Workshop Manager, Structural Steel Fabrication – Spartan, Gauteng 696241-94

Ref: 696241-94
Job Description:
We are currently sourcing a Workshop Manager with 10 years of experience in the fabrication of structural steel, well versed with Tekla/X steel and with a good understanding of drawings.
A large part of the job will be spending time on the shop floor managing productivity and motivating staff to ensure a high-quality product is completed on time and within budget. Very hands on position, leading by example.
Position details:
Type: Permanent
Primary purpose: Manage structural steel fabrication workshop.
Job description / core competencies:
Time Keeping/Attitude
- Ensure the smooth efficient flow of work through the workshop and to optimize the resources available to always achieve a high level of productivity and output
- Proactive behaviour toward production
- Lead by example
Planning / Controlling
- Receive work orders and drawings
- Plan the routing of product lots through the factory
- Do machine loading and worker allocation
- Issue steel and consumables to workers
- Issue drawings to boilermakers once material is cut
- Understand drawings and assist with making up of jigs
- Check jigs before commencing with assemblies
- When jobs are revised, pull old drawings out of the workshop, and replace with revisions
- Monitor and review capacity utilisation relative to existing and projected work requirements
- Propose changes in technologies, labour practices, and capacities to improve output
- Establish and implement suitable maintenance programmes and records for all equipment and managing costs in this regard
- Always manage material flow, including moving of materials at low peak hours to ensure that cranes are available during busy working hours
- Utilise to do lists to make sure that you keep track of all work requirements
- Meet deadlines and raise red flags early if you foresee problems arising
- Set work levels and tasks for night shift workers and follow up in the morning to ensure that production levels are met
- Set daily targets for the boilermakers
- Create a man-hour schedule for the different disciplines of work
Production / Productivity / Equipment Management
- Managing all consumables and their costs and ensuring they are always available when required
- Follow job lots through factory
- Ensure that material is handled as little as possible, avoid double handling
- Expedite priority jobs
- Assist with layouts
- Setting housekeeping standards for all production units
- Make sure welding is done according to specifications
Safety
- Embracing safety and always ensuring compliance
- Arrange for regular crane and lifting gear inspections
- Ensure that gas is stored and handled according to safety procedures
Workforce Management
- Appointing suitably skilled people to fill key positions
- Training and development of all staff
- Evaluating supervisor and worker performance, always motivating, and supporting the labour force
Location (country, city): Spartan, Gauteng
Job Qualification & Experience:
10 Years experience in fabrication of structural steel
Qualified Boilermaker within the structural steel fabrication industry who has moved from the floor into a management role
Well versed with Tekla/X steel and a good understanding of steel drawings
Manage entire workshop staff and meet production deadlines (lead by example)
People motivator
Good understanding of welding
Disciplinarian
Good communicator
Company Description:
Our client is specialising in the manufacture and erection of structural steel works
This advert is being advertised in collaboration with our recruitment partner MCHIR
Workshop Manager, Structural Steel Fabrication – Spartan, Gauteng 696241-94
Workshop Manager
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