Prefabrication Supervisor UK

Victaulic Europe B.V.; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Victaulic Europe B.V. in Stevenage seeks a Fabrication Cell Lead Technician to direct daily fabrication cell activities, organize work, and supervise technicians while upholding safety, quality and productivity standards.

You will lead safety initiatives, coordinate with subcontractors, maintain the skills matrix, coach staff, and ensure drawings, cut sheets and paperwork meet job specifications. This role requires hands-on fabrication experience, blueprint reading, ERP system use, forklift

Qualifications

• Secondary or technical secondary education.
• Minimum of 3 years' technical experience.
• Ability to read blueprint and schematic drawings and interpret technical manuals.
• Basic inventory management skills.
• Forklift experience with license required after employment.
• Experience using an ERP package.
• Strong coordination and follow-up skills.
• Excellent communication with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety for the fabrication cell and enforce policies.
• Organize daily work and supervise cell technicians.
• Coordinate subcontracted activities (welding/painting).
• Onboard new technicians and cross-train within the cell.
• Maintain skills matrix and verify workstation competence.
• Provide day-to-day coaching and feedback.
• Coordinate fabrication activities including cutting, grooving and assembly.
• Review drawings and cut sheets for job specifications.
• Assist in picking, packing and loading orders as required.
• Coordinate demo material assembly for Marketing/Regulatory.
• Calibrate measuring equipment and ensure quality checks.
• Maintain clean, safe prefabrication areas.
• Identify layout and process improvements for safety/quality/productivity.

Skills

Coordination skills

Blueprint & schematic reading

People leadership

Interpersonal communication

Education

Secondary or technical secondary education

Tools

ERP package

Forklift license

Job description

Job Description The Fabrication Cell Lead Technician provides daily direction in the fabrication shop. This role organizes work, supervises the assigned fabrication cell technicians, and ensures compliance with safety, quality, productivity, corporate policy, and procedural requirements. The responsibilities below are the essential duties of the role. Other duties may be assigned by the Manager Fabrication Operations EMEA.

Safety, health and environment

• Act as the safety lead for the fabrication cell and enforce all safety rules, corporate policies and procedures.
• Hold toolbox talks and communicate safety instructions to the cell technicians.
• Ensure lock-out / tag-out and other safe working procedures are applied to all equipment.
• Assist in risk assessments for the activities in the fab cell.
• Report incidents and near misses, support the investigation and follow up on corrective actions.
• Ensure the correct personal protective equipment is available and worn.

People and work organization

• Organize and direct the daily work of the fabrication cell technicians.
• Assist in determining the daily workload and the labor required for jobs.
• Coordinate subcontracted activities such as welding or painting.
• Onboard new technicians and organize cross-training within the fab cell.
• Assist in maintaining the skills matrix and confirm technician competence per workstation.
• Provide day-to-day coaching and feedback.

Fabrication execution

• Coordinate all activities relating to the fabrication cell, including cutting and grooving pipe and the physical assembly of spool pieces and headers.
• Ensure all fabrication deliverables such as drawings and cut sheets are reviewed and meet the specification of the job.
• Review all paperwork to account for special notes or instructions.
• Assist in the pick, pack and load of all orders as required.
• Organize the assembly of demonstration material requested by the Marketing or Regulatory department.

Quality and compliance

• Ensure all required quality checks are carried out by all employees.
• Assist in the calibration of all measuring equipment within the fabrication facility.
• Adhere to all established policies, procedures and the code of ethics.

Materials and inventory

• Maintain an accurate inventory: review and amend stock levels as needed and apply cycle counting and good inventory management practices.
• Coordinate with the Operations Team and Customer Care on all order requirements and delivery dates.
• Receive and inspect incoming material from Victaulic subsidiaries, customers and outside vendors.
• Record all transactions in the Branch Locator system (M3).

Equipment, maintenance and housekeeping

• Ensure preventive maintenance (PM) is carried out in a timely manner on all pertinent equipment.
• Establish, review, update and post standard work visuals at the workstations.
• Keep the prefabrication area clean, tidy and safe through housekeeping and routine maintenance.

Continuous improvement

• Identify and propose improvements to layout, standard work and material flow that improve safety, quality, delivery or productivity.
• Support the implementation of improvement initiatives and train the technicians on revised standard work.

Required

• Secondary or technical secondary education.
• A minimum of 3 years of technical experience.
• Ability to read and understand blueprint and schematic drawings and to interpret technical manuals.
• Basic inventory management skills.
• Previous forklift experience: a forklift license is required for all specified equipment and must be obtained after employment.
• Experience working with an ERP package.
• Strong coordination and follow-up skills.
• Able to easily get in contact with different people.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Victaulic is a leader in pipe joining solutions, with over 5,500 employees involved in some of the most prestigious construction projects worldwide. From the Hoover Dam to Bird’s Nest National Olympic Stadium in Beijing, Victaulic is there—increasing stability and sustainability wherever we go. While working for a fast-growing global leader is attractive, most Victaulic employees feel our best attributes are what we do for our people. This means doing things like building from within, sticking to our word, taking care of each other, and doing the right thing even when no one is watching. This blend of extraordinary opportunity and genuine caring is why so many people choose to build their lives and careers with us.