FABRITEK AND WINCHESTER TOOL

VICE PRESIDENT

THE PERSON

Are you a hands-on manufacturing leader who can see the big picture while staying close enough to the operation to understand what is really happening? Can you bring two distinct teams together, create clear expectations, and explain the why behind change? Do you have the financial and operational judgment to distinguish profitable work from work that creates unnecessary risk, delay, or waste? If you are a disciplined, resilient leader who follows through and inspires others to raise the standard, we want to talk to you!

Our ideal Vice President is:

• A Unifying Leader: You build trust across functions, facilities, and generations, uniting employees around shared goals, standards, and priorities by removing the “us versus them” mindset.
• A Disciplined Operator: You establish practical processes, use data to guide decisions, and turn commitments into results without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• A Financially Astute Decision Maker: You understand how operational decisions affect margin and cash flow and know when to pursue, challenge, or decline an opportunity.
• A Respectful Accountability Builder: You are approachable and empathetic while addressing missed expectations, coaching performance, and holding yourself and others accountable.
• A Clear and Responsive Communicator: You listen carefully, communicate effectively across all levels, and explain decisions so employees can support and execute change.
• A Hands-on Change Leader: You work through resistance, welcome constructive feedback, and translate ideas into practical improvements.
• A Customer and Quality Focused Leader: You protect customer trust through reliable delivery, accurate documentation, sound judgment, and uncompromising quality.

Our ideal Vice President is an inspiring and hands-on leader who is excited to unite people, strengthen operations, and guide Fabritek into its next stage. You bring clarity, consistency, and accountability across the organization while empowering employees and developing a strong leadership team. Your ability to improve planning, profitability, and performance will help Fabritek scale without losing the craftsmanship, relationships, and family-oriented culture that make the company special. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact by building a stronger, more unified organization positioned for long-term success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the Vice President role include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the Business. Translate ownership’s vision into clear priorities, measurable goals, and consistent execution across Fabritek and Winchester Tool.
• Unify the Organization. Align both businesses around shared expectations, communication practices, and performance standards.
• Build Leadership Accountability. Coach the leadership team, clarify responsibilities, strengthen follow-through, and develop independent decision-makers.
• Strengthen Planning and Scheduling. Improve capacity planning, production scheduling, workflow, turnaround times, and coordination between facilities.
• Improve Quoting and Job Selection. Strengthen estimating, pricing, contract review, and job acceptance based on profitability and operational risk.
• Drive Profitability and Financial Performance. Use financial and operating data to improve margins, cash flow, inventory, procurement, and productivity.
• Establish Meaningful Performance Measures. Develop KPIs and scorecards that provide visibility into sales, backlog, margin, delivery, quality, and capacity.
• Improve Processes and Systems. Standardize workflows, documentation, handoffs, and controls using appropriate continuous improvement methods.
• Oversee Quality and Compliance. Maintain the Quality Management System and compliance with customer, industry, safety, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Develop the Workforce. Guide workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, succession, and retention.
• Optimize Production and Facilities. Improve equipment utilization, maintenance, facility layout, production flow, safety, quality, and throughput.
• Solidify Customer and Vendor Partnerships. Address complex customer requirements while improving vendor performance, purchasing discipline, and material availability.
• Lead Through EOS Principles. Drive quarterly Rocks, scorecard accountability, productive leadership meetings, and effective issue resolution.
• Guide Technology Improvements. Solidify the use of E2 JobBOSS, CRM tools, digital workflows, reporting, and documentation.
• Partner with Ownership. Provide candid information, sound recommendations, and dependable execution in support of long-term strategy.

** This is a full-time, in-person position based in Winchester, VA. **

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 5 to 10 years of progressive leadership experience in a job shop manufacturing environment.
• 3 to 5 years of experience leading leaders across multiple functions or departments.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-mix production scheduling, capacity planning, workflow, quoting, estimating, procurement, and on-time delivery.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience using P&L statements, margin analysis, job costing, inventory, cash flow, and operating metrics to improve profitability.
• Executive level experience as a President, General Manager, Chief Executive Officer, Vice President, or comparable operational leader within a privately held production or job shop organization generating $10M or more in annual revenue.

Preferred

• Experience leading a privately held, family-owned, or employee-owned manufacturing business and working directly with ownership.
• Responsibility for $30M to $50M in annual revenue or proven results scaling a manufacturing organization toward that level.
• Working knowledge of CNC machining, welding, fabrication, technical drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and precision manufacturing processes.
• Experience overseeing multiple facilities, business units, or geographically separate operations.
• Working knowledge of quality control, quality management systems, safety, documentation, and customer compliance expectations in a precision manufacturing environment.

Desired

• Proficiency in implementing or improving an ERP or CRM platform, particularly E2 JobBOSS or a comparable job shop manufacturing system.
• Aerospace, defense, government contracting, or highly regulated manufacturing experience, including familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 requirements.
• Ability to lead both machining and welding or fabrication operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, or a related discipline.
• MBA, advanced business degree, or relevant certification in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, quality systems, or continuous improvement.

THE COMPANY – FABRITEK

Fabritek and Winchester Tool are long-established manufacturing businesses known for taking on difficult work that other shops may avoid. The organization supports customers across demanding industrial, aerospace, defense, and government-related markets through machining, welding, fabrication, repair, and precision manufacturing capabilities. Its reputation has been built through skilled craftsmanship, strong customer relationships, responsive service, and a willingness to solve complex manufacturing problems. For more than 60 years, the business has maintained a family atmosphere where employees are known, valued, and connected to ownership. Today, the company is preparing for its next stage of growth. The incoming Vice President will preserve the strengths that made the organization successful while bringing greater clarity, consistency, accountability, and coordination across Fabritek and Winchester Tool.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• Make a Lasting Impact. Help shape the future of two respected manufacturing operations and their people.
• Work with an Owner Who Cares. Partner with an owner committed to his employees, customers, and community.
• Build on More Than 60 Years of History. Join a family-owned business known for lasting relationships and trusted service.
• Solve Difficult Problems. Lead a versatile organization that takes on complex manufacturing challenges.
• Shape the Next Chapter. Bring greater structure, unity, and accountability to a resilient organization.
• Develop People. Expand employee skills through training, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development.
• Share in Connected Culture. Enjoy employee gatherings and potential rewards, including cost-saving incentives, paid vacations, and profit sharing based on performance.

Core Values:

• Integrity.  We do what we say and deal honestly with customers, employees, and suppliers.
• Quality Without Compromise. We produce work people can trust because failure is not an option.
• Service. We solve our customers’ toughest manufacturing problems, not simply ship parts.
• Accountability. We own our commitments, results, mistakes. We fix problems rather than assign blame.
• Respect for People. We value the skill, experience, and craftsmanship of our employees.
• Continuous Improvement. We continually improve our processes, capabilities, and ourselves.

Salary: $175k - $210k base salary, plus quarterly profit sharing

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Tuition reimbursement, 401k match

If you can unite people, strengthen performance, and lead a proud manufacturing organization into its next chapter, apply now!

JOB CODE: Fabritek