Workshop Manager - Machining

POSITION: Engineering Workshop Manager LOCATION: Bradford HOURS: Monday – Thursday 07.00 to 16.00 Friday 07.00 to 15.00 SALARY: £55k – £60k per annum dependant on experience HOLIDAYS: 5 weeks annual leave plus statutory public holidays RESPONSIBILITIES Workshop management * Coordinating daily operations, ensuring efficient workflows and managing scheduling. * Monitor and control the progress of jobs, working closely with our engineers, suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure jobs are delivered within estimated/allocated times. * Plan works, liaising with the production office team regarding purchasing requirements, completing purchase requisitions for job specific purchasing. * Maintain oversight of workshop related expenditure, stock takes and stock requirements. * Provide technical support to a team of multi-skilled engineers and operatives. * Liaise with the sales team to aid them when producing quotations, as well as providing regular updates regarding job delivery for effective management of customer expectations. Quality and efficiency * Develop and implement standards for quality, safety and efficiency. * Conduct pre, mid and post inspection of all jobs including inspection of sub-contracted processes. * Monitor the condition of machinery, equipment and tooling to ensure maintenance is conducted and safety is maintained. Client and supplier liaison * Liaise with clients, manage suppliers and sub-contractors. Safety and compliance * Ensure adherence to safety regulations and protocols, conducting risk assessments and maintaining equipment safety. * Maintain high levels of workshop cleanliness. Production meetings * Take an active role in weekly production meetings providing updates regarding job progress, highlighting any production delivery issues/challenges. Personnel management * Manage the performance of the team and conduct appraisals * Involved with recruitment of engineers EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS * Experienced Workshop Manager within a similar mechanical engineering environment, minimum 5 years in a Workshop Manager role * Time-served engineer * Technical knowledge and understanding of manual machining and repair work * Effective decision-making skills to adapt to urgent job requirements from customers, address issues and improve operations * Proven experience managing, leading and motivating a team * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills * Experience managing budgets * Strong computer skills and comfortable learning new systems