Workshop Manager

United Infrastructure; Ashton-in-Makerfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced workshop manager to oversee a team of welding apprentices and manage various fabrication jobs. The ideal candidate will have over five years in a supervisory role with extensive welding experience. Responsibilities include training, managing welding processes, and ensuring safety and quality standards in a busy workshop environment. This full-time position offers flexibility, with opportunities for collaboration across departments.

Benefits

Bike to work scheme

Company pension

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Wellness programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in heavy general welding and fabrication.
• Ability to train apprentices in multiple welding processes.
• Familiar with welding automation and pressure testing.

Responsibilities

• Manage apprentices’ training and development in welding.
• Oversee fabrication jobs from start to finish.
• Ensure safety and compliance within the workshop.

Skills

MIG/MAG/TIG/FCAW/MMA welding

Leadership

Communication skills

Stock management

Education

Minimum five years as a fabrication foreman/manager

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

This role involves running a rapidly expanding workshop that welds and fabricates various pipework and bespoke fabrications to meet our in‑house and customers’ needs.

As a skilled workshop manager, you will be a time‑served welder/fabricator, having significant experience in heavy general welding and fabrication and capable of using standard workshop machinery and equipment. Reporting to the Business Standards Manager, this role will require a high level of autonomy and reliability.

Your team will initially consist of sixteen welding apprentices deployed within the workshop and across sites.

Responsibilities

• Practical training of apprentices in multiple welding processes and fabrication techniques
• Ability to MIG/MAG/TIG/FCAW/MMA weld is essential, as well as an ability to use a range of workshop equipment.
• Able to train apprentices in MIG/MAG/TIG/FCAW/MMA and support their development as welders, interacting with the college, and providing pastoral care (holiday approvals, sickness, etc.).
• First‑hand knowledge of welding automation would be desirable
• Manage a variety of fabrication jobs from start to finish, working to a high standard both individually and as the leader of a team
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, weld procedures, plans and instructions.
• A strong leader who communicates professionally with other team members, customers, suppliers, contractors, etc.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure (to meet deadlines etc.), demonstrating a logical and methodical approach to workloads.
• Familiar with and confident to organise pressure testing and NDT.
• Ordering materials and monitoring stock levels of materials, maintaining accurate stock records and updating the stock control system when necessary.
• Identifying materials and checking quantities and identification numbers against Material Take‑off Lists (MTO’s)
• Take responsibility for the inspection and maintenance of specific equipment.
• Overseeing health & safety within the workshop and maintaining a safe working environment, including RAMS and temporary works and perimetry requirements.
• Liaising with the quality and engineering departments to ensure all relevant welding or quality issues are addressed

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ work experience as a fabrication foreman/manager or an individual with 10+ years of welding & fabrication experience looking for their next step up
• Must be computer literate and proficient using Microsoft office
• Responsible, conscientious, punctual, highly organised, self‑motivated and able to work under pressure, both on own initiative and as part of a busy team.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Core Value Behaviours

• Takes responsibility for decision‑making, with autonomy and within the guidelines of the work instruction, for their workplace, and for their productivity. Ability to work well with others
• Enquires and seeks guidance, in order to understand the processes and associated industrial applications.
• Consistently and reliably deliver expectations in safety, production, quality, ethics and self‑development
• Follows the specified procedures and controls and be personally responsible and accountable for their production work and personal development
• Committed to Equality and Diversity
• Reflect on current and past performance and provide information and recommendations for continuous improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of working practices, and training and development requirements

Benefits

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes

Additional Information

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full‑time permanent role, 8am‑5pm Monday to Friday from our Warrington office (WFH available and flexible start/finish times)
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry