Job Description
Due to continued growth, our client is looking for an experienced Working Foreman / Supervisor to join their busy Glasgow-based team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served Fabricator/Welder with proven leadership experience to take on a key hands-on role within a fast-paced marine engineering environment supporting vessel repair, refit and shipbuilding projects.
As a Working Foreman / Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading day-to-day workshop and site activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of quality and workmanship.
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-on fabrication, welding and assembly work
- Leading and supervising a skilled workshop team
- Coordinating daily workloads and allocating resources
- Interpreting engineering and technical drawings
- Supporting vessel repair, refit and shipbuilding projects
- Ensuring quality standards and workmanship requirements are met
- Promoting a strong health and safety culture
- Supporting on-site work on vessels, quaysides and dry docks when required
You will play a key role in maintaining productivity, quality and safety standards while contributing to the successful delivery of marine engineering projects.
Essential Requirements
- Time-served Fabricator/Welder (SVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
- Strong fabrication and welding experience
- Proven supervisory, team-leading or foreman experience
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Experience within workshop and site-based fabrication environments
- Good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- Marine, shipbuilding or vessel repair experience
- Experience leading teams on time-critical engineering projects
- CSCS, SSSTS or Confined Space certification
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Regular overtime opportunities
- 28 days holiday, increasing with length of service
- Long-term career stability
- Career progression opportunities within a growing marine engineering business
- Opportunity to work on a variety of marine, shipbuilding and vessel repair projects
Additional Information
Marine experience would be advantageous; however, applications are welcomed from candidates with fabrication and welding supervisory experience gained within Industrial, Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering, Energy, Rail or other technically demanding environments.
If you are a hands-on fabrication professional with strong leadership skills and experience working in demanding engineering environments, we would be keen to hear from you.
