Senior Production Manager – Structural Steel & Fabrication

Novax Recruitment Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Group is seeking a seasoned Production Manager in structural steel fabrication to own Processing & Plate operations. You will develop supervisors, reinforce accountability, and drive throughput, utilisation and production performance across CNC processing, automation and robotics.

The role emphasizes people leadership, safety and collaboration with cross-functional teams to scale production while controlling quality and schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production supervisors in a heavy fabrication setting.
• Proven ability to improve throughput, utilisation and productivity.
• Strong knowledge of production KPIs and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop supervisors responsible for Processing & Plate production teams.
• Establish accountability around safety, quality, productivity, schedule and performance.
• Manage manpower, shifts, equipment and workflow to meet changing production needs.
• Drive throughput and maximise utilisation of CNC processing, automation and robotics.
• Identify bottlenecks, downtime, rework and process inefficiencies.
• Set up and monitor KPIs for throughput, utilisation, downtime and quality.
• Collaborate with Fabrication, Welding, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Project Management.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Throughput optimization

Safety & quality

Team development

Tools

CNC plasma cutting

CNC laser cutting

Oxy-fuel cutting

Drilling

Beveling

Plate rolling

Job description

Novax Recruitment Group is seeking a seasoned Production Manager in structural steel fabrication to own Processing & Plate operations. You will develop supervisors, reinforce accountability, and drive throughput, utilisation and production performance across CNC processing, automation and robotics.

The role emphasizes people leadership, safety and collaboration with cross-functional teams to scale production while controlling quality and schedules.