Works Manager

Works Manager | Poole | Up to £50,000

If you''re an experienced production professional who thrives on structure, takes pride in getting things right, and wants a role where your impact is visible and measurable, this could be the step up you''ve been looking for. This is a hands-on management position in a well-established structural fabrication business, where your ability to drive efficiency and lead people will make a real difference to how the operation runs.

As a Works Manager, you will benefit from:

• Competitive salary up to £50,000
• A stable, established employer in the structural steel sector
• A varied role spanning production management, data reporting, and team leadership
• Clear scope to identify improvements and make them happen
• Supportive senior management and a collaborative production team

As a Works Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing day-to-day yard, processing, and materials handling operations to keep the production plan on track
• Extracting and manipulating data from StruMIS and Excel to produce accurate performance and cost reports
• Managing time and attendance records and allocating hours correctly across work activities
• Logging the cost and time impact of E-forms, NCRs, variations, and drawing revisions for commercial recovery
• Supervising the flow of materials into the factory and coordinating sub-contract suppliers and fabricators
• Writing and delivering toolbox talks and ensuring H&S documentation is completed and uploaded to SharePoint

As a Works Manager, your experience will include:

• A background in a production or fabrication environment, ideally from the shop floor
• Strong IT skills including MS Office, Excel, and ideally StruMIS or similar production management software
• Experience managing teams and driving efficient workflows against a production plan
• The ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D engineering drawings
• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to liaise across departments
• IOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification (desirable)

If you''re ready to take ownership of a busy production operation and bring structure, pace, and precision to everything you do, we''d love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Ella at Rubicon for more information.