Fabrication Supervisor

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to join a well-established company.

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.

Salary: £39,000 - £41,500 Per Annum, Depending on Experience.

Location:

Bradford BD4.

Job Description:

The company are seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to join their team. This is a hands-on supervisory role with responsibility for fabrication, welding, workshop operations and site activities, alongside supporting management with procurement and general office tasks.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in a fabrication/welding or manufacturing environment, ideally with previous supervisory or management responsibility. You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day workshop activities, allocating labour, monitoring progress and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, to the required quality standard and within agreed deadlines.

Key Duties:

* Lead and coordinate day-to-day workshop operations, ensuring labour is planned and work is allocated effectively to meet production schedules and delivery deadlines.

* Convert orders into clear job handovers and production priorities, ensuring the workshop team understands the required scope, sequence and deadlines.

* Monitor staff output and job progress against programmes, allowed hours, delivery dates and customer requirements, taking appropriate action where progress is falling behind.

* Oversee and coordinate cutting, drilling, fabrication, welding, painting, galvanising, yard operations, loading and transport.

* Provide technical knowledge, guidance and intervention to ensure fabrication and welding work is completed to the required quality standards.

* Review jobs in advance and identify missing materials, drawings, approvals, specifications or other information that could delay production.

* Help reduce avoidable re-work, omissions, incomplete loads and delivery failures through effective planning and communication.

* Coordinate with management, workshop staff, clients and suppliers to support effective project delivery.

* Ensure safe working practices and company Health & Safety procedures are consistently followed across workshop, yard and site activities.

* Assist with material and sundry procurement, stock control and general materials management, ensuring requirements are identified in good time.

* Undertake occasional site work and travel as required.

* Support management with general operational and administrative tasks where required.

* Contribute positively to the development of the workshop team, processes and wider business.

Candidate Requirements:

* Proven experience in a fabrication/welding workshop or manufacturing environment, with previous supervisory or management responsibility.

* Strong working knowledge of welding processes, procedures and quality standards.

* Ability to read and interpret technical/fabrication drawings.

* Strong understanding of Health & Safety within a manufacturing/workshop environment and the ability to enforce safe systems of work.

* Strong leadership, organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise work and meet demanding deadlines.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to communicate effectively with workshop operatives, management, clients and wider personnel.

* Ability to plan and coordinate labour, materials and production priorities to ensure projects remain on schedule.

* Good basic IT skills and the ability to assist with procurement and general office/management tasks.

* Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for occasional site work as required.

* A strong work ethic, self-motivation, resilience, attention to detail and the ability to work effectively using your own initiative.

* A positive, enthusiastic and collaborative approach, with a commitment to supporting the continued development of the team and wider business.

What They Are Looking For:

The company are looking for someone who is both technically competent and confident leading people. You should be comfortable being hands-on when required while also having the organisational ability to plan work, manage priorities,…