Job Description

Overview

Cornerstone Building Brands is the largest manufacturer of external building products in North America, with a focus on the pre-engineered metal buildings and steel components industry. The Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift will oversee day-to-day operations, coach employees, and ensure production goals are met.

Responsibilities

  • Lead value stream focused on structural steel and sheet metal welding and fabrication.
  • Facilitate the manufacture of building products to meet production demands while ensuring quality, safety, and productivity.
  • Collaborate with plant leadership to develop staffing guidelines and optimize resource utilization.
  • Hire, supervise, evaluate, and replace staff as required to meet performance goals.
  • Develop and train employees for increasing responsibilities and conduct periodic evaluations.
  • Conduct interviews and identify qualified candidates for hire.
  • Assign personnel, oversee rotations, and maintain effective communication during shift changes.
  • Ensure accurate completion of paperwork related to line operation.
  • Address urgent production or shipping requirements as needed.
  • Administer policies fairly and consistently.
  • Provide coaching and counseling to employees and corrective action when needed.
  • Promote overall goals of the company in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Identify and assist with implementations for continuous process improvement.
  • Manage materials to reduce waste and support quality.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure timely job completions.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
  • 2-Year associate degree or a bachelor's degree in a related field preferred but not required.
  • Exposure and/or knowledge of fabrication technologies such as MIG Welding, Robotic Welding, and Blueprint Reading.
  • Minimum of two years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment required.
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate, mentor, and train employees.
  • Basic Microsoft knowledge required.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a continual basis.
  • Mobility for prolonged periods of time on feet, standing, bending, etc.
  • Exposure to moving mechanical parts and high noise levels.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position is a 2nd shift, 6pm-2:30am, Monday through Friday.
  • Site Address: 7301 Fairview Street, Houston, TX 77041.
  • The shifts are 8 hours, 10 hours, and 12 hours long depending on work orders.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 81 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Cornerstone Building Brands currently has 10 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

See all lead welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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