Production Foreman

Job Summary

Tuff Shed is seeking a Production Foreman to lead and coordinate fabrication assignments, ensuring quality, productivity, and safety standards are met. The role involves overseeing production teams, managing materials, and supervising employees.

About the Role

The Production Foreman plays a crucial role in the Factory store, coordinating schedules, maintaining equipment, and ensuring adherence to company standards and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and schedules all fabrication assignments
• Ensures work is properly assigned and completed with Tuff Shed’s quality, productivity, and safety specifications
• Partners with direct supervisor and Shop Specialist to review production schedules, product deficiencies, labor performance, and any other needs
• Ensures only company-certified employees operate forklifts and other tools/equipment
• Implements Tuff Shed's "housekeeping" standards and ensures compliance
• Ensures tools/equipment are maintained in safe and good working condition
• Leads a daily production team meeting
• Pack Accuracy & Labor
• Ensures PACK certified employees inspect every building
• Makes sure products are stacked and ready for loading and/or assembly
• Partners with Shop Specialist to ensure products are designed/built to Tuff Shed specifications
• Captures and coordinates sub-contractor loading
• Determines root cause of all deficiencies
• Assigns/reassigns workers as needed
• Communicates results to Prefab team
• Identifies and communicates staffing needs and individual performance to management team
• Material
• Oversees the handling/storage of materials
• Accounts for unused materials: restocks and minimizes waste
• Closely monitors inventory levels of all stock items
• Receives: ensures material deliveries are accounted for, stored, and documented
• Participates in monthly Cycle Count process
• Maintains and inspects raw and finished goods
• Supervisory Responsibilities
• Ensures all Prefab team members are trained and certified for their assigned work
• Provides work direction for all Prefab team members
• Inspects the work of Prefab team members and addresses any deficiencies for improvement
• Affords assistance to employees in resolving work-related problems
• Creates and leads a positive culture that promotes good morale
• Participates in the selection process for Prefab team new hires
• Participates in disciplinary action as needed

Qualifications

• Work experience as a tradesperson or supervisor
• Knowledge of construction practices and terminology
• Ability to use standard construction hand tools and power tools safely and effectively
• An understanding of work optimization concepts and techniques
• An ability to maintain a calm, composed, and strategic mindset under pressure
• An ability to produce and implement effective solutions to problems as they arise
• A strong attention to detail
• Extremely high standards related to quality in workmanship
• An ability to communicate clear expectations
• An ability to train others to meet desired outcomes
• An ability to use arithmetic and mathematical tools as they apply to Tuff Shed business
• An ability to read, write, and understand instructions given orally, in writing, and/or diagram form
• An ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, managers, business partners, suppliers, customers, and the public

Skills

• Work experience as a tradesperson or supervisor
• Knowledge of construction practices and terminology
• Ability to use standard construction hand tools and power tools safely and effectively
• An understanding of work optimization concepts and techniques
• An ability to maintain a calm, composed, and strategic mindset under pressure
• An ability to produce and implement effective solutions to problems as they arise
• A strong attention to detail
• Extremely high standards related to quality in workmanship
• An ability to communicate clear expectations
• An ability to train others to meet desired outcomes
• An ability to use arithmetic and mathematical tools as they apply to Tuff Shed business
• An ability to read, write, and understand instructions given orally, in writing, and/or diagram form
• An ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, managers, business partners, suppliers, customers, and the public

Benefits

Competitive benefits and rewards include:

• Medical Benefits including Virtual Visits
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan
• On-Demand Access to Your Pay

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tuff Shed is an equal opportunity employer. Employees and applicants for employment will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, hair texture, hair type, hair length, or a protective hairstyle that is commonly or associated with race, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, civil union partner status, protected medical conditions, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic, activity or basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law or because he or she is an individual with a disability or disabled veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran.