Fabrication Supervisor (Sheet Metal Fabrication)
Location: OL9
Department: Fabrication
Reports to: Factory Manager / Management Team
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day operations of our busy sheet metal workshop. Leading a team of approximately 30 employees, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient production while delivering high-quality work on time and to specification.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will coordinate labour, materials, machinery, and workflow priorities to meet production targets and maintain operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of around 30 employees, setting clear expectations and maintaining performance, discipline, and morale
- Plan and control workflow to optimise labour and machine capacity
- Ensure production targets and delivery commitments are met (OTIF performance)
- Monitor quality standards, ensuring all work meets drawings, specifications, and customer requirements
- Promote and enforce strong Health & Safety practices, including PPE compliance and risk management
- Manage day-to-day people matters such as attendance, timekeeping, holidays, and minor conduct issues
- Support training, onboarding, and skills development within the team
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives (5S, waste reduction, efficiency improvements)
- Coordinate materials, tooling, and WIP with planning, stores, and engineering teams
- Maintain accurate reporting, job tracking, and production documentation
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- On-time delivery / OTIF performance
- Labour efficiency and adherence to standard times
- Quality performance (right-first-time, rework, scrap levels)
- Health & Safety metrics (incidents, audits, housekeeping)
- Team attendance, timekeeping, and retention
- Workflow efficiency and bottleneck management
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential:
- Proven supervisory experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment (ideally sheet metal)
- Strong knowledge of fabrication processes (cutting, forming, welding, finishing)
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise, and meet deadlines
- Confident people manager with experience handling employee relations matters
- Strong commitment to Health & Safety in an industrial environment
- Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration
Desirable:
- Health & Safety qualifications (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely)
- First Aid or Fire Marshal training
- Experience with lean manufacturing / continuous improvement (5S, root cause analysis)
- Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems and production tracking
Working Hours & Environment
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 6:00am – 4:30pm
- Flexibility required to support production needs, including occasional overtime
- Factory/workshop environment – PPE provided and required at all times
Additional Information
This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact within a growing manufacturing operation. The job description is not exhaustive and may evolve to meet business needs.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per month
Application question(s):
- Do you have proven supervisory experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment (ideally sheet metal)?
- Do you have strong knowledge of fabrication processes (cutting, forming, welding, finishing)?
Work Location: In person
