Production Manager

Novax Recruitment Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd. in New York seeks a Production Manager to lead Processing & Plate teams, driving throughput, safety and quality across CNC processing, automation and robotic equipment.

You will develop supervisors, establish accountability, and coordinate with Fabrication, Welding, Quality and Engineering to scale production while improving utilization and performance.

Qualifications

• Proven Production Manager or similar leadership in structural steel or bridge fabrication.
• Experience managing supervisors responsible for their own teams.
• Strong background with CNC plate-processing equipment and automation.
• Knowledge of production KPIs, continuous improvement and bottleneck analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop supervisors for Processing & Plate teams.
• Establish safety, quality, productivity and schedule accountability.
• Manage manpower, shifts, equipment and workflow to meet production needs.
• Drive throughput and maximise utilisation of CNC processing, automation and robotics.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to reduce downtime and rework.
• Set and track KPIs for throughput, utilization, downtime, quality and schedule.
• Recruit and develop frontline leadership as production scales.
• Collaborate with Fabrication, Welding, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and PM.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory management

Throughput improvement

KPIs

Safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Manpower planning

Tools

Plasma cutting

Laser cutting

Oxy-fuel cutting

Drilling

Beveling

Machining

Plate rolling

Job description

Production Manager - Processing & Plate

New York

Compensation: $120,000-$150,000 + Benefits

Why This Role Matters

Join a well-funded, growing structural steel and heavy fabrication operation that is investing heavily in modern manufacturing technology and production capability.

This is a key leadership position focused on turning strong equipment, increasing workloads and a developing workforce into a disciplined, high-performing production operation.

You'll take ownership of Processing & Plate, developing supervisors, strengthening accountability and improving throughput, utilisation and production performance.

The biggest priority isn't simply machinery, it's people, leadership and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop supervisors responsible for production teams across Processing & Plate.
• Build accountability around safety, quality, productivity, schedule and performance.
• Manage manpower, shifts, equipment and workflow against changing production requirements.
• Drive throughput and maximise utilisation of CNC processing, automation and robotic equipment.
• Identify and address bottlenecks, downtime, rework and production inefficiencies.
• Establish and manage KPIs covering throughput, utilisation, downtime, quality and schedule performance.
• Recruit, develop and strengthen frontline leadership as production continues to scale.
• Collaborate with Fabrication, Welding, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Project Management.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Fabrication Manager or similar leadership experience within structural steel or bridge fabrication,
• Demonstrated experience managing supervisors who are responsible for their own teams, rather than solely supervising operators directly.
• Strong exposure to CNC plate-processing equipment such as plasma, laser, oxy-fuel cutting, drilling, beveling, machining or plate rolling.
• Experience working around automation, robotics, heavy fabrication and large welded assemblies.
• Proven ability to improve throughput, equipment utilisation, manpower planning and overall production performance.
• AWS D1.1 experience required; AWS D1.5 and bridge fabrication experience would be highly valuable.
• Strong knowledge of production KPIs, continuous improvement and identifying operational bottlenecks.