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Job Title: IT & Fabrication Systems Lead – Onsite IT, MSP Liaison & Odoo MRP (Pipe Fabrication & Modular Manufacturing)

Location: Duncan, SC

Reports To: Fablogix VP of Operations and Kelso VP of IT

Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on, service-oriented IT and systems lead who ensures technology supports the business and improves how the fabrication operation runs. The IT & Fabrication Systems Lead is Fablogix's on-site technology point person, supporting office staff, project teams, and shop-floor operations across our pipe fabrication and modular manufacturing facilities, in partnership with Kelso corporate IT and our IT Master Services Provider (MSP).

This role owns the Odoo MRP system and evaluates and optimizes the overall fabrication system: how work, materials, and information move from engineering release through spooling, cutting, welding, assembly, QA/QC, and shipment. The Lead identifies bottlenecks and gaps, recommends improvements, and helps Operations leadership increase throughput, traceability, and quality.

The role works closely with the MSP, which delivers day-to-day IT operations such as help desk, network, server, security, and device management. The Lead is the on-site liaison who coordinates that work, provides hands-on help at the site when needed, holds the MSP to its service levels, and makes sure every new hire is productive on day one. This person works closely with Operations, Production, Engineering, Procurement, Accounting, HR, Kelso corporate IT, and the MSP to keep the business moving as it grows.

Key Responsibilities

Odoo MRP & Fabrication System Ownership

Serve as the system owner, primary interface, and first-line troubleshooter for the Odoo MRP system across production, inventory, purchasing, and accounting users.
Evaluate the overall fabrication system end-to-end, from engineering release and detailing through spooling, cutting, welding, assembly, QA/QC, and shipment, to identify bottlenecks, manual workarounds, data gaps, and rework drivers.
Recommend and implement optimizations across Odoo, detailing and fabrication software, shop floor tablets, and material tracking, prioritizing changes by their impact on throughput, quality, and traceability.
Own Odoo configuration decisions at the site, ensuring workflows, routings, work centers, and bills of material reflect how the shop actually runs.
Track fabrication performance measures such as throughput, schedule adherence, labor hours, and rework, and report findings and recommendations to the Fablogix VP of Operations and Kelso VP of IT.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Quality to support traceability and documentation requirements on data center and life sciences projects, such as material certifications, heat numbers, and weld records.
Resolve user issues, manage user access and roles, and escalate to the Odoo implementation partner or MSP as needed.
Train users on Odoo workflows and develop job aids and quick-reference guides.
Support data integrity, reporting, and system updates within the MRP.

MSP Partnership & Site IT Coordination

Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for the MSP, which delivers day-to-day IT operations including help desk, network, server, security, and device management.
Coordinate MSP tickets, escalations, scheduled work, and site visits, making sure user issues are submitted clearly and resolved on time.
Provide hands-on onsite assistance to the MSP when physical presence is needed, such as hardware swaps, equipment moves, connectivity checks, and maintenance windows.