Job Description

Castle Employment is delighted to be recruiting for an experienced Production Manager for their South Wales facility. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading international structural steel engineering and fabrication business,
This role is ideally suited to candidates with a strong background in structural steel fabrication, heavy manufacturing, or fabrication and welding environments.
The Production Manager will oversee all daily operations within a busy structural steel fabrication and welding facility. You will ensure safe, efficient and high-quality production output while leading and developing a skilled workforce. The role requires a hands-on leader with strong technical knowledge, capable of driving performance, maintaining safety standards and delivering continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead production teams across all shifts, ensuring appropriate supervision and safe working practices.

• Monitor production output, driving improvements in efficiency, quality and cost control.

• Ensure full compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, including risk assessments and safe systems of work.

• Oversee fabrication and welding quality, ensuring adherence to WPS and PMS requirements.

• Coordinate workflow, resources, materials and maintenance to meet production schedules.

• Support team development, including apprentices, through coaching, performance management and regular communication.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes, technology and production methods.

About You

• Background in structural steel fabrication, welding, or heavy manufacturing.

• Strong leadership experience within a production or fabrication environment.

• Solid understanding of health and safety, quality systems and production planning.

• Confident decision-maker with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.

• ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification (advantageous).

• Competent in fabrication processes with relevant certifications.

The role offers a highly competitive salary plus excellent benefits and is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking, industry-leading organisation known for innovation, engineering excellence and long-term career development.

Skills Required