Workshop Leading Hand

Our client is a structural steel fabrication and erection specialist company based in Wingfield South Australia.

We are currently seeking an experienced Workshop Leading Hand to join our team.

Scope of Position

As the Workshop Leading Hand, your primary focus is to assist the Workshop Manager in supervising fabrication trades to ensure assigned work conforms to quality, time and productivity.

Conditions of Employment

All employees are expected to:

• Demonstrate professional behaviour, excellent communication and co-operation with staff, customers, contractors, suppliers and visitors
• Show commitment to the company’s Quality Management System and comply with workplace procedures
• As a worker, you have a legal responsibly to keep yourself safe and not adversely affect the health and safety of others at work. You must comply with any reasonable health and safety instructions and follow workplace policies and procedures.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform assigned duties in a timely and safe manner
• Co-ordinate and allocate work to workshop workers in accordance with directions
• Request equipment, materials and consumables as required with limits and authority
• Provide leadership and direction to assigned workers
• Refer disciplinary action to the Workshop Manager
• Ensure that works is performed as per ITP’s and current schedule of works
• Ensure all work is carried out to quality and specification requirements and the documentation is completed on time
• Daily cards are competed accurate and on time
• Assist Workshop Manager in HR labour employment/recruitment
• Ensure housekeeping is ongoing by maintaining a clean and safe workplace
• Enforce safety rules through ongoing communication and Toolbox meetings
• Open/Close Workshop
• Ensure workshop security – machine lock up- gates, cupboards, office
• Ensure equipment and tools are secure and used correctly
• Assist in Production Meetings
• Conduct preventative maintenance on machinery equipment and mobile equipment
• Practice continual improvement in the manufacturing process by setting standards, monitoring, and use of feedback
• Inspect and measure finished products and compare them with requirements to determine if the process has been completed properly
• Investigate non-conformances
• Knowledge of overhead cranes
• Maintain and use equipment as designed
• Adherence to Company procedures

Communication:

• Demonstrate leadership and positive communication
• Engaging, directing and supporting persons
• Ensuring customer focus throughout the organization
• Promoting the use of the process approach and risk based thinking
• Communicating the importance of effective quality management system
• Enforce Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in workshop
• Ability to read and interpret drawings
• Forklift Licence

Key Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills
• Team work
• Sound knowledge of QA processes

Contingency Back Up Personnel:

• Welder/Boilermaker

If your experience matches the above criteria, and you are in Australia with full working rights, then please apply.

Synaco Global Recruitment fills a wide variety of permanent and contract roles with a dedicated focus to delivering the best talent across Australia. The industry sectors that we focus on but not limited to are manufacturing, logistics,defence and technology, construction, infrastructure, mining, and resources. We have scope and coverage throughout Australia, with an active presence in both State and Territory capitals as well as regional hubs and communities.