Job Purpose

To supervise and coordinate fabrication workshop activities, ensuring that metalwork, repairs, and related fabrication jobs are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and production schedules.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assign duties to workshop personnel based on their skills and job requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings, fabrication plans, measurements, and technical specifications.
• Monitor job progress to ensure that work is completed within agreed timelines and required quality standards.
• Inspect materials, fabricated components and finished products to identify defects or deviations.
• Ensure that workshop tools, machinery, welding equipment, and other resources are properly used and maintained.
• Investigate fabrication problems and coordinate corrective actions with engineers and other relevant technical personnel.
• Enforce the use of personal protective equipment and compliance with hot-work permits, machine safety procedures, and other safety requirements.
• Conduct toolbox talks and communicate job instructions, and quality expectations to workshop personnel.
• Maintain records of work completed, material consumption, equipment defects, and workshop performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving productivity, quality, cost control, and turnaround time.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Trade certificate, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Metal Fabrication, Welding, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 Years of relevant experience in fabrication, welding, and metalwork.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of fabrication tools, equipment, materials, and workshop safety requirements.

• Assign duties to workshop personnel based on their skills and job requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings, fabrication plans, measurements, and technical specifications.
• Monitor job progress to ensure that work is completed within agreed timelines and required quality standards.
• Inspect materials, fabricated components and finished products to identify defects or deviations.
• Ensure that workshop tools, machinery, welding equipment, and other resources are properly used and maintained.
• Investigate fabrication problems and coordinate corrective actions with engineers and other relevant technical personnel.
• Enforce the use of personal protective equipment and compliance with hot-work permits, machine safety procedures, and other safety requirements.
• Conduct toolbox talks and communicate job instructions, and quality expectations to workshop personnel.
• Maintain records of work completed, material consumption, equipment defects, and workshop performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving productivity, quality, cost control, and turnaround time.

• Interpreting engineering drawings, fabrication plans, measurements, and technical specifications
• Fabrication, welding, and metalwork
• Knowledge of fabrication tools, equipment, materials, and workshop safety requirements
• Workshop supervision and team leadership
• Quality inspection and defect identification
• Equipment and resource maintenance
• Safety compliance and toolbox talks
• Record keeping and continuous improvement

• Trade certificate, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Metal Fabrication, Welding, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience is desirable.