Point Eight Power · 17 hours ago
Heavy Fabrication Manager
Belle Chasse, LA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expPoint Eight Power is hiring a Heavy Fabrication Manager to lead their Buildings Manufacturing team in Belle Chasse, LA. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for overseeing daily shop operations in fabrication, welding, and painting, while driving production discipline and safety standards.
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead and manage daily production across fabrication, fitting, welding, blast, and paint operations, ensuring schedule, quality, and safety commitments are met
Provide direct leadership to a construction team, including coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and skills development
Develop and execute construction schedules, capacity plans, and labor forecasts, tracking efficiency and driving accountability at the shop-floor level
Identify, justify, and implement automation and capital improvement initiatives (e.g., robotic cutting, automated fabrication systems) to improve throughput, consistency, and safety
Establish and enforce production discipline, standard work, and repeatable processes across all fabrication activities
Champion safety leadership, enforcing HSE standards, leading incident investigations, and promoting a proactive, zero-incident culture
Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, including internal audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities
Use data and operational metrics to drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts that reduce waste, shorten cycle times, and improve overall shop performance
Qualification
Required
8+ years in heavy fabrication (structural steel, enclosures, modules, vessels, or similar)
3+ years leading production teams of 15+ people
Working knowledge of Lean principles and production scheduling systems
Strong safety leadership track record
8+ years in heavy fabrication industry (PDCs, switchgear enclosures, offshore modules, pressure vessels, or similar)
3+ years of progressive leadership experience
High school Diploma or GED
Preferred
Demonstrated labor efficiency improvements (15%+ reduction)
Hands-on automation experience (robotic welding, nesting software, etc.)
Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, and OSHA 30
Demonstrated success achieving 20% labor-hour reduction in operations generating $10M+ annual revenue
Hands-on experience with automation technologies (nested programming, robotic welding, or automated finishing)
Proven ability to lead safety performance improvements (e.g., reducing TRIR from 3.0 to 1.0)
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt (Black Belt program available through company sponsorship)
Lean Manufacturing
OSHA 30-Hour or higher certification
CAPM or PMP
Advanced proficiency in production scheduling tools (PlanetTogether, Siemens Opcenter, Katana, etc.)
Company
Point Eight Power
Point Eight Power, a Mission Critical Group Company, delivers the best in class generator control and power distribution systems serving mission critical industries, including data center, marine, O&G and energy.
201-500 employees
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