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Automotive Lead Welder

  • Smithtown, New York
  • Permanent
  • Aug 17, 2026
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Welding Supervisor

Smithtown, NY (Commutable from: Kings Park, Commack, East Northport, Hauppauge, St. James and Stony Brook.

$30.00 - $40.00 per hour + Plenty of Overtime + Leadership Training + Progression to Management + Excellent Benefits

Are you a Lead Welder looking to step up into a Supervisor position within a days-based role offering leadership training and progression to management?

On offer is a pivotal role where you will initially lead a team of five welders, with the opportunity to grow the department to more than 10 employees.

This well-established organization is an industry leader with a strong reputation for quality and employee development. They offer excellent training, job security and genuine progression into management.

In this role, you will lead daily shop-floor activities while remaining involved in welding and fabrication. You will lay out projects from start to finish and work closely with the engineering department.

This role would suit a skilled Welder with leadership experience who wants further training, plenty of overtime and the opportunity to progress into management within the next three years.

The Role:

  • Lead and develop a welding team, growing it from five to more than 10 employees.
  • Complete welding and fabrication projects from initial layout through to completion.
  • Work closely with engineering to meet safety, quality and production targets.

The Person:

  • Strong welding and fabrication experience, ideally within an automotive environment.
  • Previous supervisory, team lead or leadership experience.
  • Able to read blueprints and lay out projects from start to finish.


Keywords: Welding Supervisor, Welding Team Lead, Lead Welder, Fabrication Supervisor, Shop Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Supervisor, MIG Welder, Fabricator, Welder Fabricator, Automotive Welding, Blueprint Reading, Shop Floor Leadership, Welding Manager.

Rise Technical Recruitment Inc of 1011 Centre Rd, Suite 322, Wilmington, DE 19805 act as an employer-paid private personnel agency.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Reference Number: BBBH278356_1786998142
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Smithtown, New York

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US$30 - US$40 per hour + Training + Progression + Benefits

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Permanent

Job Type

Engineering

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BBBH278356_1786998142

Reference Number

17 Aug 2026

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