Fabrication Manager

We’re looking for a positive team leader, fabrication guru, and floor leader to join our small team. Our Fabrication Manager likes to work both sides of their brain by not only keeping our fabrication team’s day to day managed and on track, but they also partake in fabrication, demonstrating fabrication methods to the team, and ensuring all client projects that are in ‘fabrication’ are on track. The fabrication manager also oversees job sites to ensure quality installations and team professionalism.

With this position you will oversee our team of fabricators, ensuring they know what to do every day both in the studio and on job sites. Being able to pull away and look from a bird’s eye view is absolutely necessary. This position is required to think strategically, make connections (if X doesn’t get done it affects Y, C and M!), solve problems, and keep a pulse on the health of what is coming off the fabrication floor as a final product.. Answer fabrication questions as needed and ensure the fabrication team is working as planned and in alignment - no questions should be left unasked. Everyone meets goals that are set, together! You must set goals for the fabrication team to do (deadlines, how long tasks should take etc). Our Fabrication Manager will update quotas and the fabrication teams to-dos and enjoy building and maintaining a strong dynamic team.

You’ll be using your expertise to ensure everyone is working to the best of their ability and coaching where needed. If goals aren’t met, you see it ahead of time and work with the team to troubleshoot. You should be self-motivated and hold yourself accountable to get things done on time and on budget.

Every project through our door is unique, so you must be flexible and enjoy the challenge of a big learning curve — whether it’s new designs, materials, or methods, we are committed to figuring it out. You must be able to inspire the team to create amazing projects that seem impossible.

Core Values

We are stronger together

The more we work together, the more we communicate clearly, the better chance we have of reaching our collective goals. We harmonize.

We make anything out of anything

We see possibility and potential in everything.

We are nimble by learning

Our learning culture makes taking on challenging projects exciting and worth it.

We are self aware

We take responsibility for our actions individually and as a team and always fulfill promises we make.

Fabrication Manager Requirements

• 2+ years of direct managerial experience
• 2+ years creative studio experience and management
• 2+ years of experience in fabrication production and setting quotas
• Woodshop experience
• Safety training demo experience
• Experience building dimensional art (the construction of, improving a fabrication method, choosing best structural methods)
• Proficient using Google Workspace and you will learn other programs (Asana, Toggl, Slack, etc)

Fabrication Manager Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage our fabrication floor
• Manage Fabricators, Contractors, and Installation teams and keep scheduling up to date
• Collaborate with the design team on design development to ensure streamlined production
• Develop build plans for fabrication team
• Develop and convey daily quotas to fabrication team
• Assist in hiring and overseeing of production jobs (including independent contractors)
• Maintain communication with clients, vendors and our team in a warm and professional manner
• Comfortable on construction sites.
• Creative problem solving skills
• Assist with woodshop safety trainings/procedures + schedule tool or fabrication demos as needed
• Conduct Site surveys to obtain dimensions and site conditions for projects and record information in elevations/plans
• Detailed knowledge of materials and curiosity to learn new materials. Assist sales with questions to estimate projects
• Be prepared with project updates and status for regular management meetings + lead fabrication meetings
• Follow our management process (and propose enhanced solutions) for each and every job and ensure the team is following suit
• Hold quarterly conversations and annual reviews with your direct reports and address any HR issues that arise

Soft Skills

• Able to manage multiple projects at one time
• Calm under pressure
• Extremely organized, detail-focused and excellent time management skills
• Excellent people skills and communication
• Able to identify your own mistakes and seek improvement
• Be a positive leader ready to coach a small team, hold your team accountable to timelines, and inspire them to always learn and improve
• Open to constructive feedback
• Collaborative and enjoy learning from and teaching others

Fabrication Experience Needed

Please note this is a management role where you are leading a production department and doing demos. This is not a build heavy or fabrication role.

Expertise in the following:

• using power tools and hand tools
• working in a woodshop (table saw, panel saw, chop saw, band saw, miter saw, etc.)
• spray painting, latex, and acrylic painting
• ceramics methods including kiln operation
• mold making
• laser cutting
• knowledge of CNC processes
• knowledge of 3D printing processes
• knowledge in Adobe Creative suite, emphasis on Illustrator
• Resourceful and knowledgeable on various art forms
• Understand the world of wood, fasteners and glues
• Eager to learn and teach others new skills (CNC machine, laser cutter, metal working, wood working, etc.)
• Must have a valid driver's license and be comfortable driving vans/box trucks (access to a car is preferred, but not required)
• Able to stand on a ladder for long periods of time
• Able to lift 40 lbs
• Comfortable using industrial adhesives and resins