Fabrication Lead

2nd Shift Fabrication Lead

Salina, KS

Great Plains Manufacturing is currently seeking a 2nd Shift Fabrication Lead to join our team in our Salina facility. 

This position works Monday-Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with overtime on Fridays, as required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage safety, productivity, delivery, and the quality of fabricated products.
• Supervise, coach, mentor, train and promote career path opportunities to team members.
• Conduct performance reviews with team members. 
• Generate check fixtures, pride implements, and demonstrate basic understanding of press brake programming.
• Read job specifications to determine machine adjustments and material requirements.
• Observe machine operation to detect work piece defects or machine malfunction.
• Monitor fabrication tasks and recommend quality improvement initiatives to the Fabrication Manager.
• Aggressively pursue production due dates and the completion of hot parts.
• Follow all Great Plains and OSHA safety regulations and wear prescribed safety and protective equipment.
• Other duties may be assigned that require additional qualifications, physical demands, and/or work environment. 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• One to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and documents such as safety rules and operating/maintenance/procedure manuals; write correspondence
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 
• Computer proficiency in word processing, Internet, email, spreadsheets, and other software          
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred

Great Plains Manufacturing, headquartered in Salina, KS, is a proud subsidiary of Kubota with more than 50 years as a Kansas leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of agricultural implements, including seeding, tillage, and landscaping equipment. Our new Construction Equipment Division adds Kubota-branded skid steers, compact track loaders, and CE attachments, supported by Kubota Construction R&D Engineering in Salina. Operating in eight Kansas communities with multiple divisions, including Great Plains Ag; Land Pride; Great Plains International; and the Construction Equipment Division, we employ over 2,000 people and are committed to innovation and professional growth. If you are self-motivated, goal-oriented, and collaborative, explore our open opportunities at www.WorkForGPM.com.