Lead Shop Technician - Manufacturing & Installation

About Us

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. The Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country. Are you looking for a place to expand your skills and grow in a career? Our company promotes continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility. We also provide defined career path advancement, full benefits, and a variety of apprenticeship/continuing education programs. We pride ourselves on the versatility of our skillsets and the variety of services that we provide to our customers. We maintain a high level of respect and dignity for our employees, customers, and for the communities that we serve. We have always held a high regard for providing a flexible work-life balance for our employees and we will continue to do so. We are a diverse and rapidly growing company that is continually on the lookout for emerging markets and opportunities. As an employee, the keys to success are maintaining a positive, can-do attitude and a strong sense of ambition and safety. These key attributes have contributed greatly to the success of our company and to the advancement of our workforce. Openings for experienced workers and training for entry level positions are always available. Start a career with us today!

Position Overview

We’re looking for a seasoned, hands-on Lead Shop Technician who knows their way around a shop and wants to help other people get better at the work. And because Pillar Innovations is employee-owned, the crew you lead and the systems you build help grow a company you own a piece of. Working out of our Grantsville shop and reporting to the Shop Foreman, you’ll be the go-to resource for our Shop Techs across assembly, fabrication, and mechanical installation. You’ll still be hands-on every day, building, fabricating, and installing equipment yourself, while overseeing small projects, handling advanced troubleshooting, and helping the Foreman with quality control. You’ll also share your shop-floor knowledge with our Engineers during the design process and help Project Managers and the Foreman communicate with customers. Projects sometimes call for extended hours, and you may travel to customer sites for installations, which can include overnight stays.

As a Lead, you’ll help shape how the shop runs. You’ll train and mentor Shop Techs, mark up drawings and report As-Built revisions, record project notes, and work with the Shop Foreman to find and put in place better, more efficient ways of doing the work. Safety comes first here. You’ll help your team spot hazards before they become problems and back up every employee’s right and responsibility to stop unsafe work. That’s what owners do for each other.

The right person has five or more years of experience or training in construction, mechanical, or fabrication work, and a track record of leading others. You’re proficient at reading, interpreting, and marking up blueprints and mechanical drawings. You’re comfortable with a wide range of hand and power tools, shop equipment, measuring devices, and mobile equipment like skid steers and lifts, and you have basic welding experience. Experience setting bearings, performing alignments, setting structural steel, or maintaining quality control standards is a big plus. You work well with minimal supervision, build a strong team environment, and communicate clearly with coworkers, customers, and vendors.

What You'll Do

• Oversee and act as a resource to Shop Techs related to assembly duties
• Perform assembly duties as needed
• Oversee and act as a resource to Shop Techs related to fabrication duties
• Perform fabrication duties as needed
• Provide insight to Engineers in the design process as requested
• Recognize any necessary revisions for As-Built drawings, record project notes for process improvement, and report needed revisions to Foreman and/or Project Manager
• Identify and implement areas for efficiency gains in overall processes in collaboration with the Shop Foreman
• Assist Shop Foreman with Quality Control tasks
• Assist Project Managers and the Shop Foreman with customer communications as needed

Working Conditions

• Stand for an extended period of time
• Walk / use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls / reach with hands and arms / crawl / kneel
• The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience and/or education in general construction, mechanical and/or fabrication work preferred
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, within broad guidelines of procedures and goals
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Ability to oversee small projects
• Experience with maintaining Quality Control standards preferred
• Proficient in setting bearings, performing alignments, setting structural steel, etc. preferred
• Proficient with various measuring devices such as straightedge, combination square, gages, tape measures, etc.
• Ability to read and follow manuals and SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Proficient with reading, interpreting, and marking up blueprints and mechanical drawings

How We'll Support You

WE ARE NOW EMPLOYEE OWNED

Employees are beneficial owners through an ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan) that works through a qualified retirement plan.

Perks/Benefits 

• Comprehensive Benefits
• Health/Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short/Long term disability
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation provided for out-of-town work
• Employee focused work environment
• On-the-job mentoring and training
• Internal job postings
• Performance and salary reviews
• Employee feedback program
• Safety-first and drug free work environments
• Bonuses and incentives for working safely
• Company provided tools and basic safety equipment
• PPE allowances with no restrictions on vendors
• Weekly pay with premium pay for Sundays and holidays
• Advancement through defined employee career paths
• Financial tools/programs to help employees reach financial goals, manage money, get out of debt, and save for the future
• Scholarship opportunities for dependent children

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

This position requires the completion of a thorough background and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. In accordance with The Company’s Drug and Alcohol policy, employees are required to participate in random, post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as requested.

AAP/EEO Statement This Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities without regard to any protected classes under applicable law.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

ADA Statement

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Min

USD $24.00/Hr.

Max

USD $28.00/Hr.

Shift Differential (if working 2nd shift)