Lead Fabrication Foreman: Efficiency, Planning & Quality

Fempower Personnel; Brakpan; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Fempower Personnel seeks a Fabrication Foreman in Brakpan to lead shop-floor activities, drive cost efficiency and continuous improvement in a heavy steel fabrication environment. You will coordinate planning, material flow and safety practices to meet production targets.

Requires 5–8 years in heavy/structural fabrication with 2–3 years in a supervisory role, ability to read drawings, AutoCAD and Excel proficiency, and experience with SAP inventory and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Trade/technical qualification in fabrication or related field.
• 5–8 years in heavy/structural steel fabrication with 2–3 years supervisory.
• Ability to read engineering, structural and GA drawings.
• Understanding of mechanical drawings.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Excel.
• Knowledge of welding and cutting processes and hand tools.
• Knowledge of TQM / 5S / QC tools.

Responsibilities

• Reports to: Head of Production
• Preparing effective weekly or fortnightly production plan to achieve material ready 7 days ahead of press production
• Review of steel wastage for each item ahead of planning and take action to minimize wastages by deploying various strategies
• Improving operation and material cost
• Study bottlenecks in operation and cost efficiencies and take actions to resolve them
• Implementing best operation and safety practices in fabrication
• Ensuring match of physical inventory w.r.t. SAP
• Co-ordinate with planning, tool room, blasting, stores, procurement, production, and maintenance for various department related activities

Skills

Shop-floor leadership

Planning

Team supervision

SHEQ knowledge

Risk assessment

Quality control

Scrap control

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Problem solving

Decision making

MS Office

ERP literacy

Education

Fabrication/Boilermaking/Welding/Mechanical Eng

Related technical qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

TQM/5S/QC tools

Job description

Fempower Personnel seeks a Fabrication Foreman in Brakpan to lead shop-floor activities, drive cost efficiency and continuous improvement in a heavy steel fabrication environment. You will coordinate planning, material flow and safety practices to meet production targets.

Requires 5–8 years in heavy/structural fabrication with 2–3 years in a supervisory role, ability to read drawings, AutoCAD and Excel proficiency, and experience with SAP inventory and cross‑functional teams.