TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (FABRICATION)

SUMMARY:
To assist management with ensuring that estimates and job planning are complete and to oversee the fabrication from inception to completion

POSITION INFO:

Duties:

 ESTIMATING AND PLANNING

• Understanding customer requirements of drawings, specifications, quality and delivery.
• Clearly define specifically including/excluding items on the scope of work.
• Undertaking site and equipment measurements and converting them to working sketches.
• Compiling detailed Bills of Materials,
• Interpreting data sheets and specifications into sketches that can be estimated from.
• Obtaining accurate competitive costs of materials from suppliers and stock
• Liaising with subcontractors and works to estimate realistic manpower inputs and delivery times.
• Understanding and applying relevant design and manufacturing codes of practice and standards so that accurate cost estimates and drawings
• Preparing and presenting detailed and accurate quotations, proposals and contracts.
• Collecting relevant technical books and brochures to build up a technical data base.
• Liaising with and providing service to the other departments in ensuring the jobs are processed expediently into the works and that specification, quality and delivery are compiled with.
• Filing estimates, quotations and drawings in a neat, orderly and retrievable manner
• Compare estimates with actual to modify estimating methodology.

SUPERVISING

• Understanding the technical, quality and delivery requirements of the jobs to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Liaising with customers and inspectors in order to satisfy their shop floor requirements.
• Supervising of the workshop using the proven techniques of planning, organizing, leading and control of outputs, quality and costs.
• Optimise and control man hours to agreed pre-set levels.
• Liaison and co-operation with the marketing, estimating, quality, purchasing and stores functions to ensure optimum completion of the jobs.
• Ensuring that man hours, materials, consumables and maintenance costs are correctly allocated to the respective jobs, contracts and accountings codes.
• Be proactive and flexible to changes in the workload so that adjustments can be made to optimise outputs and minimise costs.
• Ensuring that workshop, equipment, machines and tools are maintained cost effectively.
• Ensure that housekeeping is to high standard of lay-out, storage, neatness and cleanliness,
• Ensure that the safety, health and first aid are in accordance with the applicable Statutory Instruments and the Occupational Health and Safety Act in line with 16.2 workshop
• Be responsible for training and shop floor industrial relations

Qualifications and requirements:

• Mechanical strong trade tested technicians or with drafting qualification.
• Have worked in an engineering environment with fabrication and fitting experience preferably in stainless steel.
• Be computer literate including Microsoft projects.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Self- motivated with good communication and team working skills.

 Remuneration:

A negotiable package based on qualifications and experience.

Incumbents would be employed a limited duration contract, which could be depending on operational requirements.

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