Overview
Welding Foreman
Job Location: Near Wyke Regis, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £15.83 - £20.36 p/h (£35,000 - £45,000 per annum)
Hours: 42.5 hours per week, 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday (flexibility required due to nature of the business)
Benefits: 22 days holiday + Bank Holidays, pension scheme, regular salary reviews, career development & training plus company van
Responsibilities
- Assist in organising and overseeing the day to day running of the workshop
- Communicate with the Manager and Service Department and provide regular updates of ongoing workshop activities
- Ensure all materials and jobs are ready for the welders
- Ensure all jobs are undertaken in a professional and correct manner
- Carry out quality control checks
- Be the first point of escalation for any queries from the team
- Prevent and minimise the careless use of equipment and materials
- Make sure all the welding tools and equipment are in good working order
- Adhere to and promote housekeeping, tidying and Health and Safety regulations and policies applicable to the role and workshop environment
- Complete any other tasks as and when required
Skills and Previous Experience
- Previous welding / fabricating experience
- Relevant formal qualifications or training are advantageous but time served is acceptable
- Ability to weld to high standard in MIG, MMA and TIG
- Positive and enthusiastic mindset with a real 'can do' attitude and strong teamwork ethic
- Level‑headed and calm, demonstrating empathy, understanding and a professional persona, setting a good example to others at all times
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong performance as a welder and ability to act as a role model to keep standards high
- Approachable and helpful
- Methodical and organised
- Strong problem‑solving ability and resilience
- Flexible approach to work
Equal Opportunities
Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. We assess each applicant only on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regard to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.
