Fabrication Manager

S&you; Queensland; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary package

Career progression opportunities

Supportive culture

Zusammenfassung

S&you in Queensland seeks an experienced Fabrication Manager to oversee a busy pre-fabrication facility and lead project delivery, production operations, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives. This hands-on leadership role reports to senior management and manages Project Engineers, Supervisors, Coordinators, and fabrication staff to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

You will drive a safety-first culture, interpret engineering drawings, and coordinate with

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a management or leadership position.
• Proven leadership experience within a fabrication, manufacturing, heavy industrial, or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and project delivery.
• Ability to interpret technical and engineering drawings.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business reporting capability.
• Experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement programs.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary fabrication and project team.
• Drive a strong safety-first culture across the facility.
• Manage fabrication operations to ensure production targets are achieved.
• Oversee project delivery from planning through to completion.
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, resources, and customer requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing plans.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales, and other internal stakeholders.
• Champion continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Lead performance management, coaching, and employee development initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Manufacturing

Project delivery

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Lean manufacturing

5S

SAP ERP

Ausbildung

Engineering/Manufacturing/Business degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems (SAP)

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking an experienced Fabrication Manager in Queensland to oversee a busy pre-fabrication facility, leading project delivery, production operations, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader with strong manufacturing and project management experience to make a significant impact.

About the Role Reporting to senior management, you will be responsible for leading a team of Project Engineers, Supervisors, Coordinators, Quality personnel, and fabrication staff to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary fabrication and project team.
• Drive a strong safety-first culture across the facility.
• Manage fabrication operations to ensure production targets are achieved.
• Oversee project delivery from planning through to completion.
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, resources, and customer requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing plans.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales, and other internal stakeholders.
• Champion continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Lead performance management, coaching, and employee development initiatives.

About You

• Proven leadership experience within a fabrication, manufacturing, heavy industrial, or production environment.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a management or leadership position.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and project delivery.
• Ability to interpret technical and engineering drawings.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business reporting capability.
• Experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement programs.
• High-level problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business qualifications highly regarded.

What's on Offer

• Senior leadership position with genuine influence over operations.
• Opportunity to lead a skilled and established team.
• Diverse role combining manufacturing, projects, people leadership, and continuous improvement.
• Supportive and collaborative culture.
• Competitive salary package.
• Long-term career growth opportunities.

If you are an experienced Fabrication Manager or Manufacturing Leader looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Additional information

• Senior leadership position with genuine influence over operations
• Opportunity to lead a skilled and established team
• Long-term career growth opportunities