Fabrication Shop Manager

Salary: $85,000 - $120,000 (Based on Experience)

Is this your perfect fit?

• Are you a hands-on fabrication leader who thrives on driving safety, productivity, quality, and continuous improvement?
• We are seeking an experienced Fabrication Shop Manager to oversee all aspects of a busy fabrication operation supporting industrial, construction, manufacturing, and maintenance projects.
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading teams, optimizing production processes, managing CNC fabrication equipment, and making a direct impact on operational performance!

What your future day will look like:

• Lead all daily fabrication shop operations, including workforce coordination, production scheduling, safety, quality, process improvement and workflow management.
• Develop production plans and prioritize work based on customer requirements, project schedules, labor availability, and material readiness.
• Manage fabrication activities involving sheet metal, structural steel, welding, CNC machining (laser cutting/press brake), ductwork, and related manufacturing processes.
• Supervise and mentor shop personnel, including leads, welders, fabricators, machine operators, and support staff.
• Monitor labor efficiency, throughput, overtime, scrap, rework, and overall shop performance metrics.
• Drive a strong safety culture through training, inspections, hazard mitigation, and policy enforcement.
• Oversee quality control processes to ensure finished products meet drawings, specifications, customer expectations, and industry standards
• Manage inventory, material flow, receiving, staging, and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Support project management, estimating, engineering, procurement, and field teams to ensure on-time project execution.

Benefits Offered:

• Company offers a highly competitive compensation package!

• Medical, dental & vision

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement savings program

Type: Direct Hire

To be a champion in this role, you will need:

• 5 years of leadership experience within fabrication, manufacturing, industrial construction, mechanical contracting, or a related environment.
• 5 years of supervisory experience with responsibility for safety, production, quality, scheduling, and team development.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication processes including metal, structural steel, welding, machining, and industrial manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing shop schedules, labor planning, productivity tracking, and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, blueprints, shop drawings, specifications, and bills of material.
• Experience with CNC laser cutting, nesting software, and press brake operations in a production environment.
• Familiarity with fabrication software such as SigmaNEST, BySoft, TruTops, ProNest, Lantek, AutoPOL, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of bend deductions, tooling selection, tonnage calculations, bend sequencing, and first-piece verification processes.
• Knowledge of shop safety requirements, rigging, forklifts, overhead cranes, welding practices, and material handling procedures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and ERP or production tracking systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, process improvement, production tracking integration, AWS welding standards, or OSHA certifications is a plus.

We know you are more than a resume and understand your next career move needs to be the right fit! If this is your first time considering Godshall as your trusted partner, welcome! Once you have applied, we will review your experience and skills. You will then hear back quickly with the next steps. If you have already spoken with Godshall, please reach out to your recruiter. We will happily update your file and make sure we are considering you for all roles your experience and skills are a perfect fit for. Godshall & Godshall Personnel Consultants, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, status as a parent or protected veteran status.