Fabrication Shop Foreman
Full job description
Hexagon Recruitment
Salary: £28,800 – £30,000 per year
Fabrication Shop Foreman
Our client are a specialist in custom Aluminium fabrication, design and product development with extensive engineering and production background in Fabrication, Welding, Artificial Cladding and Bespoke Flashings. Core projects include work with: Facade panels; Sign trays, Louvres, Gutters, Rainwater pipes, Fascias, Soffits, Capping systems, Column casings, Roof hatches, Roof soakers, Perforated panels, Rainscreen systems, Fabrications and Structural brackets.
A position has arisen for a Fabrication Shop Foremen to assist the business in the supervision of the day to day operations. The successful candidate will have previous experience within a relevant fabrication shop environment or related industry experience.
In return, our client offers a highly competitive salary package for a role that offs the opportunity to actively broaden a career in fabrication.
Responsibilities and duties
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5-10 years experience working in a fabrication shop and be comfortable not only running a wide variety of machines but have some supervisor experience. The candidate should be able to consistently make high quality parts using a wide variety of tools and skills such as plasma cutter, press brakes, mills, drills, cold saws, bandsaws, overhead cranes, forklifts, grinders, and taps. It is an advantage if ther candidate has experience with MIG and TIG welding although not essential.
The successful candidate will have the following skills:
Be able to read and interpret shop drawings. You need to be able to make parts from a drawing with little to no guidance.
Perform accurate layout of plates, holes, bends, etc. Knowledge of how to use basic layout tools like scribes, squares, tapes, protractors.
Be able to direct other employees and delegate work to other members of the crew to keep the shop safe and productive
Lead and direct a team with a hands on approach
Communicate with the office on project status and work load.
Computer skills like autocad, solidworks, CAM, CNC experience
Press brake setup and operation
Manual machining using lathes & mills
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