Welding Team Leader
About the company
GMP Recruitment Agency Limited are proud to be partnered with one of the UK independent, family owned manufacturers based in Kidderminster.
Your tasks
We're recruiting for a hands-on Aluminium Welding & Fabrication Team Leader to join an established manufacturing business based in Kidderminster.
As the Aluminium Welding & Fabrication Team Leader, you'll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the department, ensuring production targets, quality standards and customer deadlines are consistently achieved.
You'll combine your technical welding and fabrication expertise with strong people management skills, helping to develop your team, resolve production challenges and drive continuous improvement.
Your key responsibilities will include
- Leading, motivating and supervising a team of skilled welders and fabricators.
- Organising daily workloads, allocating tasks and ensuring production deadlines are met.
- Providing hands-on technical support with aluminium TIG welding and fabrication.
- Ensuring all work is completed accurately to engineering drawings and specifications.
- Monitoring weld quality, workmanship and overall production standards.
- Identifying and resolving production bottlenecks, technical issues and quality concerns.
- Supporting the training, development and progression of team members.
- Working closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and Planning departments.
- Maintaining high standards of health and safety, housekeeping and equipment maintenance.
- Driving improvements in productivity, efficiency and waste reduction.
Requirements
Are you an experienced Aluminium TIG Welder or Fabricator with a passion for leading people and driving production standards?
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Welding Team Leader, Fabrication Supervisor or skilled Aluminium TIG Welder with leadership experience who is ready to take ownership of a busy production department.
We're looking for someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves, lead from the front and support their team in delivering high-quality work.
We're keen to speak with candidates who have a strong background in aluminium welding and fabrication, combined with the confidence and ability to lead a team.
To be successful, you'll ideally have
- Strong hands-on experience in Aluminium TIG Welding – essential.
- Previous experience supervising, leading or coordinating a welding or fabrication team.
- The ability to confidently read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- A good understanding of aluminium fabrication, preparation, fitting, assembly and finishing.
- Experience organising workloads and working to production schedules.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive, practical approach with the ability to motivate and support others.
- A sound understanding of manufacturing health and safety requirements.
Additional experience that would be advantageous
- Aluminium MIG welding.
- Thin-gauge aluminium fabrication.
- Recognised welding qualifications or certifications.
- Continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices.
- Experience with production planning or ERP systems.
What we offer
- Permanent position offering long-term career stability.
- Early finish every Friday at 3:00pm.
- Opportunity to take ownership of a welding and fabrication department.
- A varied role combining hands-on technical work with team leadership.
- The chance to make a genuine impact on production performance, quality and team development.
How to apply
If you're an experienced Aluminium TIG Welder, Welding Supervisor or Fabrication Team Leader looking for your next challenge, we'd love to have a conversation.
You don't necessarily need to have held the exact job title before. If you've got strong aluminium welding experience and have successfully led or coordinated a team, we're keen to hear from you.
If the above role sounds perfect for you, please click apply.
Other
Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent Working Hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30am–4:30pm | Friday, early finish at 3:00pm Salary: To be discussed