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Steel Fabrication Manager

A Steel Fabrication Manager is the mastermind behind the scenes of a metalworking operation—part strategist, part technician, and full-time problem solver. Their job is to ensure that steel components are fabricated efficiently, safely, and to exact specifications.

Here’s what they typically do:

  • Oversee daily operations in the fabrication shop, including planning, scheduling, and managing production workflows.

  • Coordinate with engineers and designers to interpret blueprints and ensure that fabrication aligns with technical requirements.

  • Lead and train teams of welders, fabricators, and machine operators, fostering a culture of safety, precision, and continuous improvement.

  • Ensure quality control, inspecting finished products and processes to meet industry standards and client expectations.

  • Manage inventory and equipment, ordering materials, maintaining tools, and arranging repairs when needed.

  • Enforce safety protocols and maintain a clean, compliant work environment.

  • Communicate with clients and stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring timely delivery of projects2.

In essence, they’re the glue that holds the steel fabrication process together—from raw material to finished structure.

​Lea is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,009.[2] It is at the junction of the A156 and B1241, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south from Gainsborough town centre.

Lea village

Lea has a village hall, the Lea Institute, and a park with tennis court.[3] There are no shops in the village, the nearest being a supermarket and filling station 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at Gainsborough.

The primary school is the Frances Olive Anderson School.[4] The school was established by Lady Anderson in about 1814, and the current building was built as a Church of England (Aided) school in 1966. Extra classrooms were added in 1971.[5]

The parish church is dedicated to St Helen. It is one of seven churches in the Lea group of the Deanery of Corringham in the Diocese of Lincoln. The 2013 incumbent is Rev Phillip Wain.[6] There is also a Methodist Chapel, part of the Gainsborough circuit.[7]

The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Lea Road on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line, with services to Lincoln, Sheffield, Retford and Doncaster. Lea is on a bus route, provided by Stagecoach, that runs from Scunthorpe to Lincoln.[8]

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