Metal Fabrication Supervisor

Job Summary:

The Fabrication Supervisor is the floor manager. The Fabrication Supervisor ensures that all contracted work is developed, implemented, completed and managed in accordance with the Company’s requirements, including but not limited to safety, quality, management and financial performance requirements.  All aspects of the assigned project must be carried out as efficiently as possible with respect to staffing, materials management, financial management, customer care and customer delivery goals.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. The Fabrication Supervisor will plan for, manage, monitor and maintain project profitability to achieve Company goals.
2. The Fabrication Production Manager will ensure that deadlines are met per customer requirements.
3. The Fabrication Supervisor will manage overall workload distribution, staffing levels and monitor the customer delivery and job fabrication progress.
4. The Fabrication Supervisor manages successful job completion; ensure productivity, job completion and compliance to project budget.
5. The Fabrication Supervisor will review all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including but not limited to, the preparation of invoices, customer collections and periodic financial reporting to the customer and management.
6. The Fabrication Supervisor will fully complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time (specifically timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required); ensure all Job Closing Packages meet customer and Company standards.
7. The Fabrication Supervisor will perform quality checks; manage the prevention of outages; conduct daily GEMBA job walks to ensure quality; and focus on process efficiencies for all assigned project work.
8. The Fabrication Supervisor will perform work consistently demonstrating a detailed level of technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
9. The Fabrication Supervisor will review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency, including but not limited to estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling and reporting.
10. The Fabrication Supervisor will develop, redesign and implement process improvements as required to bring processes up to effective levels.
11. The Fabrication Supervisor will be in concert with the Training Department, monitor all quality and safety issues related to the operations department. Actively promote safety as our first priority.
12. The Fabrication Supervisor will lead any assigned operations meetings and training sessions.
13. The Fabrication Supervisor will also manage tools and truck inventory/maintenance.
14. The Fabrication Supervisor will mentor the fabrication staff and help develop their skillset growth.
15. The Fabrication Supervisor will complete any other responsibilities as assigned.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Regular attendance is mandatory.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must be self-motivated, positive in approach, and convey an appropriate professional image.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
• The Fabrication Supervisor must also have excellent organizational skills and the ability to develop branch and job processes and best practices.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must have proven high skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.
• The Fabrication Production Manager must be able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must possess the ability to learn and teach the Company and customer project management systems.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must be able lift up-to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:

• Prefer a minimum of three (3) years’ experience of supervisory or managerial experience.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must also have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
• Must be proficient with a computer and be skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
• Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• The Fabrication Supervisor must have demonstrated verifiable ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, create an estimate, develop detailed associated tasks and manage these to final completion and customer turnover.
• Must be able to use the following trade Tools: punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX, butt set, volt-ohmmeter, 4-pair continuity tester and 5-gang punch tool.

IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES’s 2023 fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, IES produced over $2.3 billion in revenue and employed over 8,400 employees at over 129 domestic locations across the United States. IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

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IES is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. IES provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact the IES corporate office at (713) 860-1500 or any IES office to request assistance.

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