Salary: $40-$50 Depending on Experience
We are seeking an experienced and driven Workshop Foreman to lead our fabrication operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for a seasoned fabrication professional who thrives on performance improvement, Lean manufacturing, KPI-driven results, and developing high-performing teams.
The ideal candidate will bring deep technical fabrication expertise, proven leadership ability, and a passion for building efficient, safe, and high-output production systems.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Production Leadership
- Lead day-to-day steel shop fabrication operations to ensure safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate labour, equipment, and materials to achieve production goals.
- 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
- Depending on workload, overtime may be required
KPI & Performance Management
- Establish, track, and manage production KPIs including:
- Labour efficiency
- On-time delivery
- Scrap and rework
- Throughput and productivity
- Analyze performance data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Implement corrective action plans for underperforming areas.
People Leadership, Coaching & Training
- Lead, mentor, and develop welders, fitters, operators
- Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and skills development.
- Build a positive, accountable, and safety-focused shop culture.
Safety & Compliance
- Champion a zero-incident safety culture.
- Ensure all shop operations comply with OH&S regulations and company safety standards.
- Lead safety meetings, audits, and incident investigations.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- 10+ years of hands-on steel fabrication experience, including structural steel and/or heavy fabrication.
- Strong working knowledge of:
- 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.
- High level of organizational, scheduling, and problem-solving ability.
Preferred Assets
- Production Management Certification or Red Seal Certification
- Lean Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt)
- Experience with automated fabrication equipment (beam lines, CNC plasma, robotic welding)
- Experience with production tracking systems
- Ability to plan and schedule resources for day and night shift
Benefits
- $40-50 / hour depending on experience
- Group Extended Health & Dental Benefits available after 3 months
- Stable long-term career with growth potential
