Data Center Fabrication Manager

You may not know our name, but you know our products.  What we make is part the places where we live, work and play – all day, everyday.

Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi-family housing development.

We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us.  Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more.

Come build a career you believe in.

About the Role

As a Data Center Fabrication Manager at Z Modular Zekelman Industries, you will lead production-scale steel fabrication operations supporting data center, mission-critical, and modular infrastructure products. This role is responsible for strengthening shop-floor execution, improving throughput and labor efficiency, and translating customer drawings and specifications into repeatable fabrication processes that support scalable production.

You will collaborate closely with plant leadership, engineering, quality, purchasing, and customer-facing teams to optimize fabrication flow, improve first-pass quality, and support production readiness for structural skids, modular infrastructure assemblies, and future integrated systems. This is a full-time, onsite role within a manufacturing environment.

This role is ideal for a seasoned fabrication leader who thrives in engineered-to-order manufacturing environments and is passionate about operational excellence, quality execution, and scalable process improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Lead fabrication operations supporting data center, mission-critical, industrial infrastructure, and modular skid products to achieve production, quality, safety, and delivery targets.

• Improve shop-floor execution, labor utilization, throughput, quality performance, and schedule reliability across fabrication operations.

• Support production ramp-up activities for structural skids, modular platforms, equipment supports, and integrated infrastructure assemblies.

• Lead fabrication readiness activities by aligning drawings, labor plans, tooling, fixtures, material flow, quality checkpoints, and production schedules.

• Support first-article and prototype builds by validating fabrication sequencing, tooling requirements, labor assumptions, and production readiness.

• Translate lessons learned from prototype and early-stage builds into standard work instructions, visual controls, and repeatable production processes.

• Coordinate fabrication planning with downstream mechanical, electrical, coating, and customer-supplied component integration requirements.

• Identify and resolve conflicts between structural fabrication, coatings, electrical/mechanical installation, and customer interface requirements before they impact production.

• Optimize shop layout, tooling, fixtures, material staging, and product flow to maximize throughput and equipment utilization.

• Evaluate fabrication equipment, material handling systems, welding stations, blast/paint handoffs, and fixture requirements to support scalable operations.

• Recommend capital improvements and process enhancements that improve quality, safety, throughput, and labor efficiency.

• Coach fabrication supervisors, welders, fitters, operators, and shop personnel to improve workmanship, accountability, productivity, and safe work execution.

• Provide practical oversight of welding operations including fit-up standards, weld sequencing, distortion control, and procedure compliance.

• Partner with Quality and CWI resources to ensure fabrication practices support customer requirements and first-pass quality expectations.

• Support development of production travelers, fabrication checklists, inspection hold points, and visual standards.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lean manufacturing principles, root-cause analysis, and process standardization.

• Lead and promote healthy and safe work practices as required by regulatory agencies and Company policy.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of progressive experience in steel fabrication, structural fabrication, industrial fabrication, modular assemblies, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments.

• 5+ years of leadership experience in a production-scale fabrication environment.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, or related field preferred, or equivalent fabrication leadership experience.

• Strong practical knowledge of welding processes, fit-up, fixturing, dimensional control, weld sequencing, distortion control, and fabrication equipment.

• Demonstrated experience improving throughput, labor efficiency, first-pass quality, equipment utilization, and production flow.

• Ability to read and interpret complex fabrication drawings and convert them into effective production plans and shop-floor execution strategies.

• Experience supporting prototype builds, first-article production, or new product ramp-up activities.

• Experience coordinating fabrication with downstream coating, assembly, mechanical, electrical, or field installation requirements preferred.

• Experience developing production travelers, fabrication checklists, inspection hold points, and standard work procedures preferred.

• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Ability to work effectively with plant leadership, quality teams, engineering, purchasing, facilities, and customer stakeholders.

• Ability to maintain regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance.

What You’ll Get

Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including high-quality medical, dental, and vision benefits. In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, loyalty awards, and much more:

• Competitive Compensation

• Bonus Plan & Profit-Sharing Opportunities

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Tuition Assistance Program

• Paid Vacation & Holidays

• Employee Loyalty Awards

Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits.  In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, immediate vesting, and much more.

M/F/D/V

We are Zekelman Industries.

We manufacture superior quality tubular and related products, and provide outstanding service for our valued customers.

We seek to continuously advance the skills and opportunities of our employees, utilizing the latest technology and management tools available to consistently increase profitability and the enterprise value of Zekelman Industries and of our customers.