support and participate in annual AISC audits and ongoing certification requirements.
- Develop and implement strategies for optimizing efficiency and performance.
- Identify and resolve quality issues, including nonconforming materials or processes.
- Interpret shop drawings and assist with layout, fitting, and welding as needed
- Delegate / Assign fabrication tasks and welding work according to skill level and project needs.
- Inspect welds and fabrications for accuracy, ensure documentation is complete, and verify adherence to project specifications.
- Maintain material traceability and review MTRs and BOLs for compliance.
- Communicate material or consumable shortages to the Owner or Office Manager.
- Train and qualify shop personnel; document and report training records.
- Meet with all employees for regular performance reviews.
- Deliver Feedback to the Owner and other members of Management.
- Promote a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- AWS D1.1 or min. 2+ years of experience structural steel welding
- 2+ years of experience in structural steel fabrication
- Experience in a supervisory or lead role
- Ability to read and interpret structural steel drawings
- Strong knowledge of welding, fitting, and shop equipment
- Organized, dependable, and safety-focused
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong leadership and crisis management skills
- Knowledge of all relevant safety regulations
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus but not required
- Competitive pay based on experience.
- - Retirement Plan through MyCTSavings after 6 months; Employee must opt-in.
- - - Paid Vacations at Employers discretion after one year of satisfactory work & performance.
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OUR STORY
Founder, President and Sole Owner/Operator, Carmine Marcelli is an AWS Certified Welder (American Welding Society) with over 34 years of experience in the industry. He began his career at just sixteen years old as an apprentice in his hometown in Abruzzo, Italy. After shadowing his foremen and senior coworkers, he gained many valuable skills, processes, and methods to fabricate and weld both structural and misc. steel and oversaw many successful projects during that time.
Several years later, he moved to the United States to assist his parents with their new business ventures. However, his passion for working with steel never diminished, and he continued to carry out smaller steel and iron works jobs in his free time. In 2010, three years after the sale of his family business, Carmine found himself in a position to challenge the structural steel industry and take a more efficient and intuitive approach to steel work than the competition. Marcelli Steel was established that year in a small shop in Newtown, CT.
With no external support or funding, Carmine took whatever jobs he could get and executed them with full attention and effort, no matter the size. His glowing reputation eventually landed him a project at Southern Connecticut State University and put the company on the map! Since then, with the help of his partner, Corey McChesney, Marcelli Steel has grown substantially and services a wide variety of industries with an ever-growing customer base, such as Amazon, Target, CVS, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and a variety of restaurants, strip malls, parking garages, corporate parks, and others.
OUR VALUES
Today, as an AISC Certified Building Fabricator (BU), Marcelli Steel has proven that our facility possesses the personnel, organization, knowledge, and skills to manufacture structural steel to the highest standards.
We believe that attention to detail and respect for the client and their wishes are of the utmost importance and our diverse group of tradespeople have the same goals and values.
In our new 12,000 sq. ft. shop in Brookfield, CT, Marcelli Steel is a leader in the Tri-State area's steel fabrication sector. New model, state of the art welding equipment, CNC machinery & heavy-duty cranes allow us to provide full-service steel fabrication for projects of all sizes.