Fabrication Supervisor – Engineering Workshop

6am Recruitment; Waitakere Ranges; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

6am Recruitment is seeking a Fabrication Supervisor for an Engineering Workshop in New Zealand. You will oversee scheduling, review drawings for potential production issues, and coordinate up to 15 jobs simultaneously to ensure on-time delivery of quality work.

The role requires welding and fabrication experience, strong team leadership, and the ability to read technical drawings to plan production sequences.

Qualifications

• Strong team leadership/ supervisory experience within production environments.
• Welding and fabrication experience essential.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings to breakdown production sequences.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Review workshop drawings and identify potential production issues.
• Schedule and plan production with up to 15 concurrent jobs.
• Lead and coach fabricators to improve performance.
• Train and develop direct reports to enhance leadership skills.
• Run regular toolbox meetings and promote health & safety.
• Induct new employees to the workshop and support Workshop Manager.

Skills

Team leadership

Welding & fabrication

Reading drawings

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Job description

Fabrication Supervisor - Engineering Workshop

• Review workshop drawings, identifying any potential production issues.
• Scheduling and planning
• Lead and coach team of fabricators to improve performance

The company:

A highly respected leader in the NZ market. Due to their reputation and commitment to on-time delivery of quality work, they are continuously busy and now need you to support the workshop manager.

The role:

• Oversee job drawings to work out scheduling, including programing of jobs and determine project start dates as well as how to stage the job for production flows. There can be up to 15 jobs running at any one time.
• Review drawings and raise potential issues regarding production with Workshop Manager
• Lead and coach team of fabricators to improve performance.
• Train and develop direct reports to improve their leadership and management skills
• Run regular toolbox meetings
• Lead initial investigations and by example in health & safety
• Induct new employees to the workshop

What you'll bring:

• Strong team leadership/ supervisory experience within a range of production workshops.
• Welding and fabrication experience essential.
• Knowledge of engineering standards.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings to breakdown production and manufacturing into sequences and timelines.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills essential
• Excellent relationship builder ensuring open communication as well as cooperation and integration of production elements.

You must be in New Zealand with full eligibility to work here to apply for this position.

Job Features

Job Category Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Trades & Services