Night Shift Shop Foreman

Are you looking for an exciting new career opportunity that comes with amazing opportunities for success and growth for your future? Morskate Manufacturing is actively recruiting a motivated **Full-Time Journeyman Structural Welder Night Shift Foreman **to join our dynamic team of professionals**. **Reporting to the Production Manager/Shop Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising the night shift employees fabricating various metal projects in our manufacturing division using welding techniques and processes such as GMAW, GTAW, and SMAW. If you are a reliable self starter with a strong work ethic and organizational skills, and like to work as a part of a team we want to hear from you

Morskate Manufacturing is a family run structural steel manufacturer located in Ponoka, Alberta. Specializing in structural, agricultural and custom orders, we take pride in the ability to be adaptable and flexible when designing and building orders to meet the customers exact requirements. We are a dedicated team of hard-working individuals who strive for excellence and innovation in everything we do. If you want to be able to take pride in the quality, service, and creativity of your work, Morskate is the place for you

Only applicants already able to work in Canada will be reviewed.

**Reports to**: Production Manager/Shop Supervisor

**1. Responsibilities**:

- Maintain excellent personal attendance record and monitor attendance of night shift employees
- Lead production demands with night shift to manage timelines for performance in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision
- Supervise shop employees to ensure that work completed meets company and a pre-determined quality standard
- Ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks and receive applicable training on tools and equipment
- Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching
- Receive complaints and resolve problems as required
- Assist in communicating company information to night shift employees on behalf of management
- Contribute information in preparation of performance review contents and participate with management on delivery of
- Ensure adherence to legal and company policies and procedures and work with Production Manager/Shop Supervisor to carry out disciplinary actions if the need arises
- Thorough knowledge of safe operation of overhead crane, rigging practices and mobile equipment for material movement
- Interpret part and fabrication drawings for quality checks
- Accurately measure and verify material and identification as per assembly drawing requirements
- Visually inspect finished product for quality and size of weld, tagging/marking and finish
- Resolve quality problems or concerns in a timely fashion to meet project timelines

**2. Requirements/Qualifications**
- Basic computer skills
- Previous experience in a fabrication environment
- Previous welding experience within a CWB certified facility required
- Ability to identify quality issues of welds e.g. undercut, lack of fusion, porosity, cold lap and spatter
- Effective communication skills to provide necessary information in a timely and accurate manner
- Ability to act with as well as promote ethical behavior
- Ability to adjust to changing production requirements and plan accordingly
- Strong organizational skills to maintain maintenance records regarding the status of equipment, repairs and issues
- Ability to encourage employee engagement and promote production goals and timelines
- Skill and ability to foster positive working relationships with employees
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, sketches, procedures and practices
- Must have good communication, time management and organizational skills
- Possess problem solving skills
- Must be physically fit and able to lift 50 lbs. and be on feet for long periods

**3. Health & Safety Responsibilities**:

- Active participation in company safety program
- Thorough knowledge of safe work practices and the ability to promote and enforce safety rules and procedures
- Communication, monitoring and maintaining compliance with company safety rules, policies, practices, procedures and applicable legislation
- Maintain a safety-first priority and hold team accountable to safety guidelines at all times
- Report safety incidents and near misses in a timely manner

Pay: $28.00-$38.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime

Work Location: In person