Sylvan, Inc.

Overview

The Fabrication Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and continued development of the fabrication facility, overseeing shop operations, quality, staffing, material flow, and coordination with project teams to ensure safe and efficient fabrication work in accordance with codes and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall operation and development of the fabrication facility.
• Establish and maintain standardized fabrication workflows, procedures, and production expectations.
• Oversee the Shop Manager, Fabrication Coordinator, QA/QC function, and Materials & Logistics function.
• Ensure fabrication work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable codes, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with project management, BIM/VDC, procurement, field leadership, and quality personnel to ensure work packages are released, fabricated, inspected, documented, and delivered on schedule.
• Support ASME-related fabrication requirements, including weld procedures, qualified personnel, documentation, traceability, inspection, and turnover packages.
• Monitor production performance, manpower needs, shop capacity, equipment needs, and schedule commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement in shop layout, material flow, software usage, reporting, documentation, and fabrication efficiency.
• Support the implementation and use of fabrication tracking systems, production reporting tools, and other software platforms.
• Work with QA/QC to ensure quality standards, audits, inspection records, traceability, and customer documentation are properly maintained.
• Support the development of staffing plans, training needs, equipment needs, and future expansion plans for the facility.
• Communicate regularly with company leadership regarding shop performance, capacity, risks, needs, and opportunities.