What are the responsibilities and job description for the Department Manager - Fabrication position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
Steel Fabrication Department Manager
Customer-Facing Leadership Role
Salary Range: $80,000–$130,000 (commensurate with experience)
Bonus: Annual bonus based on department profitability
Travel: Some travel required (paid per diem)
Relocation Assistance: Negotiable during interview process
Safety-Sensitive Position
Trinity Employment. is seeking an experienced Steel Fabrication Manager to lead and grow our Springfield, Missouri fabrication shop.
This position plays a critical role in expanding MCC’s customer base in the Springfield market and offers a clear long-term path to executive leadership, with succession potential into a senior company role over time.
Steel Fabrication Manager Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Operations
- Serve as overall manager of the steel fabrication shop, overseeing daily operations, production, quality, safety, staffing, and financial performance.
- Maintain full accountability for departmental P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and cost controls.
- Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives while maintaining quality and delivery standards.
- Quantify, justify, and recommend capital investments in equipment, technology, and infrastructure.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, efficiency, and safety.
- Review department goals and align them with overall corporate objectives.
Steel Fabrication Manager Team Development & Management:
- Manage and grow a currently small team
- Partner with HR to coordinate and conduct employee evaluations, performance reviews, and wage adjustments.
- Establish competitive wages consistent with local trade markets and award increases based on performance and milestones.
Customer & Business Development
Technical & Fabrication Knowledge
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of:
- Stainless steel
- Mild/carbon steel
- Welding and fabrication processes
- Review equipment usage, consumables, inventory levels, and space requirements to ensure operational efficiency.
Steel Fabrication Manager Skills & Competencies:
- High school diploma or GED required
- College degree and/or a minimum of 5 years of industrial or commercial construction experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and math skills
- Excellent organization, time management, and leadership abilities
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Willingness to work overtime and non-standard schedules as required
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
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* Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
* Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
* Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
* Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
* Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
* Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
* Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
* Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
* Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
* Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
* Evaluate employee performance.
* Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
* Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
* Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
* Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
* Plan and develop new products and production processes.
* Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions.
* Set up and adjust machines and equipment.