Department: Fabrication
Reports To: Shift Facilitator
Shift Schedule:
3rd Shift - Monday (Sunday night) through Thursday (Wednesday night)
9:00 PM - 7:00 AM (4-day workweek, 40+ hours)
Friday (Thursday night) overtime as needed
Starting Pay:
Competitive based on experience (includes shift premium)
Position Overview
The Fabrication Team Lead provides direct leadership, guidance, and support to Fabrication Entry Level employees. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production while reinforcing company standards and supporting team development. The Team Lead works closely with the Shift Facilitator to coordinate daily operations and drive performance on the floor.
What You Will Do
- Lead, coach, and support Fabrication team members during shift operations
- Assign daily tasks and ensure proper coverage across General, Saw, and CNC machines
- Monitor workflow and production to meet safety, quality, and efficiency expectations
- Train and mentor entry level employees on equipment, processes, and safety procedures
- Ensure all required paperwork and production records are accurate and completed
- Verify material movement is correctly entered into the system
- Oversee packing and shipping for outside processing and finished materials
- Follow up on materials sent for outside processing
- Serve as a point of contact for team members for questions, guidance, and issue resolution
- Identify and escalate equipment problems, safety concerns, or production issues
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- Lead by example in enforcing PPE and safety compliance at all times
- Provide real-time feedback to team members to ensure work meets safety and quality standards
- Support cross-training and continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist with special projects and additional duties as assigned
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands for extended periods
- Frequent reaching, handling materials, and operating equipment
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching
- Must be able to regularly lift/move up to 50 lbs
- Works near moving mechanical parts
- Loud work environment requiring hearing protection
- Non-climate-controlled facility (exposure to heat)
- Requires strong visual abilities (close, distance, color, depth perception)
What You Need
- High School Diploma or GED
- Previous manufacturing or fabrication experience preferred
- Prior leadership, training, or team lead experience preferred
- Ability to pass a skills-based assessment
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to motivate, coach, and hold team members accountable
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to read and interpret work instructions, safety rules, and procedures
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Must pass background check and drug screen
Why Join Us
We are committed to our core values:
Safety | Integrity | Respect | Communication | Trust | Diversity | Accountability | Celebration
What We Offer:
- Competitive pay with advancement opportunities
- Paid vacation
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- A team-oriented, people-first culture
Who We Are:
Bonnell Aluminum is North America's premier manufacturer of custom aluminum extrusions. We manufacture mill finish, anodized, painted and thermally broken aluminum extrusions. Our press size ranges from 1,550 to 5,500-tons.
We produce large diameter extrusions requiring high-quality surface finish up to 16 inches in circle size. Fabricators and distributors use our extruded profiles in various applications: curtain walls, storefronts, light to heavy commercial and institutional windows, walkway covers, interior architectural products, photovoltaic panels, solar collectors, heat sinks for L.E.D. lighting, shower enclosures, hurricane protection products, automotive, light trucks, recreational vehicles, and industrial machinery.
We are headquartered in Newnan, Georgia. We have manufacturing operations in Newnan, Georgia; Carthage, Tennessee; Niles, Michigan; Clearfield, Utah; and Elkhart, Indiana.
What You''ll Love About Us:
- Components of our Core: SAFETY; INTEGRITY; RESPECT; CELEBRATION; COMMUNICATION; TRUST; DIVERSITY; and ACCOUNTABILITY
- We're People Leaders
- We provide you with an opportunity to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won't do it alone. We support with passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress.
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Savings Plan Matching
- Vacation Days
- Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement