Fabrication Operations Manager

McCarl's LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarl's LLC seeks an experienced operations leader to drive performance across its heavy industrial fabrication business, including Aliquippa and Muncy. You will oversee estimating, project execution, resource planning, and shop production to deliver safe, predictable, and profitable fabrication results.

The role focuses on integrating customer needs, technology adoption, and production dashboards to translate capacity into sustainable backlog and growth, with strong leadership of PM,

Qualifications

• Experience leading heavy-industrial fabrication or construction projects.
• Strong ability to manage project cost, schedule, and customer commitments.
• Proven capability to implement production-management systems and measure outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own fabrication business performance, backlog, margin, and capacity utilization.
• Lead technology adoption, digital tracking, and data-driven planning to improve productivity.
• Oversee estimating, project management, and production planning across multiple facilities.

Skills

Heavy-industrial fabrication

Project management

Estimating & planning

Customer relationships

Automation & dashboards

Tools

MSUITE

ERP/Estimating software

Scheduling software

Job description

General Purpose

Lead the overall performance and continued development of McCarl's heavy industrial fabrication business, including the Aliquippa and Muncy operations, focused on process piping and modular/skid fabrication for the power, oil & gas, chemical, and industrial manufacturing markets.

This is a business and operations leadership role, with responsibility for integrating customer needs, estimating, project execution, resource planning, technology, and shop production to achieve safe, predictable, and profitable fabrication performance.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Business & Financial Performance

Own execution of the Fabrication Business Plan (including future fabrication units), including revenue, backlog, margin, capacity utilization, productivity, and overall operational performance.

Technology & Operational Improvement

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.

Estimating & Project Execution

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.

Planning & Production

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.

Customer Development

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.

Organizational Leadership

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.

Qualifications

We are seeking a heavy-industrial fabrication operations leader.

The Ideal Candidate Will Bring

• 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.

Working at McCarl's

There is a reason why McCarl's is consistently ranked among the leading industrial contractors in the country: the caliber of our people. We are committed to recruiting and retaining professional, dependable team members who are dedicated to customer satisfaction, exceptional job performance, and attention to detail. We build upon this strong foundation by offering ongoing training, career development, and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Realizing our employees go above and beyond for the company and our customers, we believe they deserve a robust benefits package. The benefits package we offer to all regular, full-time employees includes:

• Yearly discretionary bonus potential, in addition to base salary
• 100% Company paid benefits (medical, dental & vision) for employees and their dependents based on a preferred plan
• 100% Company paid S/LTD, Life and AD&D insurance for employees
• 401(k) Employee Contributions - eligible on first day of employment
• 401(k) Employer Match and discretionary Profit Sharing
• Vacation days based on service level
• 8 Paid Company Holidays

McCarl's and Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or on any other characteristic protected by law.