Production Manager

• they re also open to candidates with a manufacturing background, especially anyone with metal fabrication or general fabrication experience. They really want someone who understands how a shop runs and can manage production effectively.

• Responsible for the production and supervision of the production process to meet all work order commitments on time, at or under budget, and to customer and company specifications and quality control standards.

• Daily Core Responsibilities

• Operate the production area within budgetary guidelines
• Plan, organize, monitor, manage and control the company s production activities including the elements of personnel, scheduling, supplies, equipment, maintenance and training
• Oversee Shop Managers, production teams, SR. Tech ( CAD & Programming), SR. Measure Tech, SR. Material Handling and their respective teams
• Perform the duties of the safety officer

• Duties and responsibilities

• Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff.
• Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep the organization accident free.
• Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.
• Evaluating machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime.
• Establishing a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations.
• Setting productivity goals for each department of the manufacturing team.
• Developing workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Ensuring adequate scheduling of staff to meet production needs
• Ensure all new hires are trained on safety and positional specifics
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by upper management

Industry-Specific Terms

• Stone fabrication
• Stone countertops
• Countertop fabrication
• Natural stone
• Quartz countertops
• Granite countertops
• Marble countertops
• Solid surface countertops
• Surface fabrication
• Custom countertops

Job Function Keywords

• Fabrication Manager
• Production Manager
• Shop Manager
• CAD Programmer
• Templater
• Measure Tech
• Installer
• Project Manager (Construction/Stone)
• Estimator (Stonework/Countertops)
• Account Manager (Stone/Building Materials)
• Sales Manager (Countertops/Stone/Construction)

Tools & Software

• Moraware (very common in this industry)
• Slabsmith (used for slab layout and visualization)
• AutoCAD / CAD programming
• CNC machines / CNC Operator
• Laser templating / Digital templating
• JobTracker
• ERP systems (Epicor, JobBOSS, etc.)