Fabrication & Material Prep Foreman

Mantech offers a competitive compensation package, including industry-leading compensation, extended health and dental benefits, flexible working arrangements, and a group RSP program with employee contributions matched by Mantech. We are a small company with a great culture and a loyal group of people.

**Our Core Values**:
We live by them every day. Our core values are the cornerstone of who we are - do they resonate with you?

- _Creative Solutions_ - the heart of who we are
- _Continuous Improvement _- the undercurrent that goes on every day
- _Exceeding Customer Expectations _- always going the extra step
- _Candor _- having frank and open conversations
- _Loyalty_ - this a two-way street and means being loyal to our employees and customers even when it’s hard

Reporting to the Shop Operations Manager, we are actively looking for a **Fabrication & Material Prep Foreman**. This position will manage our team of fabricators, welders, shop helpers and be accountable for coordinating the department’s throughput. This will include managing on-time delivery and team performance, overseeing team training and development, assisting with technical solutions, and increasing the productivity of the department.

This is a growth-oriented position and we are looking to improve and establish procedures, structure, and best-practices to allow for scaling our fabrication shop, while preserving the quality and speed we are known for.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Supervise, assist, guide, mentor, and develop a team of fabricators, welders and shop helpers.
- Lead all Fabrication, Welding and Material Preparation including the Waterjet, sawing and abrading areas.
- Review and ensure compliance with all documentation requirements including: time-tracking, quality assurance, operation completion, and ISO 9001/AS9100D.
- Develop new and improve existing SOPs.
- Manage resources and labour to ensure all materials are received when required, and all parts are complete when due.
- Create, review, and document detailed technical plans of complex fabricated parts.
- Provide design feedback to Engineering and Sales departments.
- Purchase tools and supplies and communicate with suppliers.
- Oversee maintenance of all fabrication and material preparation equipment and arrange repairs when required.
- Oversee and manage shop improvements to ensure continuous improvement and progress.
- Support, execute, and expand upon management initiatives.
- Champion the maintenance of a safe and clean department

**Required Skills**:

- 10+ years of fabrication experience. Supervisory experience required.
- Broad background in fabrication, welding, waterjet, sawing and abrading all types of materials. Stainless steel and austenitic stainless steel material use is an asset.
- Knowledge of CWB and/or AWS welding standards. CWB welding qualification and welding supervisor qualification are assets.
- ERP usage for planning, scheduling and managing work required. ProShop ERP experience is an asset.
- Able to use Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong communication and soft skills.
- Strong organizational, planning, and scheduling skills.
- Adaptable in rapidly-changing environments.
- Creative approach to problem-solving in both shop and management problems.

**Working with us**:
We offer a 4 day work week, 10 hour day shifts, as well as an excellent work environment where you will be part of a group of talented professionals.
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