Workshop Manager | Acacia Ridge

About us

BridgeFab, part of the McNab Group, delivers end-to-end steel management solutions—from drafting, 3D scanning and modelling, fabrication, to installation—all under one roof. We pride ourselves on providing safe, high-quality, and efficient steel solutions for our clients.

We are expanding our team and are seeking an experienced Workshop Manager to lead our steel fabrication and production function. This is a key leadership role where you will coordinate people, plant, materials, quality and workflow to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality output to meet project timeframes

About the role

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will take ownership of the day-to-day workshop plan and lead our team of boilermakers, welders, apprentices and labourers. Working in a fast-paced structural steel environment, you will set priorities, allocate labour, manage short-term and longer-term delivery targets, and keep production moving to critical dates.

You will be a strong 'player-coach' leader who builds accountability, motivates performance and creates a positive team culture. You will work closely with project, commercial, quality and supply teams to remove constraints, solve problems early and keep jobs on track.

Responsibilities include

• Lead the workshop production plan, sequencing work and allocating resources effectively.
• Build a clear, accountable and high-performing team culture.
• Coach, support and develop the workshop team through regular communication and follow-up including a daily pre-start meeting.
• Drive safety leadership, compliance and a strong 'Safety First, Quality Always' mindset.
• Champion quality, manage defects early and ensure work is completed right the first time.
• Coordinate job flow, materials, drawings, plant and labour to maintain productivity.
• Monitor output, rework, waste, utilisation, costs and programme performance.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve issues, manage risks and support successful delivery.

Approve timesheets, manage leave and ensure fatigue is considered in workforce planning.

About you

We are seeking a strong leader with significant experience in a workshop or production leadership role within structural steel that can motivate, influence and produce quality outcomes with safety always front of mine.

• Strong knowledge of welding QA, fabrication standards and structural steel. Ideally you are a trade qualified Boilermaker and have progressed to Workshop Supervisor or similar role.
• Highly organised with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional leadership skills, able to motivate, mentor, and hold others accountable to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisation skills.
• A practical, solutions-focused mindset with a strong sense of urgency
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
• A Construction White Card and driver’s licence.
• Qualifications within AS1796 Certificate 10 or IW-B (preferred).
• Please note that the successful candidate may need to undergo a pre-employment medical check

Because McNab is a group of businesses, your career prospects can extend beyond traditional construction roles. Immerse yourself in property development, fitout works, building and consumer products, construction hire and much more.

About McNab

McNab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year. Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders. Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a McNab T-Shirt on weekends!

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise - to our clients, and everyone we deal with. Delivering on these three things really, really well is what drives us at McNab. Everything we do, from recruiting and training to performance and promotion, centres around this promise.

We leverage the entire McNab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry. And our approach works. From delivering our own property developments, to manufacturing our own building products, and a plethora of aligned businesses, your career at McNab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.

McNab benefits:

• Birthday leave – Celebrate your special day on us!
• Social Club and team events – Work hard, play hard with regular team events.
• Annual health and fitness subsidy – Stay fit and healthy with our health benefits.
• Parental leave program – Supporting you through life’s important milestones.
• Employee Assistance Program – We’ve got your back, with support whenever you need it.
• Tailored development opportunities – We invest in your growth with tailored training programs.

If you are a motivated leader with a passion for delivering safe, high-quality steel projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team.