Workshop Manager (Fabrication & Welding) - Cheddar, Southwest Branch
About the Company:
My client is a specialist engineering and fabrication business providing high-quality, bespoke solutions to clients across the Southwest and wider UK. The Cheddar workshop delivers fabricated and welded products to exacting safety and quality standards, supporting multiple projects and sectors.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Workshop Manager to lead the Cheddar fabrication and welding workshop. You will be responsible for the safe, efficient delivery of all workshop activities, ensuring projects are completed on time, to specification and in line with ISO 9001 and BS EN 1090 requirements. Working closely with project managers, the design team and senior management, you will manage people, process and plant to maintain a high-performing, compliant workshop.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Plan, organise and oversee day-to-day workshop operations to meet production schedules and project deadlines.
2. Work with project managers to plan labour, create effective production plans and allocate work.
3. Ensure all workshop personnel understand and follow RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements) and SSOWs (Safe Systems of Work), promoting a strong safety culture.
4. Lead by example in maintaining Health & Safety, quality and compliance standards, including ISO 9001 and BS...