Workshop Manager - Machining

Position: Workshop Manager - Machining (Permanent)
POSITION:
Engineering Workshop Manager

LOCATION:

Bradford

HOURS:

Monday – Thursday 07.00 to 16.00 Friday 07.00 to 15.00
SALARY: £55k – £60k per annum dependant on experience
HOLIDAYS: 5 weeks annual leave plus statutory public holidays
RESPONSIBILITIES
Workshop management

* Coordinating daily operations, ensuring efficient workflows and managing scheduling.

* Monitor and control the progress of jobs, working closely with our engineers, suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure jobs are delivered within estimated/allocated times.

* Plan works, liaising with the production office team regarding purchasing requirements, completing purchase requisitions for job specific purchasing.

* Maintain oversight of workshop related expenditure, stock takes and stock requirements.

* Provide technical support to a team of multi-skilled engineers and operatives.

* Liaise with the sales team to aid them when producing quotations, as well as providing regular updates regarding job delivery for effective management of customer expectations.
Quality and efficiency

* Develop and implement standards for quality, safety and efficiency.

* Conduct pre, mid and post inspection of all jobs including inspection of sub-contracted processes.

* Monitor the condition of machinery, equipment and tooling to ensure maintenance is conducted and safety is maintained.
Client and supplier liaison

* Liaise with clients, manage suppliers and sub-contractors.
Safety and compliance

* Ensure adherence to safety regulations and protocols, conducting risk assessments and maintaining equipment safety.

* Maintain high levels of workshop cleanliness.
Production meetings

* Take an active role in weekly production meetings providing updates regarding job progress, highlighting any production delivery issues/challenges.
Personnel management

* Manage the performance of the team and conduct appraisals

* Involved with recruitment of engineers
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

* Experienced Workshop Manager within a similar mechanical engineering environment, minimum 5 years in a Workshop Manager role

* Time-served engineer

* Technical knowledge and understanding of manual machining and repair work

* Effective decision-making skills to adapt to urgent job requirements from customers, address issues and improve operations

* Proven experience managing, leading and motivating a team

* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

* Experience managing budgets

* Strong computer skills and comfortable learning new systems