Manager – Welding & Process Improvement

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.

• 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, preparation, and material-processing methods.
• Evaluate CNC plasma, oxy-fuel, laser cutting, saw systems, automated pipe profiling, robotic cutting, beveling systems, and other applicable fabrication equipment.
• Develop standardized approaches that improve dimensional accuracy, throughput, fit-up quality, material utilization, and downstream welding productivity.
• Identify opportunities to integrate digital fabrication data with cutting and manufacturing equipment to reduce manual inputs and errors.

• Identify and evaluate welding automation, robotics, mechanized welding, automated cutting, positioning, material-handling, and other advanced manufacturing opportunities.
• Evaluate robotic and collaborative welding, orbital welding, automated pipe welding, CNC systems, positioners, manipulators, turning rolls, and related technologies.
• Develop business cases based on production…