Operations Manager

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• **Production & Project Manager** **Production Manager - Steel Pipe Fabrication (Bilingual English/Spanish)** **Integrated Pipe Solutions, Inc.
• (IPS)** Dixon, CA Full-time, on-site **Pay:** $95,000- $120,000 per year DOE **About us** Integrated Pipe Solutions fabricates steel pipe spools and fittings for water and wastewater transmission projects.
• Our work is built to AWWA and ASME standards.
• We're growing, and we need a Production Manager who gets ahead of the work.
• You'll prep jobs before they hit the floor, protect the quality gates, and plan labor so the schedule holds without overtime.
• You'll report directly to executive leadership and lead a shop team of 15+.
• **What you'll do** *Releases and job prep* Collect and review each release packet, including patterns when required.
• Understand the scope, tolerances and sequence before work starts.
• Know each project's welding and testing requirements, including the applicable WPS, NDE/testing scope and inspection hold points.
• Work with the Materials Manager to get the required material pulled and staged before the crew needs it.
• Oversee pipe nesting and cut lists.
• Update pipe inventory after nesting, or direct a team member to update it, so stock lengths and remnants stay accurate.
• *Quality and compliance* Make sure all work complies with the governing standards and project specs, including AWWA C200, C208 and M11, and ASME BPVC Section IX and B31.3.
• Insure dimensional checks are completed at hold points throughout fabrication, catching out-of-tolerance work before it moves downstream or gets welded.
• Verify that every welder is currently qualified for the project's WPS before they strike an arc.
• Review qualifications weekly and plan requalification before anything lapses.
• Schedule CWI inspections to line up with the job's hold points so inspection never stalls production.
• Maintain organized, complete QC documentation.
• Run the nonconformance (NCR) process and drive first-pass quality toward a 98% target.
• Support the shop's move to full code compliance and SPFA certification.
• *Schedule, labor and performance* Run the start-of-shift plan: review priorities and job sequence, assign labor, and lead a short team huddle.
• Balance the crew across multiple concurrent projects with shifting priorities.
• Plan labor ahead to protect delivery dates and keep overtime the exception.
• Walk the shop at the end of every shift to capture the status of each job and confirm that tomorrow is ready: material staged, labor set, inspections lined up.
• Update the master schedule every Monday and set the week's priorities.
• When a job slips, build and run a recovery plan to hold the date.
• Track and report weekly KPIs: on-time delivery (95%+ target), first-pass quality, cycle time and throughput.
• Hold the shop to its one-piece-flow process.
• Keep project managers updated on progress.
• *Shop, safety and operations* Enforce all safety policies and OSHA standards.
• Own corrective actions, run routine safety meetings and lead weekly safety and housekeeping audits.
• Safety is never skipped for speed.
• Implement and maintain a 5S program (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain).
• Run regular audits and hold the team accountable for a clean, organized shop.
• Monitor shop supply levels and reorder before a shortage idles the crew.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance to minimize equipment downtime.
• Manage operational spending with sound judgment.
• Review significant purchases before committing and flag overruns early.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Pilot, train, audit and sustain new processes on the floor.
• *Leadership* Supervise, train and develop 15+ production employees and shift supervisors.
• Serve as the communication link between the shop crew and management.
• Run huddles, give assignments, and deliver safety instructions in both English and Spanish.
• Build a culture of accountability and teamwork, where issues are owned and not deflected.
• Lead by example with a hands-on presence on the floor.
• **What we're looking for** *Required* **Bilingual English/Spanish.** Fluent in both, speaking and reading.
• You'll direct a primarily Spanish-speaking shop crew and relay information between the crew and management.
• A bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations or Engineering, OR 10+ years of equivalent production or management experience.
• At least 5 years of production/manufacturing or project management experience.
• Proven success leading teams of 15+ in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• A strong QC background Experience with welding processes and industrial coatings, plus working knowledge of WPS/PQR requirements, welder qualification, and NDE/CWI inspection.
• Experience performing dimensional inspections.
• Able to read piping isometrics, spool drawings and fabrication tolerances.
• Proficient with production scheduling and inventory systems.
• Comfortable with Excel and PDF markup tools.
• Experience implementing 5S or other lean manufacturing practices.
• A track record of meeting deadlines while managing changing priorities.

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