About the role:
- Ensure that a high standard of safety and housekeeping is maintained and that all relevant environmental and health & safety regulations and procedures are adhered to
- Interpret workshop/design drawings and job sheets, complete production schedules and allocate works making best use of in-house facilities to ensure completion dates are met
- Ensure goods are produced to meet requirements in terms of H&S, quality, programme and cost
- Manage reporting, team leaders/employees and monitor performance
- Ensure personnel are adequately trained and understand targets and that they are working to consistent standards, meeting delivery dates and quality requirements
- Effective liaison with Welding Eng, Industrial Eng and the Project Team to ensure that potential problems are resolved efficiently and the manufacture process is not impeded
- Provide evaluation, reports and commentary of progress to the head of Manufacturing and the wider Senior Management Team as requested
- Determine and monitor the overall resource capacity (personnel, material and equipment) for the welding/Fabrication Department and set priorities to maintain production expectations and costs
- Develop long term & short term plans for improving quality, increasing production capacity & decreasing costs
- Provide necessary technical assistance in tendering for jobs as and when required
- Assist Head of manufacturing to maintain harmonious employee relations, motivate employees, implement improvement strategies and reinforce Company practices and processes
What you will need:
- Extensive management experience of general metalwork, fabrication and welding of mild steel, stainless steel (Min of 5 years)
- Time served Fabricator/welder with a min of HNC in an engineering discipline
- Experience in the Nuclear/MOD sector (Preferred but not essential)
- Experience of machinery used for general fabrication
- Demonstrable management experience in a production environment
- A strong approach to quality and health & safety and ensuring that standards and procedures are adhered to
- The ability to interpret and read workshop/design drawings and direct the design of the relevant components for assembly in line with best practise manufacture
- Sound commercial acumen and cost awareness with the ability to add value and optimise profits
- The ability to plan ahead, organise workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to motivate others
- Results oriented with the ability to drive change and continuous improvement
- The ability to build a positive culture which promotes cooperation, accountability, openness, challenge and continual improvement