Manager – Welding & Process Improvement

About Loenbro

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all industries and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our expertise lies in simplifying the complex and establishing long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach—every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.

At Loenbro, we don't just offer jobs—we build careers grounded in integrity, teamwork, excellence, and purpose. Join a team where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your work helps expand the reach of the critical infrastructure that powers communities across the nation.

The Manager – Welding & Process Improvement is responsible for advancing welding technology, manufacturing processes, equipment standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across Loenbro's Fabrication & Manufacturing operations.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, this position plays a key role in executing Loenbro's strategic plan by establishing and implementing standardized best practices across the fabrication network while continuously improving safety, quality, productivity, throughput, cost, and manufacturing capability. The Manager will assess existing fabrication practices, welding and cutting technologies, equipment, facility workflows, and manufacturing methods; develop practical, fit-for-purpose standards;

and provide technical leadership for capital planning and equipment selection.

The successful candidate will combine deep welding and fabrication knowledge with manufacturing, automation, operational-excellence, and continuous-improvement expertise. The objective is to position Loenbro as a best-in-class manufacturing platform capable of safely and efficiently producing high-quality fabricated and manufactured products at scale.

• Assess welding, cutting, fitting, assembly, material-handling, and fabrication practices across Loenbro facilities and identify opportunities for standardization and improvement.
• Develop and implement company-wide fabrication and manufacturing best practices that are scalable across multiple facilities and appropriate for individual products, markets, and operating requirements.
• Establish standardized processes, methods, equipment recommendations, workstation concepts, tooling, production practices, standard work, and technical guidance, defining what good looks like across the network.
• Ensure processes are fit for purpose and aligned with applicable codes, specifications, customer requirements, and quality programs, supporting a manufacturing culture centered on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Serve as a technical resource for welding processes and fabrication methodologies across Loenbro's manufacturing network.
• Evaluate processes and technologies based on material type, wall thickness, joint configuration, production volume, quality requirements, labor availability, and total cost.
• Partner with Quality and Welding Engineering regarding WPS/PQR requirements, welder qualifications, code compliance, inspection requirements, and weld quality.
• Analyze weld productivity, repair rates, deposition efficiency, arc-on time, and rework to identify opportunities to reduce labor and non-value-added work, and evaluate emerging welding technologies for practical advantage.

• Assess and optimize cutting, beveling, coping, drilling, forming,…