surespanca
Workshop Foreman
Duncan, British Columbia
Sponsorship not specified$40k-$50kDetected 20 days ago
AWSProcess ImprovementPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringLean Manufacturing
About the role
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate labour, equipment, and materials to achieve production goals.
- Safety & Compliance Champion a zero-incident safety culture.
- Ensure all shop operations comply with OH&S regulations and company safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day steel shop fabrication operations to ensure safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.
- Identify bottlenecks, slow processes, and critical path constraints and implement improvements to increase throughput.
- Develop, implement, and continuously refine production lines, workflows, and fabrication processes.
- Drive accountability and performance at all levels of the shop.
- Manage shop costs and budgets, track performance against forecast and targets
- Implement corrective action plans for underperforming areas.
- Lead, mentor, and develop welders, fitters, operators
- Build a positive, accountable, and safety-focused shop culture.
- Lead safety meetings, audits, and incident investigations.
Requirements
- Depending on workload, overtime may be required
Nice to have
- Welding processes (MIG, FCAW, SMAW, Sub-Arc)
- Read and interpret fabrication drawings and weld symbols
- Fit-up, layout, and production sequencing
- KPIs and performance tracking
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Production line and workflow development
- Strong understanding of welding certification and quality systems (CWB, AWS, or equivalent).
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
Compensation
- $40k-$50k
Benefits
- Group Extended Health & Dental Benefits available after 3 months
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