Workshop Manager in Warrington

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

• Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
• Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

This role involves running a rapidly expanding workshop that welds and fabricates various pipework and bespoke fabrications to meet our in-house and customers’ needs. As a skilled workshop manager, you will be a time-served welder/fabricator, having significant experience in heavy general welding and fabrication and capable of using standard workshop machinery and equipment. Reporting to the Business Standards Manager, this role will require a high level of autonomy and reliability.

Your team will initially consist of sixteen welding apprentices deployed within the workshop and across sites.

• Practical training of apprentices in multiple welding processes and fabrication techniques.
• Ability to MIG/MAG/TIG/FCAW/MMA weld is essential, as well as an ability to use a range of workshop equipment.
• Able to train apprentices in MIG/MAG/TIG/FCAW/MMA and support their development as welders, interacting with the college, and providing pastoral care (holiday approvals, sickness, etc.).
• First-hand knowledge of welding automation would be desirable.
• Manage a variety of fabrication jobs from start to finish, working to a high standard both individually and as the leader of a team.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, weld procedures, plans and instructions.
• A strong leader who communicates professionally with other team members, customers, suppliers, contractors, etc.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure (to meet deadlines etc.), demonstrating a logical and methodical approach to workloads.
• Familiar with and confident to organise pressure testing and NDT.
• Ordering materials and monitoring stock levels of materials, maintaining accurate stock records and updating the stock control system when necessary.
• Identifying materials and checking quantities and identification numbers against Material Take-off Lists (MTO’s).
• Take responsibility for the inspection and maintenance of specific equipment.
• Overseeing health & safety within the workshop and maintaining a safe working environment, including RAMS and temporary works and perimetry requirements.
• Liaising with the quality and engineering departments to ensure all relevant welding or quality issues are addressed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ work experience as a fabrication foreman/manager or an individual with 10+ years of welding & fabrication experience looking for their next step up.
• Must be computer literate and proficient using Microsoft Office.
• Responsible, conscientious, punctual, highly organised, self-motivated and able to work under pressure, both on own initiative and as part of a busy team.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Core Value Behaviours

• Takes responsibility for decision-making, with autonomy and within the guidelines of the work instruction, for their workplace, and for their productivity.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Enquires and seeks guidance, in order to understand the processes and associated industrial applications.
• Consistently and reliably deliver expectations in safety, production, quality, ethics and self-development.
• Follows the specified procedures and controls and be personally responsible and accountable for their production work and personal development.
• Committed to Equality and Diversity.
• Reflect on current and past performance and provide information and recommendations for continuous improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of working practices, and training and development requirements.

Additional Information

• Bike to work scheme.
• Company pension.
• Life insurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Wellness programmes.

This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Warrington office (WFH available and flexible start/finish times). Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry.