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Shop Superintendent

Water Denver, Colorado

Salary: USD 95000 - 110000 Annually

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Description

Join a dynamic team as a Shop Superintendent overseeing daily operations of a fast-paced fabrication shop supporting critical water projects. You'll lead safety-first production efforts, manage project schedules and budgets, and drive performance through hands-on leadership. With a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement, and team development, this role is ideal for seasoned professionals with fabrication, process, and supervisory experience looking to make a lasting impact.

RK Overview

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary

Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the fabrication shop and its employees. Provides comprehensive production, practical and technical direction pertaining to contract scope of work. Oversee the scheduling, coordination, logistics, and supervision of shop fabrication crew activities. Manage and Adhere to the production or project schedule and orchestrate timely project completion within budgeted costs.

Role Responsibilities

+ Monitor and maintain compliance with corporate and project safety program requirements.

+ Responsible for managing production planning and implementation of all production processes.

+ Communicates production metrics and project information in a timely fashion to project team members.

+ Engage with project team and maintain open lines of communication regarding matters concerning project scope, productivity, safety, and customer satisfaction to ensure project success.

+ Ensure the continuous improvement of the company’s employees through performance reviews and be able to identify employee training needs through implementation of a training matrix.

+ Supervise receiving, batching, and staging of materials.

+ Ensure the shop and yard are always safe, clean and organized.

+ Hold required safety meetings and tool box talks.

+ Engage in productive and mutually agreeable conflict resolution with vendors, subcontractors, and customer as needed.

+ Maintains project records including, daily reports, activity reports, production reports, schedules, equipment maintenance, and shop documentation.

+ Assist project management with schedule preparation and short interval planning, including logic and resource/budget allocation, labor resource charts and provide updates as required.

+ Coordinate regular quality control inspections on all assigned projects.

+ Identify, document and ensure any required corrective measures are addressed and implemented in timely manner.

+ Understand customer needs, be a proactive customer liaison, and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.

+ Execute, supervise and maintain CAD, Prefabrication, Material and Installation (CPMI) processes.

+ Provides high-level input on productivity and efficiency improvement strategies and implements approved strategies.

+ Create and maintain production schedules on assigned projects.

+ Monitor progress, performance and quality of work for Subcontractors and vendors.

+ Review, analyze, and update Productivity tracking and units of measure reports with project management on regular basis.

+ Provide required training, mentoring, coaching and leadership for shop personnel.

+ Participate in company provided training.

+ Ensure accurate and complete cost coding of time entry on a daily basis.

+ Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

+ Excellent management, process, production and leadership skills.

+ Makes decisions independently and performs daily activities with minimal supervision.

+ Superintendents must have strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to effectively lead their teams and ensure project success.

+ Requires advanced knowledge and expertise in the techniques, equipment and systems relative to their assigned projects, scope and function.

+ Applies diversified knowledge of applicable principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments.

+ College/University graduate with 7 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

+ Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/safety/)

+ Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/accreditations-affiliations/)

+ Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards (https://rkindustries.com/careers/benefits-rewards/)

+ Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation (https://rkindustries.com/about-us/rk-foundation/)

+ Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University (https://rkindustries.com/careers/learning-and-development/) & RK Apprenticeship Program (https://rkindustries.com/careers/apprenticeship-program/)

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law