Pipe Fabrication Shop Manager — Growth & Automation

Diamond Peak Recruiting; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Peak Recruiting in Fort Worth, TX, seeks an experienced Pipe Fabrication Shop Manager to lead operations at a metal pipe fabrication and welding facility serving mechanical and industrial projects.

The role focuses on standardizing processes, increasing production capacity, implementing fabrication technology, and supporting long-term facility growth. You will oversee safety, quality, and scheduling across multiple teams on site.

Qualifications

• Experience managing pipe fabrication, welding, or industrial manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of metal pipe fabrication and welding procedures.
• Proven leadership of fabrication and production teams.
• Ability to read piping isometrics, spool drawings, and BOMs.
• Onsite, full-time Fort Worth, TX.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shop operations, production scheduling, and capacity management.
• Oversee fabrication of pipe spools, piping, welded assemblies, and equipment skids.
• Manage shop personnel including welders, pipefitters, supervisors, QA/QC, logistics.
• Establish and improve fabrication workflows, welding processes, and production standards.
• Ensure work meets drawings, specs, codes, welding procedures, and customer requirements.
• Support ASME requirements including welding procedures, welder qualifications, and material traceability.
• Coordinate fabrication releases, materials, inspections, and delivery to meet schedules.
• Partner with BIM/VDC, engineering, PMs, procurement, QA/QC, and field leadership.
• Drive improvements in productivity, layout, material flow, and digital fabrication processes.
• Develop staffing, equipment, and capacity plans based on backlog and workload.

Skills

Pipe fabrication

Welding

Production leadership

Facility capacity planning

Piping isometrics reading

Job description

Diamond Peak Recruiting in Fort Worth, TX, seeks an experienced Pipe Fabrication Shop Manager to lead operations at a metal pipe fabrication and welding facility serving mechanical and industrial projects.

The role focuses on standardizing processes, increasing production capacity, implementing fabrication technology, and supporting long-term facility growth. You will oversee safety, quality, and scheduling across multiple teams on site.