Shop Foreman

Mincon Canada in North Bay Ontario, is the only design and manufacturing company in Canada, fully dedicated to Rotary Blast Hole Drill Bits. Innovation and performance are the foundation of our efforts to produce rugged, dependable, quality products, providing optimal drilling performance for our customers. We are supported by Mincon sales and distribution centers throughout the world including Canada, USA, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, and Australia. Mincon Canada is ISO certified and take pride in our Health & Safety program. We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join our team as shop foremen. **As part of the Mincon Canada team we offer**: - Competitive wages - Health/dental benefits - Pension Plan - Boot Allowance - Opportunities for advancement - Full time hours, over-time available after 40 hours **Benefits**: - Company pension - Dental care - Vision care - Disability insurance - Extended health care - Life insurance - On-site parking **Salary** - Salary negotiable depending on experience. **Schedule** - Monday to Friday 8 hr shifts. Some overtime or Saturday hours may occasionally be required. (start and end time for shifts is negotiable depending on requirements) **Job Summary and Daily Tasks** - Responsible for the management of all shop employees including shift supervisors. - Provide coaching and mentoring to all subordinate staff - Maintain employee productivity, maximum presence "on the shop floor" is expected. - Manage and monitor hours worked including overtime and vacation time. - Liaison with process management and operations coordinator to schedule machines and jobs for production. - Ensuring that all shifts are adequately staffed including being involved with recruiting and hiring new employees. - Enforcing all health and safety regulations and all company policies as well as enforcing ISO quality control. - Making sure that production goals are met and communicating shortfalls or problems to management. - Dealing with shop employees HR issues and communicating to management as required. - Attend production meetings as required - Provide and arrange for training to assure shop employees develop required skills. - Communicate any maintenance issues or machines at risk to maintenance department. - Checking the progress of repairs and service in process. - Scheduling jobs for production in cooperation with sales and the operations coordinator. - Liaison with service and repair contractors along with the maintenance supervisor. **Physical Demands and Working Conditions** - The Shop Foreman tasks include activities that require both sitting and standing for long periods as well as walking, use of stairs and lifting - up to 50 lbs. In the course of regular work, the position will involve bending, reaching and rotational movements. Regular use of a computer keyboard, mouse and monitor will be expected, as well as a desk phone and headset. There may be exposure to noise, vibration, dust, exhaust fumes, and other hazardous and non-hazardous materials as a part of the daily working conditions, for which mitigating actions will be taken. **Qualifications** - Proven abilities in a manufacturing environment - Ability to work independently in a busy environment and proven ability to motivate others - Leadership ability and team building skills to effectively supervise all production personnel - Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing - Able to build and maintain relationships with management, other company departments, service providers, and coworkers - Able to find new methods and principles and ability to incorporate them into existing practices as needed - High degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, and adaptability - Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc. - Strong negotiation and prioritization skills - Proven dependability in terms of attendance and punctuality - Experience with Microsoft Office and other computer programs an asset - Proven demonstration of following and enforcing all company policies including health and safety. **Education and Experience Requirements** - Post-secondary diploma/degree or equivalent experience - Minimum 3 years of experience in a related field - Some supervisory experience with demonstrated motivating, training, appraising and general supervisory skills - Possess a valid driver’s license **Relation of the position to others in the company** - Works closely with management, administration, engineering, and shop personnel. **Note**:This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with this role. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current responsibilities, management reserves the right to revise the functions and duties, or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when c