Workshop Supervisor - Structural Steel Fabrication Lead

Buildability Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Buildability Group is seeking a Workshop Supervisor for their Smithfield workshop in Sydney. You will lead boilermakers and tradespeople, manage fabrication schedules and ensure every piece leaving the workshop is built to spec and ready for site.

This hands-on leadership role requires reading structural drawings, overseeing welding quality and maintaining WHS standards, with a handover period alongside the current Foreman before retirement. Based full-time at Smithfield.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Boilermaker (essential)
• Experience in structural steel fabrication, ideally within Tier 2 construction
• Prior experience supervising or leading a workshop team
• Strong ability to read structural and shop drawings
• Solid understanding of welding standards, quality control and workshop safety requirements
• Well organised, with the ability to manage competing fabrication deadlines
• Current White Card

Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating workshop staff, including boilermakers, welders and fabricators
• Reading and working from structural drawings and shop details to plan fabrication sequencing
• Managing workshop scheduling to hit fabrication deadlines aligned with site delivery programs
• Maintaining quality control across welding, fabrication and finishing to relevant Australian Standards
• Overseeing workshop WHS, housekeeping and equipment maintenance
• Liaising with project managers and site teams on fabrication progress, delivery timing and any design/documentation queries
• Managing materials, consumables and equipment ordering for the workshop

Skills

Boilermaker

Team leadership

Reading drawings

Welding standards

WHS compliance

Job description

Buildability Group is seeking a Workshop Supervisor for their Smithfield workshop in Sydney. You will lead boilermakers and tradespeople, manage fabrication schedules and ensure every piece leaving the workshop is built to spec and ready for site.

This hands-on leadership role requires reading structural drawings, overseeing welding quality and maintaining WHS standards, with a handover period alongside the current Foreman before retirement. Based full-time at Smithfield.