Fabrication Shop Business Manager

at  Badlands Contracting LLC

JOB SUMMARY:

The Fabrication Shop Business Manager is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and supervising employees and activities within the fabrication division to ensure an effective and efficient fabrication operation that meets safety, quality, and production standards. Reports to Project Manager.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to learn and understand software and complete transactions pertaining to fabrication or welding operations, excellent verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to supervise diverse work groups in a team environment using effective listening, coaching, training, investigative and problem-solving skills, ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment and effective time management in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Read and interpret welding process according to AWS and ASME section IX.
• Ability to understand and apply workplace safety procedures.
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment required.
• Proficient in structural/vessel fitting, Mig/Flux core/Tig/Subarc welding, manual presses, eye burners, CNC plasma burners (Burny 10), shears, rolls and similar equipment.
• Ability to manipulate tools and assembly components involving fine and gross motor skills sufficient to demonstrate welding job tasks.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job (but are not limited to). The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, or crouch for extended periods of time, unassisted. The incumbent must wear a respirator when required. Manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination sufficient to operate industrial machinery are required. This job also requires a full range of body motion to include handling and lifting. The incumbent must repeatedly lift and/or move up to 65 (SIXTY-FIVE) pounds unassisted. Visual acuity, hearing, speaking, reading, and writing must be adequate to perform all required tasks safely.

Assigns work to shop personnel to attain shop objectives using knowledge of production processes, company policies, production schedules, work orders, equipment capacity and employee capabilities.

• Readily perceives and effectively responds to schedules and product flows essential to supervising highly productive, cost-effective, quality-oriented manufacturing operations.
• Establishes and controls procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends and initiates improvements to production processes, to increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Establish and control procedures to ensure production of conforming fabricated assembly components.
• Monitors and controls established procedures to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Establishes and monitors cost control systems to achieve department budget objectives.
• Responsible for compliance with safety and housekeeping requirements.
• Facilitates and promotes company policy.
• Provides training, support, direction, and guidance to shop personnel to continually develop their work habits, job skills and safety practices.
• Evaluates employee performance and accountability.
• Provides objective feedback for continued employee growth.
• Recommends and/or administers personnel actions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Set shop goals and develop an outline for achievement.
• May be exposed to excessive noise, welding gases and fumes, and varying weather conditions.
• To work overtime as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assigns work to shop personnel to attain shop objectives using knowledge of production processes, company policies, production schedules, work orders, equipment capacity and employee capabilities.

• Readily perceives and effectively responds to schedules and product flows essential to supervising highly productive, cost-effective, quality-oriented manufacturing operations.
• Establishes and controls procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends and initiates improvements to production processes, to increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Establish and control procedures to ensure production of conforming fabricated assembly components.
• Monitors and controls established procedures to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Establishes and monitors cost control systems to achieve department budget objectives.
• Responsible for compliance with safety and housekeeping requirements.
• Facilitates and promotes company policy.
• Provides training, support, direction, and guidance to shop personnel to continually develop their work habits, job skills and safety practices.
• Evaluates employee performance and accountability.
• Provides objective feedback for continued employee growth.
• Recommends and/or administers personnel actions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Set shop goals and develop an outline for achievement.
• May be exposed to excessive noise, welding gases and fumes, and varying weather conditions.
• To work overtime as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice