Workshop Manager
Lerwick Engineering and Fabrication
Workshop Manager – Permanent Role – Lerwick
Lerwick Engineering and Fabrication have a Workshop Manager vacancy to join us at our Greenhead base in Lerwick. The role will be to work within a dynamic team across a range of industry sectors.
Company Overview
Since being formed in 1994 the highly skilled and flexible team at LEF have nearly 30 years of extensive experience in all aspects of engineering solutions. We offer a complete 24/7 – 365 days a year service to the Oil & Gas, Decommissioning, Marine, Renewable, Utility and many other industries. LEF prides itself on providing high levels of service to an industry that never stops and is always changing. We have a prime quayside location where our facilities include workshops and storage areas totalling 14,607m2. This includes one of the largest fabrication workshops and also a purpose-built blast and coating facility. LEF are always driving forward to improve not only the diversity of our service’s but also our staff with first class expert training both locally and throughout the UK. This enables us to always guarantee the highest quality of work.
Workshop Manager – Responsibilities
- Liaise with Project Engineers and delegate jobs to Shop Floor employees
- Management of Shop Floor Employees and Site Teams
- Troubleshooting / problem solving of work-related issues
- Monitor and track projects ensuring jobs are completed correctly and within the allocated time
- Report to Operations Director on a day-to-day basis
- Ensure individuals are kept informed of their responsibilities by regular instruction and effective communication
- Provide support on a technical level to the workshop team
- Regular stock monitoring on consumables such as gas, welding consumables, paint etc.
- Purchase materials and consumables when required
- Record keeping
- Manage and track Health and Safety legislation
- Keyholder
Workshop Manager – The Candidate
- Be a time-served in welding and fabrication industry with a minimum of 5 years’ experience
- Must be able to read, understand and work to fabrication drawings and inspect & check fabrication work
- Have proven leadership and an ability to drive & motivate staff
- Build strong working relationships within the organisation
- Have a strong ability to organise the workshop and site teams
- Maintain good housekeeping in the workshop
- Be able to manage the consumables
- Must have a full driving licence
Workshop Manager – Benefits
- Highly competitive salary
- Company pension
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Work Vehicle
If you have the necessary skills and experience for this Workshop Manager role then please apply today.
Please send CVs or expressions of interest through to Admin@lefltd.co.uk.
Deadline 05.09.24.