Fabrication Manager

REPORTS TO: Director of Operations

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

SUMMARY:

The Fabrication Manager oversees all day-to-day operations in the fabrication department, ensuring that custom projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to customer specifications. This role leads a team of skilled fabricators, welders, polishers, and assemblers, coordinating workflow, materials, and quality standards to support the company’s goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership & Operations

• Plan, organize, and manage fabrication schedules, staffing, and production flow.

• Lead and develop a team of fabricators, welders, and support staff; provide training and mentorship.

• Ensure safe work practices and compliance with all company and OSHA safety standards.

• Collaborate with engineering and project management teams to interpret drawings, specifications, and design changes to develop manufacturing plans for all projects.

• Monitor job progress, material usage, and labor efficiency; identify and implement process improvements.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient shop environment aligned with 5S principles.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Review fabrication work to ensure accuracy, fit, finish, and compliance with customer requirements including compliance with an NQA-1 Quality program.

• Drive continuous improvement in welding, cutting, forming, and assembly processes.

• Troubleshoot fabrication issues and lead root cause analysis for defects or delays.

Project & Resource Management

• Coordinate with purchasing to ensure materials and supplies are available to meet deadlines.

• Manage production documentation, time tracking, and job costing.

• Assist in estimating fabrication labor and material requirements for new projects.

Communication & Collaboration

• Work closely with design, engineering, and project management teams to align production goals.

• Communicate effectively with leadership regarding production performance, challenges, and resource needs.

• Represent the fabrication department during internal and customer project reviews.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position manages leads and shop personnel and will provide direction to other groups based on circumstances or projects.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required; technical certificate or degree in Welding Technology, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

• 5+ years’ experience in a project-based fabrication or equipment building environment with proven ability to read detail drawings, build specifications, and quality requirements and translate into manufacturing strategies and plans.

• Experience with fabrication processes and equipment, including lifting/rigging large equipment, TIG welding, machining, cutting, forming, and processing. Stainless steel fabrication experience highly desirable.

• Experience with highly rigorous quality program such as NQA-1, AS9100 or equivalent is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects or initiatives.

• This position requires an ongoing commitment to improving management skills through internal or external training of at least 20 hours of classes or seminars annually.

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Ability to understand program requirements as communicated by project managers and integrate into written manufacturing plans.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to think critically with high attention to detail.

• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, OTHER:

• Lean certificate, prior training in Lean Manufacturing, or significant hands-on experience in a Lean environment a plus.

• CWI certification a plus.

MUST BE A US CITIZEN - In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. ATG is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Why join us? We take care of our people with:

• Competitive salary

• 120 hours of PTO and 8 paid holidays

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Life and disability coverage

• HSA/FSA options

• 401k match

• Wellness programs

• Learning, growth, and development programs

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Compensation Range: $106.2K - $129K