Position: Fabrication Manager

Employment: Full Time

Salary: £46,000

Start Date: Immediate

Location: Shropshire, SY10

Overview:

We are a rapidly growing events production company with an impressive list of world-renowned clients, including Red Bull, ASOS, Fever Tree, Bacardi Group, and many others. We are currently looking for a detail-oriented Fabrication Manager to join our team in Shrewsbury. As the key point of contact in the Fabrication Department, you will play a crucial role in coordinating and leading our workshop facilities and staff to deliver exciting projects for clients in the Technology, Fashion, and Drinks sectors. This is a fast-paced and energetic environment that values organization and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of fabrication project managers and operatives.

- Maintain, develop, and follow departmental systems and procedures, including stock management, estimating, budgeting, and scheduling.

- Act as the point of contact for all internal business units, ensuring projects are scheduled on time and coordinated with logistics, technical production, warehouse, hire, and client teams.

- Prepare, plan, and manage workshop productivity and objectives.

- Provide project management and operations support to the senior teams.

- Develop production schedules ahead of project kick-off and utilize scheduling and organizational software.

- Ensure continued workshop compliance and management systems.

- Establish and monitor KPIs to manage and improve team performance.

- Ensure the workshop team's technical capabilities meet requirements, including recruitment strategies and managing training and development.

- Lead local fabrication services, stock management, and store process support.

- Drive rigorous health and safety practices, including safety audits, accident investigation processes, and effective risk management.

Requirements:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in leading a workshop/fabrication environment.

- Extensive experience in building and fabrication using a variety of materials, skills, and tools.

- Enthusiasm for an ambitious growth strategy and the opportunity to grow within the company.

- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to build relationships with suppliers, contractors, and colleagues.

- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

- Level-headed problem-solver with exceptional attention to detail.

- Proficient in verbal and written communication, with good IT skills (Google Suite experience preferable).

- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and organize workload.

- Reliable and dependable with a good level of commercial awareness.

- Flexibility and willingness to take on a variety of tasks.

- Full driving license.

Preferred Additions:

- Relevant degree or supervisory/management qualification.

- Understanding of key project management elements across various event sectors (live, experiential, set, sound, rigging, light, power, logistics).

- Knowledge and use of CAD software (Sketchup, Vectorworks, AdobeSuite).

- Plant tickets for Forklift, picker, telehandler.

- Industry standard qualifications (plant tickets, H&S, first aid, etc.).

Benefits:

- Discretionary bonus.

- Comprehensive Private Health cover with WPA after 3 months probation. Possibility of adding family members at discounted premiums.

- Pension contributions.

- Training as required as part of company training schemes.

- Issue of company uniform and clothing.

- Overtime pay provided at time and a half of the hourly rate.

If you have the required experience and skills, and you are excited about working in a varied and fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. This is an immediate full-time position with a competitive salary, and we look forward to welcoming a new member to our energetic team.