Lead Production Manager - Steel & Metal Fabrication

Lead Production Manager
- Steel & Metal Fabrication

Job Openings Lead Production Manager
- Steel & Metal Fabrication

Job Title:

Lead Production Manager
- Steel & Metal Fabrication

Job Description:

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Lead Production Manager to oversee the steel and metal fabrication process. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in the steel fabrication industry, with a strong background in managing production, coordinating with project teams, and ensuring the successful execution of fabrication projects. The Lead Production Manager will play a crucial role in constructability reviews, developing fabrication strategies, providing technical support, managing materials, and finalizing weekly progress reports.

• - Coordinate between members of the operations support groups during detail design, fabrication, offshore installation, and hook-up phases.
• - Supervise discipline Production engineers and identify resource needs for the project.

• - Manage overall project progress and productivity reporting, ensuring adherence to budget constraints.
• - Regularly communicate production engineer resource needs to the Procurement Department.
• - Understand contractual scope, contract type, and milestone schedules.

• - Maintain regular interaction with SITE TEAM and Main contractor team.
• - Review constructability and ensure work execution plans are based on the most productive options.
• - Chair fabrication meetings, conduct 4
  
  WLA (What, Where, When, and Who Analysis), and prioritize material and drawings accordingly.

• - Document all scope of work changes and coordinate AFC estimate updates.
• - Initiate and approve all revision orders and change orders via the DTCM.
• - Solve technical problems, initiate site queries, and minimize work disruptions.

• - Lead by example in following company safety policies.
• - Chair fabrication meetings, forecast fabrication and engineering requirements to meet project contract schedules.

• - Manage weekly fabrication progress and productivity, ensuring it stays within budget.
• - Manage scope of work changes, update AFC estimates, and initiate revision and change orders.
• - Develop a work pack index, set priorities, and establish deliverable dates for discipline teams.

• - Interface with key project personnel such as project cost engineers, marine operations engineers, and Quality managers.
• - Lead constructability program efforts for fabrication and incorporate project lessons learned into the global database.

• - Diploma or Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• - 8+ years of related experience with competency in computer software (MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Project).
• - Ability to make decisions on day-to-day operational issues in discussion with the Operations Director.

• - Self-motivated, energetic, honest, and positive attitude.
• - Well-structured working manner.
• - Team-oriented with excellent communication and analytical skills.
• - Willingness to learn and grow with the organization.