CURRENT VACANCIES
Workshop Boilermakers

Due to increasing demand, we are looking for a Fabrication Supervisor to join our growing team, based in Harvey, Western Australia for an immediate start and oversee our manufacturing operations. This role is a vital link between the workshop floor and management.

Please note, only applications from those currently living in Western Australia, with full working rights in Australia will be accepted.

What we offer:

• Permanent, Full-time opportunity with growth and career development opportunities

• Long term job security

• Flexible working roster

• Uniforms provided

• Great hourly rate paid on all hours

• A great team culture and working environment

• Monthly team recognitions

Your responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Workshop Manager

• Liaising daily with the Workshop Manager conducting continual planning to ensure workflow & daily production targets are met.

• Daily scheduling reviews, production planning & discussions with Workshop Manager

• Overall supervision with your leading hand of the workshop fabrication team consisting of trades people, apprentices, and trades assistants.

• Ensuring that all products leaving the workshop conform to the company quality standards.

• Ensuring the daily allocation of workshop personnel & resources are correct to enable products to be manufactured on time and on budget.

• Conducting daily prestart meetings with the workshop personnel covering the daily work scopes, HSE and Quality requirements and overall expectations in a production environment

• Supervise and coordinate 5-10 personnel per shift (Boilermaker Welders, Trades Assistants and Apprentices).

• Managing and controlling the activities of the workshop personnel to ensure maximum performance and efficiencies are maintained daily.

• Provide clear instructions & direction to all personnel with how to complete allocated task’s & jobs assigned to them.

• Coach and support trade personnel to develop their skills as boilermaker / welders while building their confidence within the trade

• Oversee the training of apprentices & their trade development

• Maintain & review safe work areas and practices at all times within the workshop environment

• Ensure all equipment and machinery are regularly maintained within its scheduled maintenance requirements

• Influence, support & maintain a team culture within the workshop environment

• Overall ensuring all products are manufactured in a safe friendly environment & to the highest quality to ensuring it’s within the budgeted time frame allocations.

• Managing all workshop personnels daily performance including scheduled formal performance reviews.

Essential requirements:

• Trade qualification as a Boilermaker / Welder

• Manual driver’s license

• Forklift License

• Minimum 5 years post apprenticeship experience in a fabrication workshop

• Effective people skills to be able to gain respect of tradespersons while being able to manage performance.

• Ability to learn and implement new knowledge

• The ability to prioritise with conflicting & changing job priorities, complex problem solving and working under pressure.

• Ability to identify and implement improvements in work processes in the workshop environment

• Ability and willingness to work Day & Afternoon shift

• Minimum working hours are 47.5 hours per week (Mon – Fri)

• Keen eye for quality & detail

Desirable requirements:

• LR Driver’s license (or higher)

• EWP Ticket

• CN Crane ticket

• Dogging and Rigging Ticket

• Working at Heights & Confined Space

• CSWIP or equivalent welding inspection certificate

• Good Mechanical aptitude

If you would like to work in a growing and ever-changing company with room for future development please email your resume and cover letter to

Sally Campbell
sally@havconeng.com.au