CRS Creative Recreation Solutions Pty Limited – Wollongong NSW

CRS is a premium Australian playground equipment manufacturer and design-and-construct business, delivering commercial play products to councils, schools and landscape architects across NSW, QLD and VIC. We're looking for an experienced Fabrication Manager to take ownership of our Unanderra fabrication shop.

The Role

You'll run the day-to-day operations of our fabrication department — leading a small team of tradespeople and apprentices, keeping jobs moving on time and to spec, and staying hands-on where it counts. Our workshop specialises in lightweight fabrication for playground structures, not heavy structural steel — modern facility, varied work, clean workplace. This is a genuine leadership role with real autonomy to run the shop your way.

What you'll be doing

- Managing daily fabrication shop operations — scheduling, quality, and output
- Leading, mentoring and training tradespeople and apprentices
- Hands-on fabrication and welding across aluminum, stainless steel, and steel when needed.
- Managing minor purchase ordering and material requirements through our internal ERP system
- Contributing fabrication-floor insight in production meetings — helping our design engineers land on smarter, more buildable solutions




- Ensuring WHS standards and Australian Standards compliance are upheld on the floor
- Coordinating with production, project management and design teams to keep jobs on track
- Maintaining quality control and troubleshooting issues as they arise

What we're looking for

- Proven experience running or supervising a fabrication team
- Strong welding skills across MIG/TIG and multiple materials, including steel, stainless steel and aluminium
- Confident reading and working from engineering drawings
- Comfortable using ERP/job management software for purchasing and materials tracking, but not essential full training provided
- Relevant licences (forklift an advantage but not essential full training provided)
- Comfortable working autonomously and making shop-floor decisions

What's on offer

- Genuine autonomy to run your own shop
- Stable, growing manufacturer with premium, long-term projects
- Based in Unanderra — no FIFO, no long-distance travel, workshop based positon

Annual Salary is negotiable based on level of experience.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note however that only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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📌 Fabrication Manager (Wollongong)
🏢 CRS Creative Recreation Solutions Pty
📍 Wollongong