Fabrication Manager

About the Role

Directly lead and supervise welders, fabricators, sandblasters, and painters. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals. Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers. Monitor and maintain steel and parts inventory.

Responsibilities

• Review and help design blueprints for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards before distributing to shop for production.
• Assign work orders to welders, fabricators, painters, etc.; manage and track projects to ensure timely completion.
• Monitor and manage steel and parts inventory.
• Schedule trucking or logistics for galvanizing or powder coating.
• Coordinate in-house fabrication, maintenance, or repair projects or tasks within or between departments.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, and training new employees; assign new employees to experienced workers for mentoring/training.
• Review employee performance and make compensation recommendations; make other employment recommendations as needed.
• Schedule monthly manufacturing safety training sessions.
• Ensure safety procedures adhere to OSHA standards and guidelines.
• Ensure employees are properly trained to operate equipment.
• Manage preventative maintenance for equipment.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, and tools to verify safety or ensure specifications are met; provide instruction to employees to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedure and/or safety rules.
• Function as a working leader with the ability to assist in production/fabrication when needed.
• Track and report daily Key Performance Indicators.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED required; some college or trade school experience is helpful.
• 10 or more years of previous work-related experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must pass PPPO, General Manufacturing Physical, and Drug Screen.
• Must be 18 or older.

Skills

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of all types of metals and relevant welding, fabricating, and cutting techniques using correct machinery, equipment, and tools including CNC plasma, laser, waterjet, and lay and turn machines.
• Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ensure all shop employees know and follow all company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Basic computer and software knowledge, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), CNC software; CAD viewer helpful.
• Ability to lead employees, motivate them, foster open and honest communication, and determine strengths and weaknesses.
• Excellent communication skills – reading, writing, and verbal English for efficiency in communicating work assignments, promoting safe work practices, and preparing reports; bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Use good judgment and decision-making skills to answer questions, address complaints, and resolve problems.
• Live and adhere to company core values: PEOPLE, EXCELLENCE, PASSION, INTEGRITY, OWNERSHIP.

Work Context

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in shop conditions that include heat and humidity.
• Occasionally exposed to risk of electric shock.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, or carry objects; occasionally lift 80 lbs., frequently lift 50 lbs.
• Requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination.
• Wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, and hearing protection.
• Noise level is generally loud.
• Must be able to quickly move arms and legs; excellent stamina is required.