Fabrication & Welding Manager

Cornerstone Project Source; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave (incl. bank hols)

Pension scheme

Career progression within growing业务

Job summary

Cornerstone Project Source seeks a permanent Fabrication & Welding Manager to own production across two Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire workshops. Start immediately, with a strong focus on quality, delivery and cost control.

This hands-on leadership role demands deep experience with heavy-gauge carbon steel, welding procedures and cross-functional collaboration with estimating, design and logistics to ensure targets are met.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years running fabrication or welding at senior management level within structural steel.
• Strong technical grasp of carbon steel fabrication and MIG welding.
• Recognised trade qualification in welding or fabrication (NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or similar).
• Managing teams and sequencing production workflow.
• Working knowledge of welding codes and standards through to EXC3.
• A disciplined, process-led way of planning, delivering and improving.
• Strong communicator with the management ability a production environment demands.
• Full UK driving licence, as travel between the two workshops is required.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of fabrication and welding operations at both depots.
• Write and maintain welding/fabrication procedures aligned to industry norms and customer specs.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards and internal tolerances.
• Set floor standards for welders and fabricators to maintain quality and throughput.
• Build a production programme protecting delivery dates while reducing waste.
• Keep risk assessments current for all fabrication activities.
• Drive lean manufacturing improvements across the workshop.
• Coordinate with estimating, design and logistics to align targets.
• Uphold health and safety to UK legislation including LOLER.
• Maintain full traceability on materials across both locations.
• Oversee stock levels of raw materials and components.
• Meet COSHH obligations for paints, chemicals, and storage.

Skills

Senior management

Carbon steel fabrication

MIG welding

Trade qualification

Team leadership

Welding codes

Process improvement

Communication

Driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (Welding or Fabrication)

Job description

A structural steel specialist is currently looking for a permanent Fabrication & Welding Manager to take full ownership of production output across two fabrication workshops in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

Start Date: Immediate

Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum (negotiable DOE) + performance-related bonus

Contract: Permanent

Package: 28 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), pension scheme, genuine progression within a growing business

This is a hands-on leadership post sitting within the existing management team, suited to someone with real depth in heavy-gauge carbon steel and a methodical approach to running a workshop floor.

Duties:

• Take charge of every fabrication and welding operation running out of both depots
• Write and keep current the working procedures that govern welding and fabrication, aligned to both industry norms and individual customer specifications
• Hold the workshops to BS EN ISO 3834-2, 9606, 15614, 5817 and BS EN 1090, alongside internal tolerances on dimension and strength
• Set the standard on the floor for welders and fabricators, holding the team to expectations around quality, throughput and safe working
• Build a production programme that protects delivery dates while cutting down on wasted material and repeat work
• Keep risk assessments current for every fabrication and welding activity carried out on site
• Push improvement through the workshop and embed lean manufacturing thinking
• Work shoulder to shoulder with estimating, design and logistics so production and commercial targets line up
• Uphold health and safety practice to UK legislation, with all lifting operations meeting LOLER requirements
• Keep full traceability on materials - serial numbers, steel batch records and supporting paperwork across both locations
• Oversee stock levels for raw material, consumables and components so nothing holds up production or ties up cost
• Meet COSHH obligations covering how paints, chemicals and other hazardous products are used and stored

Requirements:

• At least 3 years running fabrication or welding at senior management level within structural steel
• Sound technical grasp of carbon steel fabrication, MIG welding and working across varying thicknesses
• Recognised trade qualification in welding or fabrication - NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or similar
• Managing teams and sequencing production workflow
• Working knowledge of welding codes and standards through to EXC3
• A disciplined, process-led way of planning, delivering and improving
• Strong communicator with the management ability a production environment demands
• Full UK driving licence, as travel between the two workshops is required