Fabrication Operations Manager
About The Position
J.R. & Co., Inc. is seeking an experienced Fabrication Operations Manager to bring structure, visibility, and accountability to its architectural cladding fabrication shop. The role coordinates daily shop workflow, controls fabrication tickets, drives quality from material receiving through finished product, and keeps project teams informed about production status. It is suited to a hands-on fabrication leader who values an organized, manufacturing-quality shop and wants to help professionalize a growing operation. J.R. & Co., Inc. is a veteran-owned construction company established in 1986 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its services include roofing, sheet metal, solar panel installation, rooftop maintenance, and disaster relief. The company describes its environment as safety-focused, supportive, energetic, optimistic, and family-oriented. The position works across a fabrication shop, warehouse, office, and occasionally a jobsite. It requires frequent physical activity, handling loads of 50 pounds or more, working around fabrication equipment and other shop hazards, using required PPE, and driving company vehicles or operating motorized equipment as required. Overtime, weekends, or after-hours work may be needed for urgent production or project needs. Applicants must pass an initial drug test and participate in random drug testing; employment offers are also subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in fabrication, sheet metal, architectural cladding, manufacturing, construction operations, or a related field.
- Ability to read and interpret fabrication tickets, shop drawings, sketches, dimensions, bend requirements, material specifications, measurements, bend details, and angles.
- Strong understanding of fabrication workflow, material readiness, shop organization, and quality control.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead through influence, accountability, and follow-through.
- Ability to coordinate across multiple departments while respecting existing leadership roles.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and Excel, with the ability to learn production and tracking systems.
- Understanding of OSHA safety requirements.
- Valid driver’s license in accordance with company driver policies.
- Ability to meet the described physical and work-environment requirements, including lifting and carrying 50 pounds or more, wearing required PPE, and working around shop equipment and hazards.
- Must pass an initial drug test and participate in the random drug testing program.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with production scheduling, material handling, quality control, or shop/field coordination.
- Prior leadership, supervisory, or training experience.
- Experience working with Project Managers, Superintendents, and field leadership.
- Experience with architectural cladding systems, brake metal, ACM, metal panels, flashing, trim, and coping.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily and weekly fabrication workflow, production priorities, and shop queue visibility.
- Track fabrication work from pending and approved status through production, staging, and completion.
- Review fabrication tickets for completeness and accuracy before production, returning incomplete or non-compliant tickets according to approved procedures.
- Communicate lead times, production status, ticket issues, and schedule impacts to Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Executives, and leadership.
- Partner with the Warehouse Manager on material availability, inspection, staging, labeling, and readiness for fabrication.
- Run quality checkpoints from material receiving through finished product, and track rework, field returns, scrap, and recurring errors.
- Organize shop layout, workstations, staging areas, and equipment flow to support a clean, safe, manufacturing-quality environment.
- Train, coach, and work alongside shop employees on approved fabrication standards, and recommend process improvements to leadership.
Benefits
- Weekly pay.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Telehealth.
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Fringe Benefit sub-plan, where applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
