586 Workshop Supervisor jobs in the United Kingdom

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading Engineering and Industrial Solutions Sub-Contractor who operate in the Power Generation, Utilities, Petrochemical and Heavy Industry sector.

As part of their continued growth and investment, we are looking for a Workshop Supervisor to oversee the day to day activities across the fabrication & machining shop floor.

If you are an experienced Workshop Supervisor with suitable qualifications and relevant experience, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Workshop Supervisor role:
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Supervise and manage workshop staff, including machinists, fabricators, semi-skilled workers, and field service personnel.
• Uphold high HSE and quality standards, ensuring correct materials, finishes, dimensions, and QA approvals before delivery.
• Implement quality assurance procedures, corrective actions, and continuous improvements.
• Maintain and repair machinery, ensuring preventative maintenance and safe operational standards.
• Oversee material deliveries, storage, and stock control, ensuring CRM references and accurate records.
• Manage workflow with planners, draughtsmen, and sales teams to meet schedules, due dates, and customer requirements.
• Lead daily 8:00 meetings, toolbox talks, and effective communication of workshop priorities to the team.
• Ensure tooling availability, maintenance, and compliance with six-monthly electrical testing.
• Monitor and control scheduled work to meet allocated hours and deadlines.
• Oversee annual building and facility services (e.g., roller doors, electrical testing, calibration, emergency lighting, fire safety, legionella compliance).

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally apprenticeship trained in a relevant engineering field
• SSSTS or similar
• CIPD qualifications

Personal skills
The Workshop Supervisor role would suit someone who has:

• At least three years supervisory experience in a similar environment
• Strong man-management and leadership skills
• Able to read & interpret technical drawings
• Familiarity with workshop tools, diagnostics and repair procedures

Salary and benefits of the Workshop Supervisor role

• Highly competitive salary up to 40,00 (DOE)
• 28 Days Annual Leave & Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Full benefits available

INDPOW

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Fabrication Workshop Supervisor

Location: Aberdeen

Salary: Up to 25/hr

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Fabrication Workshop Supervisor to lead their busy and dynamic fabrication team. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone with a strong background in metal fabrication and proven supervisory experience.

As Workshop Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing daily operations, managing workloads, ensuring high-quality output, and maintaining a safe, efficient, and motivated working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of fabricators, welders, and apprentices
• Coordinate daily workflow, allocate tasks, and ensure project deadlines are met
• Maintain high standards of quality control and health & safety compliance
• Monitor production efficiency and implement improvements where necessary
• Conduct regular toolbox talks and safety briefings
• Liaise with production managers, design teams, and clients where required
• Train and mentor workshop staff and apprentices
• Manage stock levels of materials and consumables

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in a similar supervisory role within a fabrication or engineering workshop
• Strong knowledge of fabrication techniques, welding (MIG/TIG), and reading technical drawings
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to problem-solve and make decisions under pressure
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Forklift and crane licenses (desirable)
• Relevant trade qualifications (NVQ / City & Guilds / Apprenticeship)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and overtime opportunities
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunities for career development and training
• Modern, well-equipped workshop facilities

Our client based in Minehead, Somerset is on the lookout for a Workshop Supervisor / Chargehand / Senior Mechanic to join thier team.This is a hands on role as well as leading the workshop operations.

45 hours per week | 9 hours per day between 06:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday

Salarybetween 40,000 and49,000 per year (DOE)

The person:

• Time-served experience in RCV or similar equipment maintenance and repair.
• Strong diagnostic skills and practical ability across body and chassis work.
• Confident in reading wiring diagrams and managing workshop documentation.
• Knowledge of ISO9001/14001, DVSA standards, and relevant legislation.
• Level 3 C&G/NVQ in Motor Vehicle or equivalent
• A current PLG licence.
• Self-motivated, customer focused, and able to lead with professionalism.

The role:

• Lead and plan daily workshop activities and staff development.
• Communicate with internal and external customers, build quotes, and manage expectations.
• Oversee job progress, service sheet sign off, and real time invoicing.
• Inspect and repair chassis and specialist equipment, ensuring compliance with DVSA and ISO standards.
• Maintain workshop and outside areas, promoting safety and good housekeeping.

Please contact Elle at Questech for more information.

Job Title: Electrical Workshop Supervisor

Location: North West Manchester

Reports To: Workshop Manager

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Electrical Department Manager, the Workshop Supervisor will assist in the running of the Electrical Services Workshop and will ensure that the highest level of quality is achieved with all jobs done by operatives in line with the Company’s commitment to ensuring best practice engineering.

Key Accountabilities

1.Supervise and provide technical support to workshop operatives;

2.Ensure that the correct workshop procedures are being carried out on shop floor;

3. Allocate jobs to operatives and monitor progress including job times in line with quotation, work with the Purchasing Clerk to ensure jobs are progressed when parts are received.

4. Monitor and inspect all jobs in progress at key stages and prior to delivery; ensure all findings are adequately recorded.

5. Ensure ordering materials and job bookings are passed to appropriate Clerk.

6. Ensure all training records for operatives are maintained.

7. Deputise for Workshop Manager when required and take responsibility for all workshop

activity;

8. Take part in Saturday morning supervision rota.

9. Health & Safety: Ensure that PPE has been issued and that staff are using it correctly;

10. Health & Safety: Ensure that the workshop is kept clean and tidy at all times;

11. Health& Safety: Ensure that all equipment is kept in good working order.

12. Equipment: Ensure that the calibration of measuring equipment is current.

13. Admin: Customer/supplier correspondence, job photo upload, reports and costing where required, including the booking in of jobs.

14. Site: attend site to cost/assess or carry out site work as deemed fit by workshop workload.

15. Call out – join the call out team handling call outs of hours.

16. Take calls out of hours to support emergency service activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

The Electrical Shop Supervisor should be a time served fitter and must have worked across a range of motors including AC & DC machines.

Essential

Sound knowledge of engineering, knowledge of working in an electric motor workshop environment, familiarity with workshop equipment.

Desirable

The Workshop Supervisor will supervise the operatives in the Electrical Workshop.

Key Working Relationships:

Key contact with the Workshop Manager, Customers, Directors and Admin Clerk

Level of Decision Making:

Responsibility for final decisions on general jobs and their method of repair

Salary

The basic annual salary for this role is £39,520 plus call out bonus and overtime

Job Description: Workshop Supervisor
Location: Dumfries
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 5pm
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: From 33k (Dependant on Experience)

About Our Client:

HRGO is recruiting for our client, a leading equipment hire and sales company based in Dumfries, committed to providing high-quality tools, machinery, and customer service to clients across the region. With a reputation for reliability and expertise, they support a wide range of industries, including agriculture, construction, and landscaping.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced operations leader to join their team. The ideal candidate will ideally have a background/knowledge in agricultural or plant machinery, or significant practical experience in similar fields. This is a great opportunity for someone with ambition and wanting to further their career.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership:

• Supervise and lead a team of workshop technicians and engineers.
• Allocate tasks, monitor progress, and ensure high standards of workmanship.
• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to workshop staff.

Maintenance & Repairs:

• Oversee the maintenance, repair, and servicing of a range of equipment, including agricultural machinery, plant machinery, and small tools.
• Ensure all repairs are carried out efficiently, safely, and in line with company standards.

Workshop Management:

• Organise and maintain a well-equipped, tidy, and safe workshop environment.
• Manage stock levels of parts and consumables to minimise downtime.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company policies.

Customer Service:

• Liaise with customer services to discuss repair requirements.
• Ensure clear communication regarding repair schedules, costs, and any delays.

Administrative Duties:

• While this role is very much in the workshop, you will be expected to assist with maintaining accurate records of repairs, inspections, and service schedules.

Requirements

• Leadership Skills: Experience supervising teams, with the ability to delegate tasks, motivate staff, and maintain a positive work environment.
• Technical Expertise: Experience in agricultural or plant machinery engineering, with strong diagnostic and repair skills (diesel engines, hydraulics, and electrics) and familiarity with tractors, diggers, telehandlers, and small tools is desired.
• Personal Attributes: Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, and a customer-focused, communicative attitude.

What We Offer:

• A starting salary of from 33k (DOE) with potential for growth.
• A supportive work environment.
• The chance to work with a well-established, family-run company in a thriving industry.

We curently need a hands on workshop supervisor who has been in a structural steel / architectual metalwork environemnt

This is a permanent position but the company is open to an ongoing contract position if thst suits both parties better

Capable of welding ideally tig or mig is very advantageous BUT not essential  

General day to day running of the workshop / contractors while liasing with the workshop manager 

General experience of stainless steel and aliminum

Please send your CV if interested ASAP

This is a fantastic opportunity we look forward to your seeing your CV

Thanks

Dantec Recruitment 

Workshop Supervisor

Barnsley

Paying £21.52 an hour

12 month fixed contract - 26 hours a week

• To undertake and supervise servicing and repairs of vehicles, plant, and associated equipment to an acceptable standard and in an efficient and cost effective manner with the minimum of downtime.
• To act as Authorised Examiner Delegated Manager, manage and prepare vehicles for MOT/HGV tests.
• Responsible for management of a team of employees , ensuring skills and capabilities match the business needs and providing direction and coordination, support, guidance, dealing with recruitment, motivation, training, welfare and discipline issues as appropriate.
• Accountable for all aspects of the municipal maintenance function, including maintenance planning, quality control, equipment maintenance and training.

To find out more information please contact Billy at (url removed) 
 
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.

Job Title: Workshop Supervisor

Location: Benjamin's Workshop, Bethnal Green, London E2

Salary: 35k -40k per annum

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About us:

Established in 2021 Benjamin's Workshop Ltd is a dynamic bespoke cabinetry joinery company based in Bethnal Green E2. In three years, the company has grown a full-time team of 1 to 12, and has swiftly become established amongst the most in-demand workshops in London.

The company provides bespoke fitted furniture to residential and commercial projects across London. Primarily we supply high-end residential joinery packages. Our client base consists of professionals; established designers, main contractors - as well as end users.

Overview

If you have previously worked in a joinery workshop, are proactive and practical, and take satisfaction from getting everything ticking along smoothly - this could be the perfect role for you!

We are looking for a fantastic Workshop Supervisor, who, working closely with our Production Manager, will perform an essential role in the smooth running of the company's workshop, and site operations.

About the role:

• Workshop - Oversee smooth running of the workshop facility. Procure consumables. Arrange maintenance. Ensure quality control is met ahead of delivery and all items wrapped and labelled correctly before being sent out to site. Working closely with our Project Manager to ensure projects are complete and on schedule.
• Deliveries - Prepare, book and oversee joinery deliveries, attending site with delivery when appropriate. Communicate delivery details with clients and site managers.
• Installer support - Provide workshop point of contact for on-site installers. Prepare and send site kits. Send ad hoc supplies.
• Finishing support - Assist the Spray Finisher by completing finishing tasks when required, including sanding, masking, staining and oiling.
• Desirable - competent on the panel saw

About you:

• Good understanding of joinery production
• Great organisation and time management
• Fit, healthy and happy with physical work
• Experience of joinery finishing prep; filling, sanding,
• Skilful and enthusiastic written and verbal communicator
• Team orientated
• Friendly demeanour and positive, problem-solving, attitude
• Desirable - competent on the panel saw

What we offer:

• Company bonus
• Company social events
• Become a key member exciting company with substantial potential for future growth
• Work on high-end projects with renowned contractors, architects and designers

Candidates with experience of; Joinery Manager, Project Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Joiner, Cabinet Maker, Bespoke Furniture Manager, Woodwork Production Manager also be considered for this role.

Role: Workshop Supervisor
Salary: Up to 55k + quarterly bonus
Location: Burton-on-Trent
Shifts: 12 hour shifts (Days and Nights rotating) which includes 1 weekend in 3

Are you an experienced Workshop Supervisor with experience of working within a heavy manufacturing background looking for a new role within a leading manufacturing business in Burton on Trent? As a Workshop Supervisor, you will be supervising a team of 10 which includes a team leader and operators. This role is not desk based, being present on the shop floor is a large part of this role. Working 12 hour shifts (Days and Nights rotating) which includes 1 weekend in 3, offering a salary of 50-55K + quarterly bonus.

The Role:

• Responsible for the efficient operation of the lines minimising downtimes
• Health and Safety is a huge part of this role - minimising risks is key
• Conduct quality checks in key areas on a regular basis, taking responsibility for the quality competence across the shift
• Development of team members and operational processes including safety, quality, environmental, customer service and cost
• Day to day management of your operatives which will include performance management, absence management, and motivation of the team at all times

Suitable Candidate:

• Experienced Supervisor from a heavy manufacturing background
• Strong understanding of H&S working practices
• Be able to understand and work to set quality standards
• Able to drive change and set boundaries and hold people accountable
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• IOSH qualification would be advantageous but not essential