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Fabrication Manager
3 months ago
Company Overview:
At Blueprint Automation, we design, develop, and manufacture case packers and tray packing solutions for flexible and other tough-to-handle packages such as doypacks, pillow bags, and four-sided sealed bags. Built for around-the-clock operation, these solutions have a worldwide reputation for their quick change-over, flexibility, speed, and comprehensive design. Our Integrated state-of-the-art technologies include gravity, pick and place, wrap-around, and vision-guided robotics.
We are absolutely passionate about innovation. It adds fun and inspiration to our work that people need to excel. Our customers stimulate innovation by developing new needs, and we are on a never-ending quest to find a better, simpler way. BPA has no innovation budget. Innovation is what we are.
Position:
The Fabrication Manager manages and supervises all aspects of fabrication for BluePrint Automation at its location in South Chesterfield, VA (BPA-VA). Fabrication currently exists of saw, laser, press-break, welding, milling, lathe, router, paint shop, and supporting production technologies.
The Fabrication Manager plans projects, considering budget and workforce; selects people; delegates tasks and responsibilities to others; provides coaching and feedback; rewards and motivates; builds relationships with others at all levels within the organization; makes time available for subordinates (at both leaders’ and employees’ request); achieves results through others; is responsible for the success of direct reports and for the team overall as well as visibly demonstrates integrity.
This position functions semi-autonomously and supervises all employees in Fabrication. The successful candidate will carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
- Provides leadership, training, mentoring, and coaching to all employees in Fabrication.
- Plan and manage all transactions and work orders from engineering release to providing fabricated components.
- Creation and management of shop travelers (routers)
- Grow efficiency by reducing set-up times, achieving a high level of flexibility.
- Develop the production technologies in close coordination with the Supply Chain Management Initiative which develops vendor-based production capacities and technologies.
- Increase the quality of the components produced.
- Set expectations for the daily output per work cell and hold team members accountable for their daily output.
- Lead the 5s initiatives in Fabrication and keep the workplaces orderly at all times.
- Build and maintain a preventative maintenance program for all machinery in Fabrication.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- A minimum of a High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant supervisory experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment is required. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration.
- Demonstrated ability to direct and manage a workforce in 2 shifts.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions, solve problems, exercise good judgment and flexibility, and maintain budgets and schedules.
- High result orientation, cost sensitivity, and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Highly developed technical aptitude and ability to look out for and implement new fabrication technologies.
- Ability to manage fabrication outsourcing and the corresponding supplier pool.
- Highly developed customer and goal orientation.
- A hands-on mentality, leading by example, and a dedication to excellence and quality.
- Understanding of fabrication organizations, work order-based transactions, and work order planning as well as inventory management required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills required, experience with MRP systems (preferably Epicor) and Microsoft applications.
- Ability to interact with clients.
At this time, BPA will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
BPA prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive an employment offer will be required to pass a drug screen and background check successfully.
BPA offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. In addition, we offer a robust benefits package including a majority employer-paid employee health, dental, vision, life, and disability; 20 days of PTO during the first year of employment, as well as 401(k) with a 6% match.
BPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
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