Manager - Central Workshop
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The Manager - Central Workshop is responsible for overseeing daily operations in a workshop focused on maintaining and repairing precision cutting knives, molds, and spare parts. This role involves managing a team, ensuring quality control, and maintaining safety standards while optimizing workflow. The position requires a strong technical background and leadership skills, with a focus on maximizing equipment uptime and providing technical support to stakeholders.Jobbet i korthet
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tillsvidareanstallning
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heltid
Ansök senast: 2026-08-31
Publicerad: 2026-06-01
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Job Scope
High level purpose of function.
The Manager - Central Workshop oversees and manages the daily operations of the central workshop, ensuring all maintenance, repair, and fabrication activities are executed efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards. The Central Workshop is responsible for maintaining and repairing precision cutting knives, molds and spare parts. Additionally, fabrication of new spare parts and components using CNC, mills, lathes, grinders, 3D printers, quality inspection tools, etc. This role is essential for maintaining a culture of safety and quality, while maximizing equipment uptime and providing critical technical support to internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
Operational Management: Develop, implement, and monitor workshop policies, procedures, and standards to optimize performance and workflow. Oversee task prioritization, scheduling, and allocation of jobs to the technical team.
Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage workshop staff, including technicians and supervisors. Conduct performance reviews and identify training and development opportunities.
Quality Control: Ensure all work meets established quality standards and regulatory compliance. Implement quality control measures and perform inspections of completed jobs.
Resource Management: Manage inventory for spare parts, supplies, and tools, coordinating with procurement to ensure adequate stock levels and cost-effective purchasing. Manage the maintenance and selection of appropriate workshop equipment.
Health and Safety: Have overall responsibility for Health & Safety within the workshop, implementing and enforcing safety protocols, ensuring compliance with all regulations, and conducting regular safety audits and risk assessments
Requirements
Educational background and previous experience required for the role.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. Years of experience can substitute for degree.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in a workshop environment, including at least 3 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
Proven hands-on experience and advanced technical knowledge of machinery operations, maintenance, repair, or fabrication.
Qualifications and experience
Progress toward a professional engineering or management certification is highly desirable.
Experience in heavy equipment or complex machinery maintenance is a plus.
Experience managing compliance with ISO quality management systems (e.g., ISO9001) is a plus.
Specific skills
Strong technical proficiency in diagnostics, repair, and maintenance procedures.
Proficiency in workshop management software and tools.
Excellent budgetary, financial management, and reporting skills.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for managing staff, customers, and external contractors.
Accountability: Ability to take ownership of issues and ensure strict compliance with safety and quality standards.
High level purpose of function.
The Manager - Central Workshop oversees and manages the daily operations of the central workshop, ensuring all maintenance, repair, and fabrication activities are executed efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards. The Central Workshop is responsible for maintaining and repairing precision cutting knives, molds and spare parts. Additionally, fabrication of new spare parts and components using CNC, mills, lathes, grinders, 3D printers, quality inspection tools, etc. This role is essential for maintaining a culture of safety and quality, while maximizing equipment uptime and providing critical technical support to internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
Operational Management: Develop, implement, and monitor workshop policies, procedures, and standards to optimize performance and workflow. Oversee task prioritization, scheduling, and allocation of jobs to the technical team.
Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage workshop staff, including technicians and supervisors. Conduct performance reviews and identify training and development opportunities.
Quality Control: Ensure all work meets established quality standards and regulatory compliance. Implement quality control measures and perform inspections of completed jobs.
Resource Management: Manage inventory for spare parts, supplies, and tools, coordinating with procurement to ensure adequate stock levels and cost-effective purchasing. Manage the maintenance and selection of appropriate workshop equipment.
Health and Safety: Have overall responsibility for Health & Safety within the workshop, implementing and enforcing safety protocols, ensuring compliance with all regulations, and conducting regular safety audits and risk assessments
Requirements
Educational background and previous experience required for the role.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. Years of experience can substitute for degree.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in a workshop environment, including at least 3 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
Proven hands-on experience and advanced technical knowledge of machinery operations, maintenance, repair, or fabrication.
Qualifications and experience
Progress toward a professional engineering or management certification is highly desirable.
Experience in heavy equipment or complex machinery maintenance is a plus.
Experience managing compliance with ISO quality management systems (e.g., ISO9001) is a plus.
Specific skills
Strong technical proficiency in diagnostics, repair, and maintenance procedures.
Proficiency in workshop management software and tools.
Excellent budgetary, financial management, and reporting skills.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for managing staff, customers, and external contractors.
Accountability: Ability to take ownership of issues and ensure strict compliance with safety and quality standards.
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