Production Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Production Manager

Location: Chandler, AZ 85226
Salary: $100,000 - $115,000 per year, based on experience
Schedule: 10-Hour Shifts, Monday-Friday, Weekend availability as required
Job Type: Direct Hire
Application Period: This position will remain open until filled.

Position Summary:

The Production Manager oversees daily operations at a structural steel processing plant, ensuring production schedules, quality standards, safety requirements, and cost objectives are met. This hands-on leadership role manages production workflow, staffing, equipment performance, and material movement while coordinating with operations, maintenance, quality control, and fabrication teams to support project deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage daily and weekly production schedules based on project priorities and delivery requirements.
• Oversee structural steel processing operations, including CNC beam lines, drill lines, saws, plate processors, plasma cutting systems, and automated equipment.
• Assign staffing, monitor productivity, and provide direction to team leads, machine operators, and material handlers.
• Monitor equipment performance, coordinate preventive maintenance, and address production delays and bottlenecks.
• Ensure processed materials meet shop drawing specifications, dimensional requirements, and quality standards.
• Coordinate material receiving, staging, identification, tracking, and movement between processing and fabrication.
• Enforce safety procedures, OSHA requirements, PPE use, machine safety, and proper lifting and material handling practices.
• Monitor production output, labor utilization, machine downtime, scrap, rework, and material usage.
• Maintain accurate production reports and communicate schedule risks, equipment issues, material shortages, and quality concerns to operations leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, equipment utilization, material yield, and overall production efficiency.

Qualifications & Skills
Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of structural steel processing and/or fabrication experience with increasing responsibility.
• 3–5 years of production leadership experience as a Production Manager, Processing Manager, Assistant Plant Manager, Shop Foreman, or similar role.
• Hands-on knowledge of CNC beam lines, drill lines, saws, plate processors, plasma cutting systems, and automated processing equipment.
• Experience managing production schedules, staffing, material flow, equipment utilization, and production targets.
• Ability to read and interpret shop drawings, blueprints, project specifications, piece marks, and material processing requirements.
• General knowledge of structural steel fabrication standards, AISC and/or PCI standards, and AWS D1.1/D1.5 codes.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and scheduling skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines, monitor production performance, and implement corrective actions.

Preferred:

• Experience in an AISC-certified structural steel fabrication facility.
• Technical, vocational, or college education related to structural steel, welding, manufacturing, construction management, or operations management.
• Working knowledge of Tekla, Smartsheet, DocuSign, and Adobe PDF Editor.
• Demonstrated success reducing equipment downtime, scrap, rework, and production bottlenecks.

Benefits:  

• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Company holidays

Employer Information  

This position is being recruited by NCW on behalf of a client company. All hiring decisions will be made by the employer. NCW partners with organizations nationwide to connect top talent with opportunities across construction, manufacturing, warehousing & distribution, and engineering industries.  

Equal Opportunity Employer  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected status in accordance with applicable laws.