What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at HarborFab?
General Purpose of this Position:
Responsible for the overall operation of the fabrication shop, production activities, and
quality. The position is responsible for directing, coordinating and controlling all aspects of this
shop location and its staff while demonstrating the primary goal of efficiently providing quality
steel fabrication services that exceed customer expectations.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Safety
• Responsible for training and development of shop operations personnel and ensuring that
appropriate personnel are trained for equipment operations (e.g., hoisting, rigging, forklift,
man lift, etc.)
• Responsible for shop safety compliance and safety training.
• Ensure all appropriate PPE is provided and utilized.
• Ensure that any accidents or near missed are documented per company safety policy.
2. Fabrication Management
• Develop and manage budget for shop operations, ensure proper staffing and ensure shops
are properly furnished with well-maintained equipment.
• Responsible for ensuring Cleburne’s portion of the master production schedule is updated
and accurate at all times.
• Ensure the development of a strategic plan for each project to ensure safe, timely, quality,
and profitable projects.
• Coordinate shop efforts of procuring supplies, tools and equipment.
• Ensure that long lead buyout items are procured timely.
• Review manpower, equipment, and project reports for costs & schedule; allocate resources;
review progress; make mid-course corrections and or changes as needed.
• Ensure that industry standards (AISC, AWS, SSPC, etc.) are maintained and understood by
all appropriate employees.
3. Business Development / Estimating
• Participate in pre-bid meetings as needed.
• Ensure that existing customer relationships are maintained.
4. Leadership / Training
• Develop shop supervisors and foreman as effective managers.
• Ensure continual quality improvement training programs are instituted; welding, fitting,
print reading, clean/paint training, material handling/loading.
• Provide input and ideas for capacity growth and profitability improvements.
• Set example (by word and deed) for the core values and ethics established by the President
and Chief Executive (see Welcome Letter in Employee Handbook).
5. Documentation/Communication
• Ensure all shop reporting and scheduling is accurate, up-to-date, and relevant.
• Ensure timely written and verbal correspondence with all appropriate team members and
clients on shop scheduling, shipping, and drawing information.
• Follow all company policies on spending/purchasing and documentation (i.e. receipts) of
spending is submitted to the corporate office in a timely manner for self and all reports,
direct or indirect.
• Ensure time entry, progress pictures, receivers, and receipts are reported timely.
• Ensure QA tracking and production status is being logged in Tekla EPM Go.
Reporting
Reports to Director of Fabrication.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Demonstrated mechanical, mathematical and spatial visualization ability
• Knowledge of fabrication equipment capabilities and maintenance standards
• Strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without
supervision
• Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems
• Able read design, fab, and erection drawings.
• Capable of being amidst the exposure to typical shop physical hazards which may require
eye, foot and hand protection
Credential and Experience
• 10 Years Fabrication/Personnel Management
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
Direct Reports
• Shop Foreman
• Office staff