Works Manager

Overview

Works Manager | Poole | Up to £50,000

If you're an experienced production professional who thrives on structure, takes pride in getting things right, and wants a role where your impact is visible and measurable, this could be the step up you've been looking for. This is a hands‑on management position in a well-established structural fabrication business, where your ability to drive efficiency and lead people will make a real difference to how the operation runs.

• Competitive salary up to £50,000
• A stable, established employer in the structural steel sector
• A varied role spanning production management, data reporting, and team leadership
• Clear scope to identify improvements and make them happen
• Supportive senior management and a collaborative production team

• Overseeing day‑to‑day yard, processing, and materials handling operations to keep the production plan on track
• Extracting and manipulating data from StruMIS and Excel to produce accurate performance and cost reports
• Managing time and attendance records and allocating hours correctly across work activities
• Logging the cost and time impact of E‑forms, NCRs, variations, and drawing revisions for commercial recovery
• Supervising the flow of materials into the factory and coordinating sub‑contract suppliers and fabricators
• Writing and delivering toolbox talks and ensuring H&S documentation is completed and uploaded to Share Point

• A background in a production or fabrication environment, ideally from the shop floor
• Strong IT skills including MS Office, Excel, and ideally StruMIS or similar production management software
• Experience managing teams and driving efficient workflows against a production plan
• The ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D engineering drawings
• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to liaise across departments
• IOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification (desirable)

If you're ready to take ownership of a busy production operation and bring structure, pace, and precision to everything you do, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up‑to‑date CV or call Ella at Rubicon for more information.