Workshop Manager

About the role

The Workshop Manager will own and be accountable for the Heavy Steel CNC Fabrication Workshop, driving strategic planning, operational excellence, people management and full P&L responsibility. The role focuses on delivering efficient, high‑quality, safe and profitable fabrication as a standalone business unit.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end operations of the CNC heavy‑steel workshop, including cutting, drilling, plasma, beam line, bending, rolling, fitting, welding, blasting and painting.
• Develop and execute production plans, schedules and capacity planning based on confirmed orders, forecasts and project priorities.
• Optimize utilization of CNC machines, overhead cranes and fabrication bays.
• Oversee interpretation of engineering drawings, nesting, CNC programming and fabrication execution.
• Ensure on‑time, on‑budget and on‑quality delivery of all fabricated products.
• Own the full P&L of the workshop, responsible for revenue, costs, margins and overall profitability.
• Prepare annual workshop budget, operating costs and CAPEX requirements.
• Collaborate with Commercial/Estimation team to develop competitive pricing, quotations and cost estimates.
• Guarantee compliance with approved drawings, ITPs, welding procedures and international codes, working closely with QA/QC for inspections and NDT.

Required profile

• BSc Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or HND in a relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years experience in heavy steel fabrication, with at least 5 years managing a CNC fabrication workshop.
• Proven experience managing CNC machines such as CNC Beam Drill Line, CNC Plasma/Oxy Cutting, CNC Plate Drilling and CNC Bending/Rolling.
• Demonstrated P&L management, budgeting, costing and commercial management of a workshop.
• Experience in mining, oil & gas or heavy structural fabrication is highly preferred.

Required skills

• CNC Beam Drill Line operation
• CNC Plasma/Oxy Cutting
• CNC Plate Drilling
• CNC Bending/Rolling
• P&L management
• Budgeting and costing
• Fabrication estimation
• Steel codes knowledge
• SMAW welding
• FCAW welding
• SAW welding