Shop Superintendent

This Service Plumber role is perfect for a hands‑on pro skilled in diagnosing and repairing plumbing and hydronic systems. You’ll run maintenance, start‑ups, quality checks, troubleshoot complex issues, and even mentor technicians, all within RK’s award‑winning, safety‑first culture with weekly pay and strong training support.

At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in‑house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real‑world challenges, and grow through hands‑on work that truly matters.

RK Industries is a second‑generation family‑owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in‑house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family‑owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the fabrication shop and its employees. Provides comprehensive production, practical and technical direction pertaining to contract scope of work. Oversee the scheduling, coordination, logistics, and supervision of shop fabrication crew activities. Manage and adhere to the production or project schedule and orchestrate timely project completion within budgeted costs.

• Monitor and maintain compliance with corporate and project safety program requirements.
• Responsible for managing production planning and implementation of all production processes.
• Communicates production metrics and project information in a timely fashion to project team members.
• Engage with project team and maintain open lines of communication regarding matters concerning project scope, productivity, safety, and customer satisfaction to ensure project success.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of the company’s employees through performance reviews and be able to identify employee training needs through implementation of a training matrix.
• Supervise receiving, batching, and staging of materials.
• Ensure the shop and yard are always safe, clean and organized.
• Hold required safety meetings and toolbox talks.
• Engage in productive and mutually agreeable conflict resolution with vendors, subcontractors, and customer as needed.
• Maintains project records including daily reports, activity reports, production reports, schedules, equipment maintenance, and shop documentation.
• Assist project management with schedule preparation and short interval planning, including logic and resource/budget allocation, labor resource charts and provide updates as required.
• Coordinate regular quality control inspections on all assigned projects.
• Identify, document and ensure any required corrective measures are addressed and implemented in a timely manner.
• Understand customer needs, be a proactive customer liaison, and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Execute, supervise and maintain CAD, Prefabrication, Material and Installation (CPMI) processes.
• Provides high‑level input on productivity and efficiency improvement strategies and implements approved strategies.

• Excellent management, process, production and leadership skills.
• Makes decisions independently and performs daily activities with minimal supervision.
• Superintendents must have strong communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills to effectively lead their teams and ensure project success.
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