Production Manager, Steel Fabrication

EZARC; Pleasant Grove (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EZARC, Inc. in Pleasant Grove, UT, seeks a Production Manager to lead our steel fabrication facility. You will drive safety, quality, and productivity while overseeing fabrication, assembly, and QC of semiconductor tool-install components.

The role requires a proven track record in semiconductor construction, team leadership, and project execution, with a focus on continuous improvement and cross-unit collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in semiconductor construction/fabrication.
• 3+ years in a leadership role managing production or fabrication teams.
• 5+ years of project management experience in fabrication/semiconductor construction.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and present KPIs to executive stakeholders.
• Strong working knowledge of fabrication processes and quality control standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily fabrication shop operations with accountability for safety, quality, cost, and productivity.
• Oversee fabrication, assembly, and QC of semiconductor tool-install components per drawings and specs.
• Develop and maintain rolling labor, capacity, and production plans based on workload forecasts.
• Coordinate with leaders from other units to review forecasts, balance labor and capacity, set priorities, and identify cross-unit support opportunities.
• Own and achieve shop, team, and individual KPI targets; review weekly and implement corrective actions.
• Manage production schedules, budgets, staffing, equipment, and materials to meet targets and escalate constraints affecting safety, quality, cost, or schedule.
• Drive CI initiatives to reduce waste, rework, cycle time, and cost while increasing quality and throughput.
• Present performance results, risks, resource needs, recovery plans, and strategic recommendations to executives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture with clear expectations, mentorship, cross-training, and regular feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

KPI reporting

Fabrication processes

Semiconductor construction

Tools

OSM

Job description

Job Title: Production Manager - Steel Fabrication

Location: Pleasant Grove, UT

Company: EZARC, Inc.

Position Summary:

EZARC, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Production Manager to lead our steel fabrication facility. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of shop operations to ensure the efficient, safe, and high-quality fabrication and manufacturing, including semiconductor tool install components.

The ideal candidate will bring a self-driven leadership approach with a proven track record in semiconductor construction, team management, and project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage daily fabrication shop operations, with direct accountability for safety, quality, cost, and productivity.

• Oversee the fabrication, assembly, and quality control of semiconductor tool-install components, ensuring work is completed according to approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.

• Develop and maintain a rolling labor, capacity, and production plan based on workload forecasts.

• Coordinate regularly with leaders from other business units to review workload forecasts, balance labor and shop capacity, establish priorities, and identify opportunities for business units to support one another.

• Own and achieve established shop, team, and individual KPI targets. Review performance weekly, communicate results, identify the causes of missed targets, and implement documented corrective action plans.

• Manage production schedules, budgets, staffing, equipment, materials, and other resources to achieve committed production and delivery targets. Proactively escalated constraints that could affect safety, quality, cost, or schedule.

• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives that reduce waste, rework, production cycle time, and cost while increasing quality, throughput, labor efficiency, and capacity.

• Present performance results, operational risks, resource needs, recovery plans, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture through clear expectations, employee development, mentorship, cross-training, and regular performance feedback.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor construction/fabrication industry.

• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing production or fabrication teams.

• 5+ years of project management experience, preferably within a fabrication or semiconductor construction environment.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and present KPIs to executive stakeholders.

• Strong working knowledge of fabrication processes and quality control standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with steel pedestal fabrication.

• Familiarity with various components and materials, such as high purity regulators, valves, tubing, etc.

• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor tool installs construction methodologies.

• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement tools.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

• Experience with Operational Systems Management (OSM) or other production management systems.