Industrial Fabrication Division Manager (Sheet MetalContracting exp req)

Industrial Fabrication Division Manager (Sheet Metal/Contracting exp req)
Location: Appleton WI
Salary: $150000$175000 DOE Discretionary Bonus Benefits
Benefits: Medical (95% employer-paid) 401(k) w/ 3% Employer Contribution ESOP Holidays PTO
Job Type: Full-Time
Typical Hours: 45-50 Hours/Week Flexible Start Time
Travel: Up to 25% to Local/Regional Customer Sites (Overnight Travel 1x/mo for 1-2 nights)
Start Date: ASAP
Sponsorship: Not Available
Relocation Assistance: Available

Industrial Fabrication Division Manager (Sheet Metal/Contracting exp req) Description

Our mechanical contractor client is looking for an Industrial Fabrication Manager to lead their $15M sheet metal and custom fabrication division. You will manage 68 direct reports while personally carrying a project workload (60/40 split) in a role that will evolve toward pure leadership as the division grows. This is a hands-on low-bureaucracy culture no suits or monthly reports just doing things that drive value to the bottom this role you will oversee estimating project management procurement/purchasing shop production and field installation. If you have a background in sheet metal fabrication and mechanical contracting excel at reading and interpreting drawings and supporting customers and are an approachable people-first leader this may be the role for you.

Industrial Fabrication Division Manager (Sheet Metal/Contracting exp req) Responsibilities

Schedule and oversee daily shop/field operations for sheet metal & custom fabrication division
Lead and develop a team of direct reports; support hiring training performance management
Review bids pricing and proposal quality; oversee estimating function before submission
Oversee PM execution - schedule budget vendor coordination customer communication
Review project drawings and specs; coordinate fabrication sequencing with field installation
Own procurement/purchasing and vendor management for the division
Monitor division budget job costing and labor productivity; correct overruns
Personally bid and manage select projects as PM; oversee division capacity and workload
Ensure fabrication and installation meets codes specs and quality standards
Enforce shop and jobsite safety; participate in incident review as needed
Maintain shop equipment tooling and material inventory in coordination with shop personnel.
Report division status to senior leadership; participate in production/project planning meetings

Industrial Fabrication Division Manager (Sheet Metal/Contracting exp req) Qualifications

7 years experience in sheet metal fabrication required
2 years supervisory leadership or management experience required
Ability to read and interpret shop drawings blueprints and project specs required
Experience overseeing estimating project management or procurement required
Working knowledge of job costing labor productivity and budget management required
Experience using ERP estimating and scheduling software required
Ability to travel up to 25% to client sites required