Position Summary The Structural Steel Shop Manager runs the steel side of DSI's fabrication operation — the frames, skids, racks, stands, and support structures that carry our modular mechanical assemblies. This is a floor-first leadership role accountable for safety, throughput, weld quality, schedule adherence, and labor productivity. The Shop Manager owns the production line from raw material receipt through weld-out, finishing, and release to the mechanical assembly stations. Key Responsibilities Safety • Own shop safety performance. Enforce DSI and Quanta safety programs, lead daily huddles and JHAs, and maintain hot work, fall protection, crane/rigging, and PPE compliance. • Investigate incidents and near-misses to root cause; implement corrective actions and verify they hold. • Maintain machine guarding, LOTO, ventilation and fume extraction, and housekeeping standards. Production Management • Schedule and load the shop against the module delivery plan — station assignments, crew balancing, shift planning, and overtime decisions. • Drive takt and throughput against production targets; identify and clear bottlenecks in cutting, fitting, welding, and finishing. • Manage work-in-process, staging, and material flow so mechanical assembly is never waiting on a frame. • Track daily production metrics: units complete, hours per unit, rework rate, on-time release. Quality & Welding • Own weld quality on the floor. Ensure welding is performed to approved WPS, that welders are qualified and continuity is current, and that filler metal and consumable control is maintained. • Manage in-process inspection, visual weld inspection, dimensional checks, and NDE coordination. • Maintain welder qualification records, WPS/PQR documentation, and material traceability/MTRs. • Enforce AWS D1.1 (and D1.6 where stainless applies) and AISC fabrication requirements; support third-party and owner inspections. People Leadership • Hire, train, schedule, evaluate, and develop shop personnel. Build a bench — cross-train fitters and welders across stations. • Set and hold performance expectations; handle discipline and corrective action in coordination with HR • Coordinate apprentice and welder qualification/upskilling programs. Materials & Equipment • Manage steel procurement requisitions, receiving inspection, inventory levels, and drop/remnant utilization. • Own shop equipment reliability — preventive maintenance schedules for saws, ironworkers, drill lines, welding machines, cranes, and forklifts. • Manage consumables, tooling, and shop supply spend within budget. Coordination & Continuous Improvement • Interface daily with OSM engineering and detailing on drawings, RFIs, and shop deviations; resolve buildability issues before they hit the floor. • Coordinate with project management on delivery dates, load-out sequencing, and shipping/rigging plans. • Drive lean improvement — 5S, standard work, fixture and jig development, setup reduction, and rework root-cause elimination. • Report shop labor and cost performance; support job cost accuracy and productivity analysis. Required Qualifications • Minimum 7 years in structural steel or heavy metal fabrication, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role running a shop floor or production department. • Demonstrated command of structural steel fabrication methods: layout, cutting, fitting, welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW), and finishing. • Working knowledge of AWS D1.1 and AISC 303/360 fabrication and tolerance requirements. • Ability to read and interpret structural and shop drawings, weld symbols, and bills of material. • Proven safety leadership record in an industrial fabrication environment; OSHA 30 (or ability to obtain within 90 days). • Experience managing production schedules and labor against budgeted hours. • Proficiency with ERP/production tracking systems and standard business software. Preferred Qualifications • AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or Certified Welding Supervisor (CWS). • AISC Certified Fabricator shop experience; familiarity with AISC certification audit requirements. • Experience in modular/off-site construction or skid fabrication supporting MEP trades. • Experience with Vista by Viewpoint, Tekla, SDS/2, or comparable fabrication and ERP platforms. • Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or industrial engineering training. • Certified rigger/signalperson or overhead crane train-the-trainer credential. • Stainless steel fabrication experience (AWS D1.6, cleanliness and contamination control). Competencies • Floor presence. Leads from the shop, not the office. Knows what every station is doing without asking. • Schedule discipline. Treats the delivery date as fixed and works the plan backward from it. • Quality intolerance for drift. Catches the bad weld at the station, not at final inspection. • Builds people. Develops fitters into leadmen and leadmen into foremen. • Straight communication. Escalates problems early with a proposed fix attached.