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1st Shift Fabrication Zone Leader - $28.38/hour

Stanley Black & Decker
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Aug 2026
💰 $56,000/yr

About the role

Fabrication Zone Leader – 1st Shift

Monday-Friday: 6am-2:30pm

Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

What You’ll Do

As a Fabrication Zone Leader, you’ll be part of our Fabrication team located in Willard, Ohio You’ll get to:

  • Supervise production activities at the Hang line, Weld Cells, and other work areas.

  • Coordinate schedules and manpower assignments to meet production requirements. 

  • Communicate with the Paint and Assembly Departments to monitor WIP Levels and to ensure the correct parts and correct numbers of parts are sent to the Paint and Assembly Departments.

  • Communicate with the Press Room and Materials Department to ensure the correct parts and correct numbers of parts are available for current production needs and changeovers.

  • Understand the safe operation of Weld Cells and Hang line all support equipment & maintain Safety Standards

  • Handle production personnel matters such as safety concerns, disciplinary actions, and performance appraisals. 

  • Ensure Scrap Forms, Hour to Hour, Downtime, and Weld Wire Usage forms are completed and turned in daily.

  • Attend Zone Leader Training Modules

  • Qualify operators to document Work Instructions and document training.

  • Maintain Quality and ISO 9000 Standards (Weld Pry Inspections, Control on Nonconforming Product, Control of Records, Document Control)

  • Use the 8D Process to eliminate and document Production and Quality issues.

  • Use 6S steps to maintain House Keeping Standards.

  • Ensure Fab Zone Guidelines / Disciplines (Fab 101) are being followed.

  • Highlight concerns and identify opportunities for improvement.

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

  • High School Graduate or GED

  • Three years’ supervisory experience in a Welding Environment

  • Demonstrated understanding of welding and robotics

  • Trouble shooting and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to interact with people

  • Knowledge of ISO 9000 Standards

  • Ability to pass Lift Truck Training and Tests to obtain Lift Truck License

  • Effective communication skills as well as good written skills.

What You’ll Receive

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:

  • Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.

  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

  • What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company and #2 security solutions provider, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade throug

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