Job Overview

The Team Lead - Clayton Operations directs and supports employees engaged in welding, fabrication, assembly, material handling, and related production activities within an assigned area. Under the direction of the Production Supervisor the Team Lead establishes daily work priorities, assigns resources, provides hands-on guidance, and works alongside team members to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity expectations. The role supports employee training and development, provides input regarding performance and coaching, and partners with Engineering, Quality, Materials, and Production to resolve issues and improve operational performance.

A Day In The Life

• Lead daily work activities and communicate priorities, production requirements, quality expectations, and safety controls to assigned employees.
• Follow and consistently reinforce PCX safety requirements, approved work instructions, equipment rules, and housekeeping standards.
• Assess work conditions before tasks begin and stop or escalate work when hazards, unclear instructions, equipment concerns, or changing conditions are identified.
• Coordinate and evaluate the safe receipt, staging, movement, positioning, and transfer of raw material, components, and finished steel structures using forklifts, overhead cranes, and other approved material-handling equipment.
• Ensure only trained and currently authorized employees to operate powered industrial trucks, cranes, or other material-handling equipment, and reinforce required pre-use inspections and reporting of defects.
• Read, interpret, and facilitate proper execution of engineering drawings, blueprints, shop sketches, specifications, and work instructions.
• Verify that fabricated, welded, and assembled products conform to engineering drawings, manufacturing requirements, applicable quality standards, and customer specifications.
• Support required in-process inspections, quality checks, nonconformance controls, and the PCX Quality Management System, including ISO 9001 requirements.
• Identify welding, fabrication, assembly, material-flow, and production issues; contain problems and coordinate corrective action or escalation as appropriate.
• Assist the Supervisor with workforce scheduling, manpower allocation, work sequencing, and production planning based on priorities, employee capability, equipment availability, and material readiness in ERP System (SAP)
• Ensure employee training and cross-training are completed and documented to support safe execution, operational flexibility, and employee development within the documented training matrix.
• Troubleshoot production problems and participate in structured problem solving and continuous improvement activities Tier 3 meetings.
• Identify, recommend, and assist with improvements to safety, production methods, workflow, equipment performance, product quality, material handling, and productivity using lean manufacturing principles.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Materials, Maintenance, and Production to support project planning, fabrication sequencing, material availability, and successful project completion.
• Monitor and report material usage, inventory consumption, shortages, damage, and movement of discrepancies as required.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and promote cooperation, accountability, respectful communication, and positive working relationships.
• Provide timely input to the Supervisor regarding employee performance, skills, attendance, training needs, coaching, and recognition.
• Work up to 10 hours per day and weekends as required, and perform other duties as assigned.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum three years of welding, fabrication, manufacturing, industrial assembly, or comparable heavy-manufacturing experience preferred.th
• Previous team lead, leadership, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, shop sketches, specifications, and work instructions.
• Working knowledge of welding and fabrication processes, hand and power tools, assembly methods, and industrial material-handling practices.
• Forklift and overhead-crane experience required; must be trained and authorized on company equipment before independent operation.
• Ability to understand equipment data plates, rated capacities, load centers, attachments, load stability, travel-path hazards, and safe handling controls for oversized and heavy loads.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality environment preferred.
• For assignments requiring production welding, maintain the welding qualifications or certifications specified for the work, including GMAW / AWS D1.1 when applicable.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to work in an active manufacturing environment and safely perform duties around welding, fabrication, mobile equipment, cranes, suspended loads, noise, dust, fumes, and changing production conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, and use required personal protective equipment for the duration of assigned work.
• Ability to communicate clearly during equipment movement and maintain awareness of pedestrians, structures, stored material, overhead obstructions, and restricted areas.