Fabrication Shop Foreman, Maryville, TN

About the Role

The Shop Foreman will oversee all maintenance and utility staff, ensuring that all contractual requirements are met. This role involves supervising the Sheet Metal fabrication department and collaborating with the Operations Superintendent on projects from final plan design to completion to guarantee timely and accurate project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Sheet Metal fabrication department in coordination with the Operations Superintendent.
• Manage all fabrication projects, including labor, materials, and scheduling.
• Identify and procure proper stock materials for jobs.
• Fabricate components from patterns, blueprints, and templates.
• Apply knowledge of trade practices, geometry, and job sequencing.
• Perform welding using various methods and equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, complex specifications, and component relationships.
• Utilize various materials with applicable math skills.
• Design and fabricate intricate and irregular dies, jigs, and fixtures as needed.
• Provide direct supervision of the team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Five or more years of experience with industrial and commercial applications.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Forklift license may be required.

Skills

• Proficiency in operating the following equipment:
  • Hydraulic press brake
  • Hydraulic shear
  • Vulcan plasma cutting table
  • Pittsburg machine
  • TDC machine
  • Roller machine (three types)
  • Hand break
  • Bead roller machine
  • Bead forming machine
  • Stomp shear
  • Magna bend
  • Pin spot machine
  • Drill press
  • Band saw
  • Plasma torch
  • Track torch
  • MIG and TIG Welders
  • Overhead Crane
  • Forklift

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and moving mechanical parts.
• Occasional exposure to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.