Workshop Foreman

Workshop foreman: Job specification.

Location Plymouth Devon

Our Client is a well known business in within the industry and supplies some of the largest retail business in the UK. This is fast growing business and has lots of scope for opportunities. The company moves at a very fast pace due to the needs and demands of there clients. Hours of work will be 07.30 – 17.00 plus some over time.

General duties

Oversee manufacture of all metalwork, working alongside production staff to maintain safe and efficient working practices and discipline.

Check and sign-off employee time-cards weekly before submitting to pay office. Maintain general timekeeping/break-periods etc and report any persistent latecomers. Manage leave requirements within company policy and liaise with Planning Office to submit any holiday-applications using the standard request-forms.

Ensure production is on track in accordance with weekly program/backlogs, maintaining staffing and overtime levels, to ensure lead-times are achieved. Co-ordination with employment agencies and interviewing temporary work-candidates to cover any transient periods of heavy work-load as required.

Via production-assistant, monitor general material levels/finishing requirements so purchase orders can be raised in good time. Maintain buffer-stock levels of workshop consumables such as abrasives, fasteners, welding-gases/rods etc submitting requisitions to Purchasing.

Attend regular Production meetings to keep abreast of forthcoming projects/requirements and to report any relevant issues regarding material supply, machinery breakdowns, manning levels etc.

Quality check for aesthetic defects and adherence to dimensional tolerances on representative samples of product, cross-checking mating components/joinery as necessary, to ensure easy assembly of finished goods. Liaison with powder-coating /plating suppliers to ensure new product is vented/drained in suitable locations to meet client’s needs. Working with powder-coaters to improve handling/hanging methods to reduce defects and transit damage.

Maintain program of continuous improvement, via Technical, Joinery and Planning offices using standard ECR forms, to find more cost-effective methods of production, dependant on projected forward program of work. Design and implementation of welding-jigs and assembly aids as required to further this.

Liaise with Technical Office and Joinery at outset of new design/prototypes to help prevent ongoing issues with material-supply, tolerances, durability or finishing etc. Attend client meetings if required, to offer input at project inception.

Maintain and inspect machinery periodically to ensure continued safe operation, making simple mechanical repairs where possible, and reporting any major issues that cannot be addressed internally. Ensure materials/sheet off-cut is stored safely and fire-exits and gangways are clear at all times.

Oversee key-holders to ensure premises are secure overnight and conduct a walk-around daily at close, to check for situations that may result in fire, that all electrical equipment is isolated and welding gas-bottles are turned off, or for other general security issues.
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Distribute contract work-wear weekly to personnel. Collect used overalls and co-ordinate with linen supplier at change over if any issues of repair or new requirements.