AddressWorkshop Supervisor
- Lead a high-performing team to achieve set targets
- Mentor and guide fabrication team towards efficient production
- Ensure manufacturing area safety and productivity
- Develop strong customer relationships within the industrial and mining sectors
- Strong project management skills – estimating, scheduling and resourcing projects within the workshop
About Matrix Engineering Australia.
Matrix Engineering has a managers role available in our ever busy Fabrication Department. We are a family friendly company that genuinely understands the need for work life balance. Your work day will be structured and organized, with first class machinery and equipment. Our team are energetic fun and supportive!
We design, manufacture and repair truck bodies and trailers that exceed our clients expectations by providing end to end solutions. We service government, corporate & mining industries with light and heavy fabrication services across Australia and have solid contracts in place meaning better job security and stability. Our business prides itself on delivering high quality products with attention to detail and is looking for like-minded, capable people who want to be part of this journey with a great team.
Key Responsibilities
Workshop Supervisor
- Manage daily operation of the Workshop to ensure work is undertaken in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
- Take responsibility for maintaining the current Safety Culture within the Workshop by being a present and visual example whilst conducting daily pre-start, weekly toolbox meetings and safety inspections.
- Coordinate and manage workshop resource allocation, equipment, material, and consumable needs including overseeing all major fabrication and repair jobs being carried out.
- Ensure consistent communication between your own team, stakeholders and field Project Managers, is reflective of MEA's vision, mission and values.
- Lead a team of quality trades, apprentices and TA;'s ensuring appropriate upskilling.
- Undertake daily planning and work scopes for all workshop functions.
- Plan and schedule each job, ensuring workshop production and productivity are maintained.
- Review work schedules regularly and adjust for variance whilst communicating challenges to other MEA members.
- Coordinate the activities of staff and regularly examine work performance (productivity, quality and timing) offering support and guidance to workshop staff to ensure high standard of quality of work and materials supplied align with pre-requisites of the contract.
- Maintain the workshop and yard to a high level of cleanliness and organization.
- Manage and maintain stock levels of all welding consumables, steel stock and general consumables by liaising directly with suppliers.
- Ensure all tooling and equipment in the workshop is maintained and kept to a high standard.
- Coordinating deliveries to the workshop and job sites.
- Generate regular reports for weekly MEA meeting outlining project progress and supporting budgetary compliance.
Preferred Skills
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role, with proven expertise personnel and relationship management.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills are essential, along with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Trade qualification (preferred but not essential) or ability to demonstrate similar experience
- Highly reliable, motivated and driven to increase the productivity and organization of the workshop.
- Ability to read and follow workshop drawings, manuals, procedures etc.
- Proficient in the use of mobile phone and basic computer software.
- Strong communication skills.
- Hands on experience in heavy fabrication ,manufacturing and repairing of transport equipment is highly desirable.
- Be happy to help out on the tools when needed.
A current NSW Driver's License and the right to work in Australia are required for this position.
