Fabrication Supervisor: Hands-On Welding & Workshop Lead

Guardian Jobs; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good hourly rate of pay

Overtime available/expected

Holiday entitlement plus bank holidays

Company Pension Scheme

Free company car park

Job summary

Guardian Jobs is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor in West Yorkshire. This hands-on supervisory role covers fabrication, welding, and workshop operations, with site activities and procurement support.

You will coordinate labour, monitor progress, and ensure work is completed safely and to quality standards. The role requires proven supervisory experience in fabrication/welding or manufacturing, with knowledge of welding processes and the ability to read technical drawings.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a fabrication/welding workshop or manufacturing environment, with previous supervisory or management responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of welding processes, procedures and quality standards.
• Ability to read and interpret technical/fabrication drawings.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety within a manufacturing/workshop environment and the ability to enforce safe systems of work.
• Strong leadership, organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise work and meet demanding deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to communicate effectively with workshop operatives, management, clients and wider personnel.
• Ability to plan and coordinate labour, materials and production priorities to ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Good basic IT skills and the ability to assist with procurement and general office/management tasks.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for occasional site work as required.
• A strong work ethic, self-motivation, resilience, attention to detail and the ability to work effectively using your own initiative.
• A positive, enthusiastic and collaborative approach, with a commitment to supporting the continued development of the team and wider business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day workshop operations, ensuring labour is planned and work is allocated effectively to meet production schedules and delivery deadlines.
• Convert orders into clear job handovers and production priorities, ensuring the workshop team understands the required scope, sequence and deadlines.
• Monitor staff output and job progress against programmes, allowed hours, delivery dates and customer requirements, taking appropriate action where progress is falling behind.
• Oversee and coordinate cutting, drilling, fabrication, welding, painting, galvanising, yard operations, loading and transport.
• Provide technical knowledge, guidance and intervention to ensure fabrication and welding work is completed to the required quality standards.
• Review jobs in advance and identify missing materials, drawings, approvals, specifications or other information that could delay production.
• Help reduce avoidable re-work, omissions, incomplete loads and delivery failures through effective planning and communication.
• Coordinate with management, workshop staff, clients and suppliers to support effective project delivery.
• Ensure safe working practices and company Health & Safety procedures are consistently followed across workshop, yard and site activities.
• Assist with material and sundry procurement, stock control and general materials management, ensuring requirements are identified in good time.
• Undertake occasional site work and travel as required.
• Support management with general operational and administrative tasks where required.
• Contribute positively to the development of the workshop team, processes and wider business.

Skills

Fabrication/welding experience

Supervisory/management experience

Reading fabrication drawings

Health & Safety knowledge

Leadership & planning

Communication skills

IT skills

Driving licence

Initiative and teamwork

Job description

Guardian Jobs is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor in West Yorkshire. This hands-on supervisory role covers fabrication, welding, and workshop operations, with site activities and procurement support.

You will coordinate labour, monitor progress, and ensure work is completed safely and to quality standards. The role requires proven supervisory experience in fabrication/welding or manufacturing, with knowledge of welding processes and the ability to read technical drawings.