About this role
Parts & Plates Shop Foreman – 2nd Shift
Location: York, PA
Job Type: Direct Hire
Shift: 2nd Shift
Starting Pay: $39.00/hour — higher depending on experience
Shift Differential: Additional $3.00/hour for 2nd Shift
We are hiring a Parts & Plates Shop Foreman to lead daily fabrication and production activities on 2nd Shift. This hands-on leadership position is responsible for coordinating employees, equipment, materials, schedules, quality, and deliveries while maintaining a safe and productive shop environment.
Responsibilities
- Direct and support shop employees during daily fabrication activities.
- Manage personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and workflow for the shop.
- Maintain production and fabrication schedules and make adjustments as needed.
- Coordinate deliveries and help ensure projects remain on schedule.
- Establish and communicate standard fabrication procedures.
- Monitor finished work to maintain quality-control standards and delivery requirements.
- Review production processes and identify ways to improve efficiency, quality, and employee performance.
- Communicate with project management, logistics, purchasing, other departments, and fabrication locations regarding schedules, product status, quality, and deliveries.
- Maintain appropriate equipment, tools, facilities, and inventory levels.
- Work with purchasing and management to maintain needed materials and supplies.
- Establish working relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Balance shop workload and communicate staffing or production needs to management.
- Adjust work hours, including overtime and Saturdays when necessary, to support delivery schedules.
- Enforce company policies, safety requirements, and quality standards.
Required Qualifications
- Structural steel fabrication industry experience — required.
- Previous foreman, supervisor, or shop leadership experience — required.
- Strong knowledge of structural steel fabrication operations.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite .
- Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, personnel, and deadlines.
- Ability to work 2nd shift , overtime, and Saturdays as needed.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety, quality, and productivity.