Production Manager Fabrication and Facilities

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Regular Full-Time Appleton, Appleton, WI, US

Salary Range: $82,323.01 To $ Annually

Position: Production Manager –Fabrication and Facilities

Reports to: Director of Operations

Supervisory Responsibilities: Fabrication and Maintenance personnel

Our

Purpose:

Making It Better Together … We believe in building lifelong partnerships, providing high performing equipment and value-added solutions. We empower and trust our employees to take initiative and make decisions that drive our business forward. We strive to make a positive impact on the world around us.

Position Summary: The Production Manager – Fabrication and Facilities leads fabrication operations and oversees the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the company’s facilities, grounds, and building systems. This role is accountable for achieving production, quality, delivery, safety, and cost objectives; optimizing people , equipment, and workflow; and ensuring facilities support the needs of employees, visitors, and business operations. The Manager also develops fabrication and maintenance personnel, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with applicable company, quality, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Direct day-to-day fabrication operations to achieve production and shipping plans while meeting ISO 9000, CMD quality, safety, delivery, and cost standards.
• Plan and prioritize work to optimize labor, equipment utilization, workflow, and throughput, and provide design-for-manufacturability feedback.
• Lead daily execution, analyze capacity, and implement recovery plans upon delay.
• Coach and develop direct reports to safely operate, set up, and troubleshoot laser-cutting systems, CNC equipment, press brakes, welding equipment, tooling, and fixtures, and to accurately interpret drawings, specifications, and tolerances for fabricated metal assemblies.
• Conduct routine stand ups to communicate workload, priorities, handoffs, and risks.
• Direct the maintenance, repair, and reliable operation of building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and security systems.
• Oversee the maintenance of grounds and outdoor spaces to ensure they remain safe, functional, and well maintained.
• Develop and manage facilities and fabrication budgets, monitor expenditures, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency.
• Select and coordinate external contractors and vendors, and hold them accountable for meeting established scope, schedule, quality, and budget requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts from the ground up, empowering employees to seek gains in efficiency and quality and to own mistakes and take corrective action.
• Collaborate cross functionally to develop, implement, and maintain facility emergency response and preparedness plans, including drills and training.
• Ensure facilities and fabrication operations comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including permitting, commercial land use, waste management, environmental practices, and logistics.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators and provide regular reports on facility operations, maintenance activities, production performance, risks, and corrective actions.
• Lead fabrication and maintenance personnel, including workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, technical training, coaching, performance management, and employee development.
• Communicate and consistently enforce company policies, work rules, procedures, and performance expectations.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and efficient fabrication…