The Shop Foreman / Lead Technician runs the floor. This is the person who decides what gets worked on today, who works on it, and whether it is good enough to leave the building.
The role owns daily scheduling and production goals for the machine shop: building the work board each morning, assigning jobs to the right technician and the right machine, protecting promised delivery dates, and keeping billable hours flowing. It is equally a people role — coaching technicians, holding standards, running the daily huddle, and developing the bench so the shop is not dependent on any one set of hands.
It is a working leadership position. The Foreman is expected to step onto the floor and perform machine work — troubleshooting a difficult setup, covering a critical job, absorbing overflow, or demonstrating a technique — but hands-on work is the exception, not the job. When floor work consistently crowds out scheduling, coaching, and quality oversight, the schedule is broken and fixing it is this role's responsibility.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Experience:
- Shop Foreman: 5 years (Required)
- Machining: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
