Position Details

Position Title: Workshop Manager
Department: Petone Engineering – Workshop Team
Location: Seaview, Lower Hutt

The Company

Our Purpose:
Building strong structures that protect current and future generations.

Our Vision:
The preferred structural steel fabricator for medium to large construction in NZ. 

Our Values:
Be great to deal with
It has to be right
All things positive and professional

Role Purpose

You will be responsible for day-to-day management of our Fabrication workshop and leading our highly skilled and productive workshop team. We offer competitive pay rate, secure employment, overtime according to program needs, ongoing training and a great team environment.

If you have an excellent knowledge of medium-heavy structural steel fabrication, experience as a Workshop Manager and excellent organisational, leadership and interpersonal skills then this could be the job for you!

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of our Fabrication Workshop which includes our team of highly skilled fabricators and specialist machine operators.

• Lead our Workshop Team to ensure they meet the established timeframes and measures - Billable hours, Quality and Productivity.

• Assist the Fabrication Team with interpretation of drawings and specifications.

• Maintain and facilitate 5S and lean principles in the workshop.

• Inform our Production Manager of any defects in fabrication.

• Responsible for best practice Health and Safety in our Workshop which includes and carrying out daily checks and incident reporting.

• Ensure SFC Compliance in our workshop.

• Responsible for carrying out Q&A and Visual scans.

• Work with and lead the fabrication team to implement new ideas to improve existing systems to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Key Position Criteria

Technical Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Relevant qualification in an Engineering / Fabrication / Welding discipline.

• Excellent knowledge of medium-heavy structural steel fabrication

• 3 plus years in a Workshop Supervisor/Management position

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

• Excellent understanding of NZ Health and Safety standards

• Skilled and experienced at reading shop drawings.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

How To Apply

If this sounds like you, please send your CV through to us on clare@petoneengineering.co.nz

If you have additional questions, or need more information please contact us on 04 586 5518.