Fabrication Coordinator – Evening Shift

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Fabrication Manager, the Fabrication Coordinator – Evening Shift role involves ensuring on-time finished component delivery to our assembly teams through our CNC programming, steel and copper fabrication, welding and powder coating equipment.  

What a typical day looks like:

• Assisting the Fabrication Manager in project planning and execution and overseeing fabrication processes.
• Coordinate logistics and delivery of fabrication products across all sites
• Working with the Fabrication and Production Managers to ensure component delivery timelines are met to the correct quality and efficiency standards.
• Assessing project and resource requirements.
• Reporting any additional production requests and costs to the Fabrication Manager.
• Provide direction and leadership to the fabrication team ensuring appropriate visibility for production requirements.
• Drive process improvements with a focus on improving efficiency
• Managing Team Leaders effectively, including holidays, absences and flexibility to ensure production is not disrupted.
• Managing each Team Leader’s work, output and ability to report to the Fabrication Manager.
• Managing Fabrication team members to ensure standards of behaviour and discipline are met and maintained.
• Assisting in the recruitment process for Fabrication employees.
• Training and development of fabrication personnel and facilitating improvement where required.
• Ensures all employees are working to the correct Health & Safety standards and that all equipment and the fabrication environment is maintained and operated in a safe manner.
• Performance of other duties as assigned.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• 3+ years’ experience in a metal fabrication environment with a strong working knowledge of CNC machining and metal fabrication processes.
• 2+ years’ experience in management / supervisory capacity.
• Production background who thrives on a demanding and challenging environment
• Proficient IT skills, particularly in MS Excel, Word and Project
• Effective communicator to senior and middle management
• Excellent planning skills.
• Organised, dependable and excellent time management.
• Ability to organise own workload and use initiative.
• Confident under pressure and able to handle multifaceted objectives.
• Excellent people skills and ability to implement performance measures to ensure production standards are met.
• Adaptable problem solver.
• Experience in 3D CAD software (Solidworks/Autodesk inventor).
• Experience of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to read technical drawings is essential.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;
• Opportunities to learn new skills in a fast-paced industry;
• A competitive salary and benefits package that includes:
  • A merit-based annual pay review
  • Enhanced annual leave
  • Shift premium
  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards
  • Referral bonus
  • Volunteer days
  • Group Life Insurance, including a death-in-service payment
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Sick pay scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Flexible/Hybrid Work based on your Job Function;
• Travel opportunities (role dependent);
• Support your well-being by access to:
  • Employee Assistance Programme through VHI offering free access to qualified counselors and expert advice.
  • VHI Private Health Insurance
  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)

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Job Category

Operations

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