Manager, Welding and Fabrication

The Manager owns the day-to-day execution and the quarterly and annual business plan for three shops:
Fabrication (cutting, forming, welding, machining, and assembly), Powder Coat, and Woodshop. Every worker across these three shops, including each shop's Shop Lead, reports through this role.

This role carries both the strategic ownership the company's shop leadership structure assigns to a Manager (cost, capacity, people development, quarterly and annual planning) This role reports to the Director of Operations and Engineering and coordinates closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, and the Production Scheduler.

Spans daily and weekly execution through quarterly and annual planning for Fabrication, Powder Coat, and Woodshop. This role runs the daily production cadence in each shop and owns monthly Kaizen and problem-solving targets, while also owning the quarterly business review, annual operating plan, and headcount and capacity plan for these three shops, the accountability that Urban Accessories' shop leadership structure splits between a Manager and a Supervisor elsewhere in the operation.

• Own day-to-day execution and the quarterly and annual business plan for Fabrication, Powder Coat, and Woodshop.
• Supervise and coach shop personnel and Shop Leads across all three shops.
• Own headcount planning, capacity planning, and shift staffing for the three shops.
• Own quality, safety, and productivity outcomes across the three shops.
• Own the operating budget and cost performance for the three shops.
• Run each shop's daily production huddle and weekly performance review.
• Own monthly Kaizen targets and report quarterly SQDCP results to the Director of Operations and Engineering.

• Own direct labor cost, material cost, and scrap/rework cost against budget for Fabrication, Powder Coat, and Woodshop.
• Build and defend the operating budget for these three shops; manage variance and corrective action on cost overruns.
• Identify equipment, tooling, and facility investment needs for these shops and build the business case for capital requests.
• Partner with Sales/Estimating and Finance so quoted costs and margins reflect the real operating economics of these three shops.
• Report business and financial performance to the Director of Operations and Engineering on a regular cadence.

• Own the headcount plan for Fabrication, Powder Coat, and Woodshop, aligned to backlog, demand forecast, and skills mix.
• Own hiring, workforce planning, and succession planning for Shop Lead and skilled-trade roles in these three shops.
• Convert the production schedule and backlog into a staffing and shift plan for each shop, including weekend Fab Shop shift coverage.

• Resolve shift escalations (manpower, material, equipment, quality) and reprioritize work to protect the schedule in each shop.
• Maintain and act on visual management boards (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People) in each shop.
• Manage shift staffing, overtime, and coverage decisions in real time across the three shops.
• Coordinate with Purchasing to monitor inventory of supplies, consumables, and equipment; request replenishment as needed.
• Coordinate with the Production Scheduler and Engineering on work order release, drawings, and work instructions.

• Own quality outcomes across the three shops: first-pass yield, scrap/rework rate, and nonconformance (NCR) closure.
• Ensure workers are following current work instructions, drawings, and (in Fabrication) approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS); approve and coordinate containment when a quality escape occurs.
• Ensure weld certifications, process parameters, and inspection plans are followed and…