Fabrication Shop Production & Quality Control Manager

The Viking Group•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

Shape Safety. Lead Production. Grow with Viking. For 100+ years, Viking has advanced fire protection with integrity, innovation, and a relentless focus on safety. Join a team where your leadership keeps promises to customers and protects communities worldwide. Are you the leader who can... Hit delivery schedules while managing labor costs and maintaining output-per-person standards? Keep safety, housekeeping, and compliance at the highest levels—every shift? Coach a team, plan overtime, and uphold discipline when needed—while building trust? Partner daily with Customer Service and the Warehouse to deliver on-time, every time? Troubleshoot fabrication challenges alongside the Branch Operations Manager and prevent recurrence through continuous improvement? Your impact Own day-to-day shop-floor operations across production and quality control. Provide leadership, guidance, and training on equipment, software, policies, and procedures. Track, analyze, and report operational metrics and KPIs; remove bottlenecks from the schedule. Monitor daily machine maintenance and handle basic equipment setup; support maintenance of production equipment. Ensure rigorous quality control; perform audits and report findings to the Branch Operations Manager. Represent the facility in regional and/or national quality initiatives. Manage resources and consumables to meet plan. Cover additional assigned responsibilities in the manager’s absence. Jump in as needed to perform fabrication tasks: operate material handling equipment, load/unload pipe, and band bundles for shipment.

Requirements

3+ years of supervisory experience (manufacturing preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or associate degree with equivalent experience.
Excellent communication and sound independent judgment.
Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration.
Intermediate PC proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Continuous Improvement
Coaching & Mentoring
Operational Metrics & KPI Management
Operational Risk Management
Scheduling
MIG Welder
TIG Welder

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day shop-floor operations across production and quality control.
Provide leadership, guidance, and training on equipment, software, policies, and procedures.
Track, analyze, and report operational metrics and KPIs; remove bottlenecks from the schedule.
Monitor daily machine maintenance and handle basic equipment setup; support maintenance of production equipment.
Ensure rigorous quality control; perform audits and report findings to the Branch Operations Manager.
Represent the facility in regional and/or national quality initiatives.
Manage resources and consumables to meet plan.
Cover additional assigned responsibilities in the manager’s absence.
Jump in as needed to perform fabrication tasks: operate material handling equipment, load/unload pipe, and band bundles for shipment.