Fabrication Operations Manager

McCarl's LLC • Beaver Falls, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Lead the overall performance and continued development of McCarl's heavy industrial fabrication business, including the Aliquippa and Muncy operations, focused on process piping and modular/skid fabrication for the power, oil & gas, chemical, and industrial manufacturing markets. This is a business and operations leadership role, with responsibility for integrating customer needs, estimating, project execution, resource planning, technology, and shop production to achieve safe, predictable, and profitable fabrication performance.

Requirements

• Heavy-industrial fabrication operations leader.
• Strong heavy-industrial process piping fabrication and/or mechanical construction experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of project and production organizations.
• Experience implementing automation, technology, and production-management systems and driving adoption through measurable results.
• Strong understanding of estimating, project management, scheduling, resource planning, and financial performance.
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships and understand fabrication opportunities.
• Experience with heavy process pipe fabrication is required.

Nice To Haves

• Modular/skid fabrication experience preferred.
• Multi-location operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of the Fabrication Business Plan (including future fabrication units), including revenue, backlog, margin, capacity utilization, productivity, and overall operational performance.
• Lead implementation and adoption of fabrication technology, automation, MSUITE, digital material tracking, production dashboards, and data-driven planning. Ensure technology investments translate into measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, quality, and cost.
• Provide leadership for fabrication estimating, Project Management, and Project Engineering. Serve as the primary fabrication interface with Central Estimating on large multi-craft opportunities and maintain accountability for project cost, schedule, and customer commitments.
• Convert backlog and forecasted work into forward-looking capacity, manpower, material, drawing, and production plans across both fabrication facilities. Provide leadership and accountability to shop production management for safety, quality, throughput, productivity, and schedule attainment.
• Maintain and develop relationships with owners, EPCs, mechanical contractors, and other customers within targeted industrial markets. Understand customer needs, identify fabrication-only opportunities, and help build repeat business and sustainable backlog.
• Develop and lead the Fabrication PM, Project Engineering, Procurement, Planning, and Production teams while effectively integrating QA/QC, Safety, Engineering/Design, Coatings, Central Estimating, and other supporting functions.

Benefits

• Yearly discretionary bonus potential, in addition to base salary
• 100% Company paid benefits (medical, dental & vision) for employees and their dependents based on a preferred plan
• 100% Company paid S/LTD, Life and AD&D insurance for employees
• 401(k) Employee Contributions - eligible on first day of employment
• 401(k) Employer Match and discretionary Profit Sharing
• Vacation days based on service level
• 8 Paid Company Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed