Fabrication Team Leader

Travail Employment Group; Corby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Travail Employment Group is recruiting a Fabrication Team Leader for our Corby client, a global leader in material handling solutions. You will oversee daily production, ensure safety, quality and on‑time delivery, and remain hands‑on on the shop floor while driving training and cross‑functional development.

You will plan resources, monitor schedules, maintain training compliance, and push continuous improvement in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment with a team of 5+ welders.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified welder with leadership / supervisory experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and GA layouts.
• Understanding of BOMs (Bills of Materials).
• Strong mechanical assembly skills, torque settings, fastening methods.
• Quality inspection and dimensional checking experience.
• Background in high-paced manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years' supervisory experience (team of 5+).
• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Manufacturing.
• FLT and Crane Licences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and champion all QHSE standards, ensuring safety inspections, housekeeping, and compliance are consistently maintained.
• Ensure all products are manufactured and stored to the highest quality standards, following engineering drawings and specifications accurately.
• Act as a hands‑on operator, able to carry out all fabrication processes and support cross‑functional training.
• Plan daily resources effectively to meet production targets
• Maintain accurate documentation, including conformance checks and SOP compliance.
• Support the creation and upkeep of training plans, ensuring operatives are trained across multiple processes and complete bi‑annual refreshers.
• Communicate KPIs clearly to your team, coaching and developing individuals to improve performance.
• Assist with recruitment and training of new employees.
• Encourage a positive safety culture, including near‑miss reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Reading drawings

Quality inspection

Mechanical assembly

BOMs knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Manufacturing

Tools

FLT Licence

Crane Licence

Job description

Salary: £16.50 per hour (£33,462 per annum)

Hours:

Monday to Thursday 0730 - 1630 Friday 0730 -1230

Our client, a global leader in innovative material handling solutions, is seeking an experienced Fabrication Team Leader to join their high‑paced production operation in Corby. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands‑on leader who thrives in a fast‑moving manufacturing environment and enjoys driving quality, safety, and performance across a busy fabrication department.

The Role

As Fabrication Team Leader, you will oversee daily production processes involved in the manufacture of conveyor systems. You will lead by example on the shop floor, ensuring your team follows all Safe systems of work, operational and quality standards and QHSE requirements while delivering high‑quality products on time. You will be responsible for planning resources, monitoring production schedules, maintaining training compliance, and supporting continuous improvement across the department.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and champion all QHSE standards, ensuring safety inspections, housekeeping, and compliance are consistently maintained.

Ensure all products are manufactured and stored to the highest quality standards, following engineering drawings and specifications accurately.

Act as a hands‑on operator, able to carry out all fabrication processes and support cross‑functional training.

Plan daily resources effectively to meet production targets

Maintain accurate documentation, including conformance checks and SOP compliance.

Support the creation and upkeep of training plans, ensuring operatives are trained across multiple processes and complete bi‑annual refreshers.

Communicate KPIs clearly to your team, coaching and developing individuals to improve performance.

Assist with recruitment and training of new employees.

Encourage a positive safety culture, including near‑miss reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience & Background

To be considered for this role, applicants are required to have relevant experience broken down into two categories being essential and desirable

Must be a qualified welder with leadership / supervisory experience

Ability to read engineering drawings and GA layouts

Understanding of BOMs (Bills of Materials)

Strong mechanical assembly skills, torque settings, fastening methods

Quality inspection and dimensional checking experience

Background in high‑paced manufacturing

Minimum 2 years' supervisory experience (team of 5+)

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Manufacturing

FLT and Crane Licences

What's in it for you?

Opportunity to join a global, industry‑leading manufacturer

Very busy, varied role with real influence over quality and performance

Supportive leadership team and strong development culture