Fabrication Operations Leader – Piping & Modular

McCarl's Inc.; Beaver Falls (Beaver County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Company medical benefits

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) employer match

Profit sharing

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

McCarl's Inc. in Beaver Falls, PA, seeks a seasoned leader to direct the heavy industrial fabrication business, including Aliquippa and Muncy operations, focusing on process piping and modular/skid fabrication for the power, oil & gas, chemical, and industrial manufacturing markets.

This role integrates estimating, project execution, resource planning, technology, and shop production to achieve safe, predictable, and profitable fabrication performance.

Qualifications

• Strong heavy-industrial process piping fabrication and/or mechanical construction experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of project and production organizations.
• Experience implementing automation, technology, and production-management systems and driving adoption through measurable results.
• Strong understanding of estimating, project management, scheduling, resource planning, and financial performance.
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships and understand fabrication opportunities.
• Experience with heavy process pipe fabrication is required with modular/skid fabrication and multi-location operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of the Fabrication Business Plan (including future fabrication units), including revenue, backlog, margin, capacity utilization, productivity, and overall operational performance.
• Lead implementation and adoption of fabrication technology, automation, MSUITE, digital material tracking, production dashboards, and data-driven planning. Ensure technology investments translate into measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, quality, and cost.
• Provide leadership for fabrication estimating, Project Management, and Project Engineering. Serve as the primary fabrication interface with Central Estimating on large multi-craft opportunities and maintain accountability for project cost, schedule, and customer commitments.
• Convert backlog and forecasted work into forward-looking capacity, manpower, material, drawing, and production plans across both fabrication facilities. Provide leadership and accountability to shop production management for safety, quality, throughput, productivity, and schedule attainment.
• Maintain and develop relationships with owners, EPCs, mechanical contractors, and other customers within targeted industrial markets. Understand customer needs, identify fabrication-only opportunities, and help build repeat business and sustainable backlog.
• Develop and lead the Fabrication PM, Project Engineering, Procurement, Planning, and Production teams while effectively integrating QA/QC, Safety, Engineering/Design, Coatings, Central Estimating, and other supporting functions.

Skills

Heavy-industrial process piping

Leadership of project teams

Automation technology adoption

Estimating, PM, and scheduling

Customer relationship development

Modular/skid fabrication experience

Job description

McCarl's Inc. in Beaver Falls, PA, seeks a seasoned leader to direct the heavy industrial fabrication business, including Aliquippa and Muncy operations, focusing on process piping and modular/skid fabrication for the power, oil & gas, chemical, and industrial manufacturing markets.

This role integrates estimating, project execution, resource planning, technology, and shop production to achieve safe, predictable, and profitable fabrication performance.