About this role
Workshop Supervisory Services II
MAIN FUNCTIONS
- Supervise daily workshop operations and assigned maintenance activities.
- Coordinate technicians, artisans, mechanics, fabricators, welders, and support personnel.
- Plan and allocate workshop jobs according to priorities, manpower, materials, and equipment availability.
- Supervise repair, overhaul, fabrication, assembly, dismantling, and testing of mechanical equipment and components.
- Ensure work is performed according to approved procedures, drawings, specifications, and manufacturer recommendations.
- Inspect completed work and ensure required quality standards are achieved.
- Coordinate workshop activities with maintenance, engineering, operations, procurement, QA/QC, and HSE teams.
- Monitor job progress, identify delays, and resolve workshop constraints.
- Maintain workshop equipment, tools, machines, and facilities in safe operating condition.
- Ensure compliance with company HSE requirements and workshop safety procedures.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Review work orders, maintenance requests, job cards, drawings, and technical instructions.
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Allocate work to appropriate technicians and monitor task execution.
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Supervise machining, welding, fitting, fabrication, equipment overhaul, repair, and assembly activities as applicable.
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Inspect components before and after repair to determine their condition and serviceability.
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Ensure proper use of workshop machines such as lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, grinders, hydraulic presses, welding machines, and lifting equipment.
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Verify dimensions, tolerances, alignment, and other technical requirements.
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Coordinate testing and inspection of repaired or fabricated equipment before release to service.
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Monitor availability and proper use of spare parts, materials, tools, and consumables.
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Maintain workshop records, job reports, equipment history, and maintenance documentation.
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Track outstanding jobs, repair backlogs, and equipment awaiting parts or technical decisions.
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Supervise contractors and specialist service providers working in the workshop.
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Ensure proper housekeeping, waste disposal, and storage of tools and materials.
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Conduct toolbox talks and enforce PTW, JSA/JHA, LOTO, lifting, hot-work, and machine-safety requirements.
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Investigate equipment failures and recurring workshop problems and recommend corrective actions.
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Support shutdown, turnaround, commissioning, and major maintenance activities.
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Provide technical guidance and coaching to junior workshop personnel.
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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
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HND, OND, technical certificate, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Technology, Fabrication, or a related discipline.
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Relevant experience in workshop supervision, mechanical maintenance, fabrication, equipment repair, or industrial operations.
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Experience in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, marine, manufacturing, or other heavy-industry environments is advantageous.
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Good knowledge of mechanical equipment, workshop machinery, fabrication, fitting, machining, and repair techniques.
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Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, fabrication drawings, and technical specifications.
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Experience supervising technicians, artisans, contractors, and workshop support personnel.
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Strong understanding of workshop HSE requirements and safe use of machinery and tools.
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Good planning, leadership, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to work effectively in workshop, plant, fabrication yard, maintenance, shutdown, and turnaround environments.
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