Production Manager

High-Growth Manufacturer | Seymour, IN (relocating to Franklin, IN)

A well-capitalized, high-growth steel fabrication business is hiring a Production Manager to lead the shop through its most important phase of growth: a move from a 30,000 sq ft facility to a purpose-built 100,000 sq ft facility, with workforce projected to triple over the growth horizon.

The business today runs $25M in revenue with a lean team of 22 and a tech-forward operation. The role reports directly to the company President, who owns P&L, commercial strategy, and external reporting. This position owns production.

• Own the shop. You run production — the President runs the rest. Clear lane, real authority.
• Build, don't just run. New facility, new capacity, new headcount, new systems. You get to shape the operation, not just inherit it.
• Capital behind you. Equipment, technology, hiring, and facility investment are funded — not fighting for scraps.
• Tech-forward operation. The shop already runs on Tekla Power Fab with custom production dashboards. You won't be convincing anyone that data matters — you'll be using it to run the floor.
• Phantom equity participation. Real long-term upside tied to a successful exit of the business.

• End-to-end production — scheduling, throughput, quality, safety, shipping, and outside processor coordination across Drill, Weld, Fit-up, Paint, and Final Inspection.
• The shop team — working through the lead shop foreman today and developing the next layer of station leads and supervisors as the team grows.
• On-time delivery — moving pieces from Not Started queue through WIP, At Coater, Ready to Ship, and Shipped on schedule and on spec.
• Facility transition — leading the operational side of the move from the existing 30K sq ft facility to the new 100K sq ft footprint with minimal disruption to customers.
• Workforce scale-up — hiring, onboarding, and training the people needed to grow the team without breaking the culture or the quality.
• Systems and data — using and expanding the existing Tekla Power Fab production dashboards to run the floor. Planned-vs-actual dates enforced, dormant jobs eliminated, data used daily.
• Safety and compliance — owning safety performance as headcount grows. Non-negotiable.

• Stabilize and elevate throughput at the current facility. Pieces and tons per week up, stale WIP down, on-time delivery up.
• Lead the operational planning and execution of the facility transition — layout, workflow, equipment placement, move sequencing, and go-live.
• Develop the shop foreman and emerging leaders into the next layer of production leadership.
• Build the hiring and training infrastructure needed to scale the workforce.
• Tighten outside processor handoffs (galvanize rs, blasters, coaters) so pieces don't sit.
• Partner with the President on capacity planning — what capex, what hires, what commitments the commercial team can confidently make.

• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in a fabrication or heavy manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years running production as a Production Manager, Shop Manager, Operations Manager, or strong #2 to a GM.
• Steel fabrication experience strongly preferred. Candidates from heavy manufacturing (structural, industrial, heavy equipment, etc.) will be considered if they can speak fluently to production flow, routing, and shop-floor economics.
• Financial literacy — you understand where margin is made and lost on the shop floor, even if you haven't owned the full P&L yet. You run production with a cost lens.
• Experience through a growth period — meaningful headcount increase, facility expansion or relocation, or significant capacity change. You know what breaks when a shop scales.
• Genuine technical and computer savvy. Comfortable in ERP and production systems, able to use and direct the build of reporting and dashboards, and you view technology as leverage — not overhead.
• Working knowledge of best-in-class fabrication workflows — scheduling, pull systems, station balancing, WIP management, outside processor coordination, and shipping logistics.
• Strong people leadership.…