Foreman​/Supervisor; Fabrication​/Welding

Due to continued growth, our client is looking for an experienced Working Foreman / Supervisor to join their busy Glasgow-based team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served Fabricator/Welder with proven leadership experience to take on a key hands-on role within a fast-paced marine engineering environment supporting vessel repair, refit and shipbuilding projects.

As a Working Foreman / Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading day-to-day workshop and site activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of quality and workmanship.

• Hands-on fabrication, welding and assembly work
• Leading and supervising a skilled workshop team
• Coordinating daily workloads and allocating resources
• Interpreting engineering and technical drawings
• Supporting vessel repair, refit and shipbuilding projects
• Ensuring quality standards and workmanship requirements are met
• Promoting a strong health and safety culture
• Supporting on-site work on vessels, quaysides and dry docks when required

You will play a key role in maintaining productivity, quality and safety standards while contributing to the successful delivery of marine engineering projects.

• Time-served Fabricator/Welder (SVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
• Strong fabrication and welding experience
• Proven supervisory, team-leading or foreman experience
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Experience with in workshop and site-based fabrication environments
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work
• Full UK Driving Licence

• Marine, shipbuilding or vessel repair experience
• Experience leading teams on time-critical engineering projects
• CSCS, SSSTS or Confined Space certification

• Competitive salary
• Regular overtime opportunities
• 28 days holiday, increasing with length of service
• Long-term career stability
• Career progression opportunities within a growing marine engineering business
• Opportunity to work on a variety of marine, shipbuilding and vessel repair projects

Marine experience would be advantageous; however, applications are welcomed from candidates with fabrication and welding supervisory experience gained within Industrial, Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering, Energy, Rail or other technically demanding environments.

If you are a hands-on fabrication professional with strong leadership skills and experience working in demanding engineering environments, we would be keen to hear from you.