Job Title : FABRICATION MANAGER 🏭

📋 Position Overview

KILONEWTONS is seeking a dynamic, results-driven, and highly experienced FABRICATION MANAGER to direct our state-of-the-art metal production, workshop operations, and heavy steel manufacturing plant in Shenzhen 🏙️. In this pivotal leadership role, you will oversee end-to-end shop floor fabrication, welding processes, quality control standards, and machinery throughput. Your operational expertise will ensure that every structural component we produce meets our rigorous benchmarks for unyielding strength and precision.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

Production Line Leadership: Direct and optimize daily manufacturing, cutting, assembly, welding, and finishing operations across our heavy industrial fabrication workshops. ⚙️
Quality Assurance & Compliance: Enforce stringent quality control (QC) protocols and material standards to ensure zero-defect output for complex structural steel assemblies and components. 🛡️
Resource & Workforce Management: Supervise workshop supervisors, master welders, machine operators, and assembly crews, fostering a culture of strict shop-floor safety and high productivity. 👥
Equipment Maintenance & OEE Optimization: Oversee preventive maintenance schedules for heavy fabrication machinery, including CNC plasma cutters, ring benders, welding rigs, and overhead cranes. 🔧
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with structural engineers, BIM/Drafting teams, and project logistics managers to align fabrication sequences with project delivery timelines. 🤝
Safety & Regulatory Protocols: Ensure all shop floor activities comply strictly with local Chinese industrial safety laws, OSHA-equivalent guidelines, and environmental regulations. 🦺
Cost & Waste Control: Monitor raw material consumption, minimize scrap metal waste, and streamline production workflows to maximize cost efficiency and throughput. 📊

🛠️ Required Qualifications & Experience

Professional Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive fabrication management or heavy manufacturing plant leadership experience within the iron, steel, or heavy civil engineering sector. ⏱️
Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical discipline. Welding inspector certifications (e.g., AWS-CWI or CSWIP) are highly preferred. 🎓
Software Proficiency: Advanced command of manufacturing ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools, alongside AutoCAD, Tekla Structures (for reviewing fabrication shop drawings and structural details), and STAAD.Pro. 💻
Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of metallurgy, structural steel welding codes (AWS/ISO), non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, and CNC machinery operation. 🔩
Language Skills: Professional proficiency in English; fluency in Mandarin (spoken and written) is mandatory for local workforce communication and regulatory liaison in China. 🗣️

🌟 Soft Skills

Operational Leadership: Strong command presence on the shop floor, capable of motivating large technical teams and driving accountability. 🌟
Problem-Solving & Agility: Rapid decision-making capabilities to resolve mechanical breakdowns, material shortages, or production bottlenecks without delaying schedules. ⚡
Cross-Departmental Communication: Clear, assertive communication style when bridging the gap between design engineers and on-the-ground manufacturing crews. 💬
Obsessive Safety Mindset: Uncompromising dedication to maintaining a hazard-free workshop environment and enforcing strict safety gear compliance. 🛡️

🏢 About KILONEWTONS

At KILONEWTONS, we engineer the backbone of global industrial progress. Operating at the forefront of the iron and steel sector, our brand stands for unyielding strength, precision manufacturing, and superior craftsmanship. Join our world-class leadership team in Shenzhen and help us forge the future from the ground up! 🏗️✨

📝 How to Apply

Ready to lead the charge in heavy industrial manufacturing with a global industry leader? Submit your resume, cover letter, and professional credentials directly through our careers portal at www.kilonewtons.com or send your application to our HR team today! 🚀💼