Production Foreman

RailWorks•Midlothian, TX

25d•$25 - $28

About The Position

The Production Foreman manufactures products by supervising staff, organizing and monitoring workflow, and maintaining safe operations and product quality. The role leads Production Operators and is responsible for communicating job expectations, planning and monitoring work, appraising results, coaching and training employees, and enforcing company systems, policies, and procedures. The position carries out production activities for NARSTCO products, coordinates work according to production schedules and priorities, and communicates product and customer requirements to operators. It also includes administrative and project-related duties, such as preparing reports, timesheets, logs, inspection records, and change orders, and communicating with customers, contractors, and subcontractors. Other reasonable duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Three to four years of related experience in a manufacturing production environment in a leadership role.
Safety awareness and good housekeeping skills.
Supervision skills.
Tracking and reporting skills.
Technical capacity, including troubleshooting and problem solving.
Production-, quality-, and teamwork orientation.
Communication proficiency and attention to detail.
Mechanical aptitude.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to transfer knowledge to Production Operators through on-the-job training.
Basic math proficiency.
Flexibility in handling multiple priorities and heavy production requirements.
Knowledge of email, spreadsheet software, word processing, presentation software, and tracking databases.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, listen, talk, stoop, bend, crouch, kneel, twist, reach, push or pull, and climb; regularly lift up to 50 pounds, with assistance required for anything over 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.

Responsibilities

Carry out production activities for processing NARSTCO products.
Monitor team members’ use of training and identify additional training needs.
Set work priorities based on production schedules, output goals, and needs communicated by sales or management.
Verify material availability and direct employees to tasks and projects according to management’s priority schedule.
Communicate product and customer information and requirements to Production Operators, including the effects of nonconformance.
Develop production paperwork.
Maintain workflow by monitoring process steps, variables, equipment, personnel, and resources; study methods; implement cost reductions; develop reporting procedures; address process-control malfunctions; and foster cooperation between departments.
Complete the production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting production flow results in shift summaries.
Lead the team of Production Operators.
Communicate with customers, contractors, and subcontractors; motivate and train the crew.
Perform administrative tasks, including reports, timesheets, logs, inspection records, and change orders.
Complete other project-related duties and other reasonable services as assigned.
Act with integrity, honesty, good faith, and fidelity in dealings with the company and its customers, employees, suppliers, and the public.