Fabrication Department Manager

Morris, Inc.•Pierre, SD

3d•$37 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

This leadership role is ideal for someone ready to lead a department that serves as a vital support system to Morris, Inc.—someone who is equally comfortable creating budgets, mentoring welders, and quoting fabrication projects for customers. You will run the department by directing day-to-day production, distribution, and operations of the Fabrication Department, including metal cutting, forming, machining, and welding. You will develop plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and personnel to meet production goals, ensure department milestones and goals are met while adhering to approved budgets, and work closely with other department managers to ensure scheduled repairs and projects are on track. You will also conduct daily and weekly safety and production meetings with department employees, and ensure shop floor, pipe yard, and steel inventory racks are clean and organized at all times. Additionally, you will ensure all vehicles, equipment, and facilities are properly maintained. In managing people and culture, you will lead by example and hold employees accountable to company standards, teach and develop employees to grow in their career paths, conduct timely employee performance evaluations, ensure all company policies are followed within the department, and foster a culture of safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement. For handling financials and customer work, you will estimate costs of fabrication projects for Morris, Inc. and outside customers, create customer invoices for retail services performed by the Fabrication Department, use company software to track materials and supplies for customer and internal jobs, manage materials inventory and order products as needed for common stock and special projects, work with division management to build, follow, and analyze a department budget, and recommend policies and programs that maintain and improve competitive position and profitability. You will also perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Hands-on experience in welding, machine shop operations, and metal fabrication
Proven management skills — you’ve led people and run a department, not just worked in one
Knowledge of welding and machine shop equipment operation and maintenance
Experience with invoicing and inventory tracking software
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to read and manage a budget and analyze departmental financials
Excellent communication skills — with your crew, peer managers, and customers alike

Nice To Haves

Additional technical or business education a plus
Some knowledge of relevant codes and standards (preferred but not required), including OSHA, MSHA, and AWS inspection procedures.

Responsibilities

Direct day-to-day production, distribution, and operations of the Fabrication Department — metal cutting, forming, machining, and welding
Develop plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and personnel to meet production goals
Ensure department milestones and goals are met while adhering to approved budgets
Work closely with other department managers to ensure scheduled repairs and projects are on track
Conduct daily and weekly safety and production meetings with department employees
Ensure shop floor, pipe yard, and steel inventory racks are clean and organized at all times
Ensure all vehicles, equipment, and facilities are properly maintained
Lead by example and hold employees accountable to company standards
Teach and develop employees to grow in their career paths
Conduct timely employee performance evaluations
Ensure all company policies are followed within the department
Foster a culture of safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement
Estimate costs of fabrication projects for Morris, Inc. and outside customers
Create customer invoices for retail services performed by the Fabrication Department
Use company software to track materials and supplies for customer and internal jobs
Manage materials inventory and order products as needed for common stock and special projects
Work with division management to build, follow, and analyze a department budget
Recommend policies and programs that maintain and improve competitive position and profitability
Perform other duties as assigned