Metal Fabrication Production Manager​/Continuous Improvement

Ready to take complete ownership of production operations where you have complete autonomy and immediate access to the owners?

Earn up to $125,000/year with this custom metal fabrication shop where your ideas won’t get buried in meetings and corporate red tape. This is an opportunity to lead production for a growing company, improve processes, develop employees, and leave a lasting mark on the organization. If you’re a hands‑on fabrication leader who enjoys solving problems, improving efficiency, and building high‑performing teams, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Linders Specialty Company, a leading provider of quality metal fabrication services for OEMs, fabricators, manufacturers, and artists across the United States, is seeking a Production Manager to join their team in Saint Paul, MN.

• Full Autonomy of the role: This is a position where your leadership and metal fabrication are fully trusted and relied upon. You will have full support from the owners and access to them for advice and support.
• Best of Both Worlds: Enjoy being a leader within a smaller company where you can make decisions more quickly, no big corporate red tape with the stability of an organization that has been in business since 1964
• Excellent Pay:
  Earn up to $125,000/year based on experience PLUS generous bonus potential
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, life insurance and 401(k) with 3% company contributions

• Hands on metal fabrication experience
• Management experience within a metal fabrication environment
• Mechanical Engineering Degree OR continuous improvement background experience in a metal fabrication environment

• Manage all aspects of the metal fabrication shop to ensure efficient and effective work performance and on time delivery, including scheduling
• Able to visualize solutions, communicate those solutions to production personnel and create an action plan
• Effectively delegate tasks, follow up, and hold production personnel accountable
• Ensure all personnel are properly trained and competent to perform required operations
• Develop and drive continuous improvement activities in scrap reduction, machine utilization and labor costs
• Ability to collect and analyze data to measure improvements and demonstrate cost savings, efficiency gains, etc.
• Manage all production aspects to meet the high-quality standards required by our company
• Maintain preventative maintenance process and schedules
• Ensure that safety standards are followed, and safety committee meetings are held on a regular schedule and results are reported to leadership
• Interview, evaluate, and train production personnel
• Works with sales team when necessary to help accurately estimate times and ensure manufacturability of new designs
• Maintains quality control process for manufacturing
• Provide guidance and direction to each of the production personnel as needed
• Communicate effectively to leadership or production personnel when dealing with challenges in manufacturing
• Ensures all machinery and tooling are maintained and in full operating condition
• Keep shipping on schedule and alerts appropriate parties as necessary

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.