Production Manager - Structural Steel
3 days ago
West Jordan
Job Description This is a hands-on leadership and operations position responsible for turning released project requirements into organized, predictable shop production. The Production Manager will control the shop schedule, assign manpower and equipment, coordinate material readiness, manage workflow through fabrication and welding, identify bottlenecks, track production performance, and ensure completed work is properly handed off to Quality Control and Shipping. The Production Manager will be expected to use Tekla PowerFab as the primary production management and tracking system for shop status, production progress, labor tracking, material status, sequencing, QC coordination, and shipping readiness. We are looking for someone who understands that running a fabrication shop is more than keeping people busy. The goal is to put the right work, on the right machine, with the right people, at the right time while protecting quality, schedule, and labor efficiency. Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain the daily production schedule and rolling 3-week lookahead., • Use Tekla PowerFab daily to manage and maintain accurate production information, including job status, production progress, material status, labor tracking, sequencing, and completion status., • Ensure information in PowerFab accurately reflects what is physically happening on the shop floor., • Review fabrication releases before work enters production., • Verify drawings, revisions, scope, sequencing, and fabrication requirements are current and clear., • Confirm material, plate, hardware, consumables, and required components are ready before shop labor is committed., • Use PowerFab material and production information to identify shortages, incomplete material packages, and production constraints before work begins., • Reject incomplete, unclear, or conflicting releases back to Project Management before fabrication begins., • Assign manpower by project, fabrication stage, skill level, workload, and priority., • Assign and coordinate shop machinery and production resources., • Establish proper routing through cutting, drilling, fitting, fabrication, welding, finishing, staging, QC, and shipping., • Communicate daily and weekly priorities to shop leads and production employees., • Balance manpower and machine capacity between multiple active projects., • Adjust production plans when material delays, equipment downtime, field needs, or project priorities change., • Monitor daily production output, labor hours, delays, shortages, downtime, and production blockers., • Track shop throughput and labor performance against schedule and budget., • Identify bottlenecks and take corrective action before they affect project schedules., • Coordinate closely with Project Management, Procurement, QC, and Shipping., • Ensure incomplete or defective work does not get pushed into the next production stage., • Maintain equipment maintenance schedules and coordinate repairs to minimize preventable downtime., • Maintain organized staging so complete and incomplete material remain clearly separated., • Confirm work is truly inspection-ready before releasing it to QC., • Maintain accurate QC-ready and production-complete status within PowerFab., • Identify ship-ready packages and ensure shipping sequence matches project and field requirements., • Coordinate production status with shipping so PowerFab and the physical shop accurately reflect what is ready to load., • Stop production when current releases, material readiness, machine routing, priorities, or downstream requirements cannot be verified. What Success Looks Like The Production Manager will be expected to create a shop environment where: • Employees know exactly what they are working on and what comes next., • Production is driven by a current schedule instead of verbal direction and emergencies., • PowerFab is kept current and used as the production system of record rather than relying on verbal updates or disconnected spreadsheets., • The status shown in PowerFab matches the actual status of material and fabrication on the shop floor., • Machines and crews are planned instead of competing for resources., • Material shortages are identified before fabrication starts., • Jobs do not run from outdated or mixed drawing revisions., • Production priorities are clearly communicated., • Bottlenecks are identified early and corrected., • Labor is being used on the highest-priority work., • Production goals and actual output are measured daily., • Equipment maintenance is completed before preventable failures occur., • QC receives inspection-ready work rather than incomplete work., • Shipping receives organized and complete packages in the correct sequence., • Problems are escalated early instead of becoming last-minute emergencies. Production Performance & Reporting The Production Manager will be responsible for maintaining visibility into actual shop performance, including: • Daily production reports, • Labor hours by job and production stage, • Production status maintained in Tekla PowerFab, • Material and piece status within PowerFab, • Production delays and blockers, • Material shortages, • Equipment downtime, • Tons per week or other established throughput metrics, • Labor performance against job budgets, • Current manpower and machine assignments, • QC-ready work, • Ship-ready work, • Equipment maintenance and downtime records The Production Manager will be responsible for ensuring that PowerFab contains accurate, timely production information and matches actual shop-floor conditions. The goal is to make production performance measurable, visible, and actionable rather than relying solely on verbal updates. Qualifications Preferred candidates will have: • 10+ years of structural steel fabrication, miscellaneous metals, heavy manufacturing, or similar production experience., • Previous experience as a Production Manager, Shop Manager, Fabrication Manager, General Foreman, Shop Superintendent, or similar leadership position., • Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication processes., • Ability to read structural drawings and fabrication/shop drawings., • Understanding of fitting, welding, cutting, drilling, plate processing, material handling, and production sequencing., • Experience managing multiple fabrication projects simultaneously., • Strong understanding of manpower planning and labor efficiency., • Experience identifying and correcting production bottlenecks., • Experience with CNC steel fabrication equipment strongly preferred., • Experience using Tekla PowerFab is strongly preferred., • Candidate must be willing and able to use Tekla PowerFab as a required part of the position and the primary system for managing production information., • Strong computer skills and the ability to accurately maintain production data., • Strong leadership and accountability skills., • Ability to communicate effectively with shop personnel, Project Managers, Purchasing, QC, Shipping, and company leadership., • Strong organizational and scheduling abilities., • Comfortable using production reports, schedules, PowerFab data, and performance information to make decisions. The Right Person We are looking for someone who is comfortable owning production. This position requires someone who can walk the shop floor, understand what is actually happening, make decisions, direct manpower, hold people accountable, and still maintain the scheduling, PowerFab information, and reporting necessary to properly manage the operation. This is not a position where production can be managed entirely from an office, nor is it a position where shop information can exist only in someone's head. The Production Manager must be able to move between the shop floor and the production management system and keep the two aligned. The right person will not simply react to whichever project is demanding attention that day. They will build a production plan, communicate it, execute it, measure performance against it, identify problems, and adjust the plan when conditions change. We want someone who takes ownership of the result—not someone who simply reports why production fell behind. Compensation & Benefits • $90,000–$120,000 annual salary, based on experience and qualifications, • Annual percentage-of-salary performance bonus, paid quarterly, • Health Insurance, • 3 Weeks Paid Time Off, • Full-time salaried position, • Long-term leadership opportunity within a growing structural steel fabrication company, • Opportunity to directly influence production systems, shop efficiency, equipment utilization, staffing, and future growth Our core values are BOLT: Built Right. Ownership. Leadership. Trust. \nCompany Description Ivey League Fabrication is a premier provider in the structural steel industry, specializing in the fabrication and erection of high-quality steel structures. With a commitment to excellence, Ivey League takes pride in its company process and procedures, ensuring that every project meets or exceeds industry standards set by AWS and AISC. Ivey League provides end-to-end solutions for commercial projects of all sizes. The company's efficient communication approach allows it to handle complex projects safely and on schedule. Ivey League invests in top-of-the-line software and equipment, including Power Fab and Peddinghaus, to ensure that every project is completed with the highest level of precision and quality. The team of experienced professionals at Ivey League is dedicated to provide the best possible results, no matter the size or complexity of the project. Ivey League has become a trusted partner for clients across a range of industries. From small-scale structures to large commercial developments, Ivey League is equipped to handle projects of any size, with a focus on delivering exceptional results on time and on budget. Ivey League Fabrication is a premier provider in the structural steel industry, specializing in the fabrication and erection of high-quality steel structures. With a commitment to excellence, Ivey League takes pride in its company process and procedures, ensuring that every project meets or exceeds industry standards set by AWS and AISC.\r\n\r\nIvey League provides end-to-end solutions for commercial projects of all sizes. The company's efficient communication approach allows it to handle complex projects safely and on schedule.\r\n\r\nIvey League invests in top-of-the-line software and equipment, including Power Fab and Peddinghaus, to ensure that every project is completed with the highest level of precision and quality. The team of experienced professionals at Ivey League is dedicated to provide the best possible results, no matter the size or complexity of the project.\r\n\r\n Ivey League has become a trusted partner for clients across a range of industries. From small-scale structures to large commercial developments, Ivey League is equipped to handle projects of any size, with a focus on delivering exceptional results on time and on budget.