Ready to Lead Something Bigger?
Cambridge Pro Fab is looking for an experienced, hands-on Welding Supervisor to lead the day shift at our Brantford facility.
For nearly 40 years, Cambridge Pro Fab has been a family-owned Canadian leader in large, complex custom steel fabrication for the power-generation industry. Our work includes large steel ducting and custom-fabricated components used in power plants, scrubbers, baghouses and other major industrial projects across North America.
This is not light or repetitive production welding. Our projects are custom, drawing-driven fabrications that require strong fitting, welding, blueprint-reading and problem-solving skills.
We are looking for an experienced shop-floor leader who understands the work, recognizes problems before they affect production, knows how to implement performance development plans and effectively leads skilled tradespeople with fairness, accountability and respect.
This is a hands-on supervisory position—not an office-only role.
What We Offer
- Competitive Wage
- Full-time, permanent day-shift position
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
- Life insurance
- RRSP matching program
- Tuition reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Company events
- Challenging custom fabrication work
- Opportunities to train, develop and grow with the company
- Long-term employment with an established Canadian manufacturer
Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise and support the day-shift team of welders, fitters and general labour employees
- Plan and assign daily work based on production priorities, available labour, drawings and required completion dates
- Review blueprints, fabrication drawings, weld symbols and job requirements with employees before work begins
- Ensure employees understand job expectations, specifications, quality requirements and completion targets
- Monitor job progress, labour hours, productivity, and timelines
- Maintain an active presence on the shop floor and provide technical direction when employees encounter fitting, welding or fabrication challenges
- Identify drawing, fit-up, welding, material or scheduling concerns before they affect production
- Ensure fabricated components are completed accurately and according to drawings, specifications, welding procedures and company quality standards
- Monitor workmanship and initiate corrective action when quality concerns or non-conformances are identified
- Promote and enforce company safety policies, safe work practices and proper equipment use
- Address attendance, performance, conduct and productivity concerns directly, promptly and consistently
- Coach, train and develop employees in fitting, welding, blueprint reading, quality expectations and safe work practices
- Conduct clear shift-start communication so employees understand daily assignments and priorities, setting specific daily production goals, and holding employees accountable for performance
- Assist with hiring, onboarding, employee training and performance evaluations
- Communicate effectively with management, quality, production planning, maintenance and Human Resources
- Escalate production, quality, safety or employee concerns when additional support or decisions are required
- Operate overhead cranes, forklifts and other shop equipment when required and properly trained
Required Qualifications
- Minimum seven years of hands-on fitting and welding experience
- Experience working with structural steel, heavy plate or large custom-fabricated components
- Previous experience leading welders and fitters as a supervisor, shop foreman or lead hand
- Strong blueprint-reading skills, including fabrication drawings, dimensions and weld symbols
- Strong understanding of steel fabrication methods, fit-up, weld sequencing, shrinkage, distortion and dimensional control
- Practical knowledge of welding processes used in a structural or custom fabrication environment
- Ability to plan work, organize labour, establish priorities and keep multiple jobs moving
- Experience addressing employee attendance, performance, training and accountability
- Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced shop environment
- Ability to work effectively with production, quality, management and Human Resources
- Basic computer skills for email, documentation and production tracking
Assets
- Experience working in a CWB-certified fabrication environment
- Current or previous CWB welding qualifications
- Experience with FCAW and GMAW welding processes
- Knowledge of quality-control documentation, non- conformance and corrective actions
- Overhead crane and forklift experience
- Experience training or mentoring welders and fitters
A college or university degree is not required. Demonstrated fabrication knowledge, shop-floor leadership and the ability to lead skilled tradespeople are what matter most.
How to Apply
Please submit a current resume that clearly identifies:
- Your fitting and welding experience
- The types of steel fabrication projects you have worked on
- Your supervisory, shop-foreman or lead-hand experience
- The approximate number of employees you have supervised
- Your blueprint-reading and custom-fabrication experience
Only applicants who meet the core technical and leadership requirements will be contacted.
Cambridge Pro Fab is committed to providing an accessible recruitment and selection process. Accommodation is available upon request throughout the recruitment process.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $37.00-$42.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
