Lead Fabrication Supervisor: Drive Quality & Production

The Right Hire Recruitment Ltd; Salford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Right Hire Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to lead day-to-day activities in a busy fabrication facility, ensuring production targets are met, high-quality workmanship and safe working practices. You will coordinate a team, allocate resources and drive continuous improvement across fabrication operations.

You should have a hands-on leadership style, strong technical knowledge of fabrication processes and machinery, and a proven track record in delivering

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' supervisory experience in fabrication/engineering.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication processes and technical specifications.
• Experience supervising and coordinating a fabrication workforce.
• Ability to organise workloads and manage competing production priorities.
• Solid understanding of QC, inspection, and non-conformance reporting.
• Good knowledge of health and safety requirements within engineering environments.
• Experience with fabrication machinery and workshop tools.
• Proactive problem-solving with a focus on maintaining production standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day activities within the fabrication facility to achieve production targets and deadlines.
• Lead, support and motivate the fabrication workforce, maintaining effective relationships with colleagues and other departments.
• Issue and communicate engineering drawings, specifications and work instructions to ensure accurate work.
• Monitor production activities for compliance with project requirements and quality plans.
• Coordinate labour, materials, consumables, equipment and plant to support schedules.
• Inspect completed work to ensure high standards and report non-conformances.
• Work with QA and management to address issues and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure permits to work, risk assessments and safe systems of work are followed.
• Promote safe operation of fabrication and welding machinery and ensure PPE compliance.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and report hazards.
• Ensure adherence to procedures, PPE use and health, safety and quality standards.
• Conduct toolbox talks, safety briefings and workplace inspections.
• Report accidents or near misses and support investigations.
• Identify opportunities to improve fabrication processes, productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Support wider production team with additional operational duties as required.

Skills

Fabrication knowledge

Engineering drawings

Team leadership

Resource planning

Quality control

Health & safety

Job description

The Right Hire Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to lead day-to-day activities in a busy fabrication facility, ensuring production targets are met, high-quality workmanship and safe working practices. You will coordinate a team, allocate resources and drive continuous improvement across fabrication operations.

You should have a hands-on leadership style, strong technical knowledge of fabrication processes and machinery, and a proven track record in delivering