Workshop Manager

Dawsons Engineering; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawsons Engineering in Townsville seeks a hands-on Workshop Manager to lead our shop floor operations. You will drive QA, supervise fabrication, and ensure ISO and other standards are met while mentoring the team.

Join a locally owned, family-style business with 37 years of experience in steel fabrication, industrial piping and mining support, and help maintain excellence as the technical heartbeat on the floor.

Qualifications

• Trade certificate required with 5–8 years of workshop experience.
• Strong drawing interpretation, steel fabrication and piping knowledge.
• Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001, AS 5131, AS 1554.1-6 & AS3992.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical heartbeat of the floor, overseeing daily workflow and QA processes.
• Create and implement ITPs and fabrication traceability sheets; compile MDRs with the Quality Coordinator.
• Physically check jobs to ensure high standards before leaving the shop.
• Identify bottlenecks with the team and drive real-time process improvements.

Skills

Hands-on

Technical literacy

Standards obsessed

Proactive problem solvers

Drawing interpretation

Steel fabrication

Piping

Education

Trade Certificate

Job description

Are you an exceptionally driven individual with a passion for precision and excellence? Are you ready to step up from your existing role and build a career as a Workshop Manager? If so, we want to hear from you!

Who We Are

Dawsons engineering is a lead engineering provider focused on steel fabrication, industrial piping, project management and mining support with our clients predominately from the mining, heavy industry, sugar, government and commercial sectors. Locally owned and operated for 37 years, Dawsons is proud of their family business culture.

About the Role, As our Workshop Manager, you will:

As our Workshop Manager, you won’t just be delegating from an office; you are thetechnical heartbeat of the floor.You will be actively involved in the daily workflow and QA processes to ensure we deliver excellence. Your role includes:

Active QA Contribution:Creating and implementing ITPs and Fabrication Traceability Sheets, and personally compiling MDRs alongside the Quality Coordinator.

Leading from the Front:Physically checking jobs and verifying that work meets our high standards before it leaves the floor.

Workflow Optimization:Working side-by-side with the team to identify bottlenecks and implement real-time process improvements.

Budget & Culture:Managing project spend and fostering a positive, "can-do" culture by demonstrating the work ethic you expect from others.

What We’re Looking For:

We need a "doer" who leads by example. If you prefer to delegate every task and stay behind a computer, this isn't the role for you. We want:

Hands-on Experts: A Trade Certificate with 5–8 years of workshop experience, specifically withLeading Handexperience where you’ve balanced doing the work with managing it.

Technical Literacy:Exceptional skills in Drawing Interpretation, Steel fabrication, and piping—you need to know the work to supervise it.

Standards Obsessed:In-depth knowledge ofISO 9001, AS 5131, AS 1554.1-6 & AS3992, and the willingness to personally ensure these are met on every weld.

Proactive Problem Solvers:Someone who identifies a quality issue on the floor and works with the team to fix it immediately, rather than just writing a report about it later.

If you're ready to embrace this opportunity, step up your career, and lead our workshop where excellence is the standard, we’d like to hear from you!