General Foreman

General Foreman

Weldco-Beales Manufacturing designs and manufactures specialized heavy equipment attachments for the construction, forestry, mining, scrap recycling, road maintenance and resource industries throughout Canada, the USA and internationally. Weldco prides itself on providing a great employee experience where safety always comes first. Weldco-Beales is currently recruiting General Foreman for the Edmonton manufacturing team. This position will report to the General Manager

Our Culture

Weldco-Beales prides itself on maintaining a strong culture of safety, hard work, and pleasing our customers with high quality customer service and products. We have an all hands-on deck attitude where everyone has a genuine interest in the company’s success. We all know if the company does well, we all do well. We are looking for like-minded people who will support our culture. If you fit the bill, please read on…

Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks

Working under the direction of the General Manager, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Workplace Safety

• Promotes and practices safety in the work place at all times
• Complies with all safety rules and practices as set by Occupational Health and Safety, WBM and any and all other relevant safety regulations and requirements

Customer Service

• Ensures commitments for delivery and quality are met in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Provides quality customer service to internal and external clients by responding to requests in a prompt and expeditious manner, and by producing quality service workmanship

Human Resources Management

• Manages the Shop personnel by:
• Recruiting, interviewing, and selecting the best candidate for the right job when necessary,
• Continuous feedback to employees
• Conducting formal performance evaluations on staff on a regular basis and/or informal evaluations on an as needed basis
• Recommending salary adjustments, transfers, promotions, etc.
• Planning staffing coverage for employees on leave
• Addressing human resources issues in a timely manner
• Offering appropriate training to staff to increase the ability to do their job better
• Terminating employment in accordance with statutory regulations
• Cultivating successors
• Supervises staff and monitors productivity by:
• Scheduling and assigning projects and ensuring deadlines are met
• Checking and reviewing the work of more junior staff and ensuring work is completed with a high degree of accuracy prior to finalization and delivery
• Implements timely corrective actions

Leadership

• Fosters an environment that facilitates active participation and staff involvement, offers job satisfaction, encourages creativity and is conducive to learning, development, advancement and the need to strive for excellence at all times
• Maximizes the talent of available staff, delegating responsibilities and making each individual accountable.
• Enforces government legislation and all company policies and procedures pertaining to human resources, administration, and safety

Communication

• Communicates to the operations, sales and engineering staff immediately of production problems that may delay orders
• Communicates to Management all pertinent production concerns

Productivity

• Applies capacity planning and scheduling program
• Resolves work problems and recommends effective, practical work measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Establishes methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Ensures resources and necessary tools are available to employees to complete assigned projects

Quality Control and Inspection

• Promotes continuous improvement of product and streamlines procedures without compromising on product quality or endangering the health and well being of employees
• Discusses solutions with personnel/ customers on issues pertaining to re-work and warranties
• Collaborates to identify preventative measures to ensure errors are not repeated and product quality is increased

Other Duties

• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

Note: An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Education

• A high school diploma
• Alberta Journeyman Ticket or Red Seal Certification in Welding
• Supervisory training

Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of directly related experience, of which 2 years must be at a supervisory level

Knowledge

• Knowledge of all safety practices
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing
• Good understanding of human resources management

Skills

• Leadership skills to guide and lead the Team
• Supervisory skills to train, discipline and guide staff
• Ability to train new Supervisors or Lead Hands
• Strong interpersonal skills to relate to staff at all levels
• Effective communication skills to listen, read, write and speak in a clear and concise manner to individuals at various levels
• Presentation skills to effectively deliver presentations to Management and Staff
• Effective time management skills to productively complete work and meet expected deadlines
• Strong organizational skills to plan out and coordinate work
• Problem solving skills to methodically and logically work through technical and non-technical problems
• Proficient computer skills to use various software applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, Internet, etc.)
• Designing and keeping track of budget models for departments and the Company

Abilities

• Patient, confident, attentive, and results oriented.
• Mechanically inclined
• Physically fit to perform work
• Coordinates workload effectively among team members
• Attentive to details and is exceptionally thorough
• Self motivated to manage his or her time effectively and productively
• Works with established goals
• Collaborates with others to achieve company objectives
• Exercise good judgment when handling sensitive issues and resolving disputes
• Read and interpret blueprint designs
  
  Please note: Successful candidates will undergo a pre-employment medical evaluation upon hiring.
  
  Applications for this position may be kept on file for twelve months and may be considered for future positions within Weldco or IDC. Your interest in Weldco is appreciated. However only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
  Weldco Companies is a subsidiary of IDC (Inuvialuit Development Corporation) and is 100% Inuvialuit owned. Weldco provides Employment and Career Development opportunities for its beneficiaries and employees.