Fabrication Foreman

Allied Signs•Vineyard, UT

6d•$55,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Allied Electric Sign & Awning Co. is seeking a Fabrication Foreman to lead its Fabrication and CNC Router departments. With over 30 years of experience, the company specializes in sign and awning design, fabrication, installation, and service, and is known as a safe and reputable employer. The Fabrication Foreman will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, scheduling, quality, productivity, and development of these departments, ensuring work is completed safely, correctly, efficiently, and according to production priorities. This role requires a strong technical resource who can also develop the team, identify production problems, improve processes, and maintain accountability.

Requirements

Reading fabrication drawings and shop drawings
Measurements and dimensional verification
Structural sign fabrication
MIG welding
Aluminum & Steel fabrication
Cutting and material preparation
Grinding and finishing
Fabrication equipment
Material identification
Quality inspection
Basic CNC Router workflow
Production sequencing
Troubleshooting fabrication problems
Safe equipment operation
Understanding of CNC workflow sufficient to manage priorities, quality, safety, and production output.

Nice To Haves

Experience in sign and awning design, fabrication, installation, and service.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily work for Fabrication and CNC Router employees.
Review production priorities and determine the order work should be completed.
Assign work based on employee skill level, workload, and production needs.
Monitor jobs throughout the day and adjust assignments when priorities change.
Identify jobs that are at risk of missing production deadlines.
Communicate production delays, material shortages, drawing issues, or other roadblocks promptly.
Maintain productive workflow between CNC Routing, Fabrication, Assembly, Paint, and other production departments.
Help balance labor between departments when necessary.
Ensure completed work moves to the next production stage without unnecessary delay.
Provide technical leadership for fabrication of sign structures and components.
Ensure employees understand drawings, specifications, dimensions, and fabrication requirements before beginning work.
Verify proper fabrication techniques are being followed.
Oversee welding, cutting, forming, assembly, structural fabrication, and related processes.
Ensure fabricated components meet drawings and specifications before leaving the department.
Help troubleshoot difficult or unusual fabrication projects.
Reduce rework, scrap, and preventable production errors.
Own first-line quality control for Fabrication and CNC Routing.
Ensure employees are working from the correct drawings and specifications.
Verify dimensions are checked before fabrication or routing.
Ensure materials match job requirements.
Ensure welds and fabricated assemblies meet company quality expectations.
Ensure routed components meet dimensional and finish requirements.
Ensure components are checked before moving to the next department.
Identify and correct recurring quality problems.
Document rework and use it as a training opportunity.
Ensure employees understand that quality is checked throughout production—not only at the end.
Coordinate CNC Router workload with fabrication priorities.
Ensure router jobs are completed in the correct production sequence.
Verify materials, files, dimensions, quantities, and job requirements before routing.
Ensure proper machine setup and safe operation.
Monitor material utilization and minimize unnecessary scrap.
Ensure routed components are labeled, organized, and delivered to the appropriate next production stage.
Coordinate maintenance or equipment concerns that could affect production.
Develop a capable and accountable team.
Conduct daily communication with Fabrication and CNC Router employees.
Clearly communicate expectations and priorities.
Train employees on equipment, processes, drawings, and quality standards.
Cross-train employees to reduce dependence on individual team members.
Identify employees ready for additional responsibility or advancement.
Coach employees when performance or quality expectations are not being met.
Recognize strong performance and improvement.
Address attendance, behavior, safety, and performance concerns promptly.
Escalate formal disciplinary matters to management/HR when appropriate.
Participate in employee performance reviews and skill assessments.
Help administer Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Lead skill development.
Actively enforce safe work practices.
Enforce required PPE.
Ensure employees are trained before operating equipment.
Monitor safe welding, cutting, grinding, lifting, material handling, and machine operation.
Correct unsafe conditions immediately.
Report injuries, near misses, equipment damage, and safety concerns.
Maintain clean and organized work areas.
Ensure aisles, exits, electrical panels, and safety equipment remain accessible.
Coordinate preventive maintenance and equipment repairs.
Ensure damaged or unsafe equipment is removed from service when necessary.
Participate in company safety training and initiatives.
Work closely with Production leadership and other departments to prevent production problems.
Communicate with Project Management for clarification of drawings, specifications, scope, or job requirements.
Communicate with Purchasing regarding missing materials, incorrect materials, or upcoming material needs.
Communicate with Production Management regarding priorities, scheduling, labor requirements, bottlenecks, and capacity.
Communicate with Graphics / Assembly / Paint regarding production handoffs and sequencing.
Communicate with Field Services / Installation regarding fabrication concerns that could affect installation.
Communicate with HR / Management regarding training, attendance, performance, safety, or employee concerns.
Ensure jobs are completed according to production priorities.
Reduce production bottlenecks.
Achieve effective labor utilization.
Ensure appropriate coordination between CNC and Fabrication.
Identify production problems before they become emergencies.
Reduce fabrication errors.
Reduce CNC/router errors.
Reduce rework.
Reduce preventable material waste.
Improve first-pass quality.
Ensure employees understand daily expectations.
Ensure employees receive appropriate training.
Increase cross-training.
Address performance issues promptly.
Ensure team members demonstrate increasing independence.
Ensure PPE compliance.
Ensure safe equipment operation.
Maintain clean and organized departments.
Ensure safety concerns are corrected promptly.
Ensure required training is completed.
Understand that production quality ultimately affects the customer's experience.
Treat employees with respect while maintaining expectations.
Take ownership of department results and follow problems through to resolution.
Look for better ways to fabricate, route, organize, schedule, and train.
Protect company equipment, materials, labor, and resources.
Own mistakes, correct problems, and hold the team to established standards.
Leave things better than they found them.
Be reliable.
Be safe.
Live the company's core values.
Assume positive intent.
Solve problems.
Have hard conversations when necessary.
Make sure everyone has a voice.
Think about the customer.
Manage priorities, quality, safety, and production output for the CNC workflow.