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Job Title: Production Manager – Pipe Fabrication

Location: Duncan, SC

Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced and operationally focused Production Manager to lead and coordinate daily fabrication operations at our pipe fabrication facility. This role is the operational hub of the shop—translating project priorities into executable production schedules, bridging communication between Project Managers and the shop floor Superintendent, and ensuring the right materials are allocated and ready to support spool release and fabrication sequences.

The Production Manager owns the rhythm of the shop. Success in this role means spools move through fabrication in the right order, material shortages are resolved before they impact the floor, shipping commitments are met, and Project Managers have accurate, real-time visibility into fabrication status. This is a hands-on coordination role that requires strong organizational discipline, clear communication, and a thorough understanding of pipe fabrication workflows.

• Develop and maintain the master fabrication schedule, prioritizing spool release and production sequences based on project delivery dates, field installation milestones, and client-driven critical path requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to understand spool priority rankings and translate those priorities into daily and weekly shop floor work assignments in coordination with the Superintendent.
• Monitor production throughput against schedule, identify bottlenecks or capacity constraints, and proactively adjust work sequencing to protect delivery commitments.

• Serve as the primary operational interface between Project Managers and the shop floor Superintendent, ensuring project scope, priority changes, and schedule updates are accurately communicated and reflected in production planning.
• Attend project coordination meetings and provide fabrication status updates, including percent-complete by spool, material readiness, and projected release dates for upcoming work packages.
• Manage and communicate the impact of scope changes, hold releases, or material delays on the fabrication schedule, providing revised lookahead schedules as conditions change.

• Develop and manage outbound shipping schedules aligned with field installation sequences, coordinating with the Superintendent to ensure completed spools are inspected, marked, and staged for timely release.
• Coordinate with freight carriers, rigging vendors, or in-house logistics resources to schedule pickups and deliveries that meet project site requirements and minimize field crew downtime.
• Maintain accurate shipping logs and documentation, including packing lists, weld traceability records, and MTR packages required for regulated-market deliveries to industrial clients.

• Work closely with the receiving department to track inbound material status, verify that purchased pipe, fittings, flanges, and specialty items are received, inspected, and available for allocation prior to spool release.
• Maintain material allocation records by project and spool, ensuring that inventory is committed against the correct job and that shortages are identified and expedited before they delay the shop floor.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and purchasing on material procurement priorities, substitution approvals, and vendor lead times to support the production schedule.

• Utilize material resource planning (MRP) software (Odoo) to manage spool release status,…