Workshop Manager (Welding/Fabrication)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established recruitment agency is seeking a Workshop Manager for a company in Peterborough. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in metal fabrication and welding, with both MIG and TIG experience. Responsibilities include leading the welding/fabrication department, planning workloads, and ensuring safety standards. This role offers competitive salary and bonus opportunities along with significant career progression and training development.

Benefits

Pension

Bonus

Christmas Shutdown

Qualifications

• Background in the metal fabrication/welding industry.
• Practical experience in MIG and TIG welding.
• Experience in a supervisory/management or related role.
• Understanding of CAD software with the ability to read/interpret technical drawings.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervision and leadership of the welding/fabrication department.
• Plan workloads and ensure effective communication and adherence to company and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation of jobs.
• Oversee equipment maintenance; ensure tools are safe and serviced as required.
• Hands-on welding/fabrication tasks as needed.
• Implement plans and procedures to optimise and continually improve the welding/fabrication department.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Supervisory skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Overview

Workshop Manager (Welding/Fabrication) – Peterborough, England

£42,000 - £47,000 + Pension + Bonus + Christmas Shutdown

Are you a Workshop Manager or similar with a background in metal fabrication/welding, and practical experience in both MIG and TIG Welding? Join a well-established, rapidly growing company at the forefront of technical innovation within the Water Tank industry.

Be a key member in a team of highly skilled sector specialists, with opportunities for career progression and industry-leading training and development. The company is undergoing a period of mass expansion, working on a new range of exciting products, recognised for premium quality service and best-in-class workmanship.

On offer for the successful candidate is the opportunity to join a company expanding its water industry footprint, with scalable career progression and top-of-the-line training and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Supervision and leadership of the welding/fabrication department.
• Plan workloads and ensure effective communication and adherence to company and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation of jobs.
• Oversee equipment maintenance; ensure tools are safe and serviced as required.
• Hands-on welding/fabrication tasks as needed.
• Implement plans and procedures to optimise and continually improve the welding/fabrication department.

Qualifications

• Background in the metal fabrication/welding industry.
• Practical experience in MIG and TIG welding.
• Experience in a supervisory/management or related role.
• Understanding of CAD software with the ability to read/interpret technical drawings.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Role Details

• Reference: BBBH22445
• Keywords: MIG, TIG, Welding, Fabrication, Management, Water, Workshop, Peterborough

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