WORKSHOP MANAGER (STEEL SERVICE CENTRE) - GERMISTON (5467)

Introduction

Our client is seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Workshop Manager to oversee a busy steel processing operation and manage a workforce of 45 or more employees.

The successful candidate must come from a steel service centre background and have extensive practical experience managing steel-processing activities, production teams, machinery, quality standards and workshop output.

Applicants from unrelated manufacturing environments or general mechanical workshops will not be considered. Steel service centre experience is non-negotiable.

WHAT IS A STEEL SERVICE CENTRE?

A steel service centre receives steel in bulk—such as coils, sheets, plates, sections and other steel products—and processes the material according to customer specifications.

This includes operations such as

• Cutting and shearing

• Bending and forming

• Plate rolling

• Slitting and decoiling

• Guillotining

• Saw cutting

• Plasma, laser or flame cutting

• Drilling, punching and related steel-processing activities

Duties & Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the steel processing workshop

• Lead, supervise and coordinate a workforce of 45 or more employees

• Plan production schedules and allocate labour, machinery and resources

• Oversee cutting, bending, rolling, shearing and other steel-processing operations

• Ensure customer orders are completed accurately and within required deadlines

• Monitor production output, efficiency, downtime and material wastage

• Ensure finished products meet customer specifications and quality standards

• Conduct regular inspections of machinery, equipment and work areas

• Coordinate preventative maintenance and machinery repairs

• Enforce health, safety, housekeeping and operational procedures

• Manage staff attendance, performance, discipline and productivity

• Investigate production delays, quality concerns and operational problems

• Work closely with sales, estimating, purchasing, warehouse and dispatch departments

• Maintain accurate production records and provide regular operational reports

Desired Experience & Qualification

REQUIREMENTS

• Extensive experience working within a steel service centre

• Proven experience managing and supervising 45 or more workshop, production and operational employees

• Sound knowledge of steel plates, sheets, coils, structural sections and related steel products

• Strong hands-on knowledge of steel cutting, bending, rolling and forming processes

• Cutting and shearing

• Bending and forming

• Plate rolling

• Slitting and decoiling

• Guillotining

• Saw cutting

• Plasma, laser or flame cutting

• Drilling, punching and related steel-processing activities

• Experience managing production schedules, workloads and daily workshop priorities

• Ability to monitor output, productivity, quality and turnaround times

• Strong understanding of workshop machinery, preventative maintenance and equipment utilisation

• Experience enforcing health and safety procedures

• Strong leadership, disciplinary and people-management skills

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Excellent planning, problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Interested?

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