Shop Foreman

Job Title: Shop Foreman
Job Description

The Shop Foreman serves as a working foreman and supervisor, leading daily shop operations while actively participating in furnace and machine building activities. Approximately 70% of the role involves hands-on fabrication, assembly, and completion of vacuum furnace builds, with the remaining time focused on supervising and coordinating a team of skilled tradespeople. This position plays a key leadership role within the furnace manufacturing team, ensuring high-quality workmanship, safe operations, and efficient production.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership and supervision of the shop, overseeing daily operations and workflow.
• Manage and coordinate day-to-day shop tasks to ensure productivity, efficiency, and adherence to production schedules.
• Oversee and support a team of 8–10 tradespeople, including machine builders, welders/fabricators, a lead millwright, and assemblers.
• Act as a key leader within the furnace manufacturing team, collaborating with production, engineering, sales, and customer service personnel.
• Perform fabrication, assembly, and completion of all vacuum furnace builds as an experienced, hands-on machine builder.
• Assemble and troubleshoot large machinery, ensuring proper function and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure a high level of quality, safety, and operational effectiveness across all shop activities.
• Enforce company safety policies and regulatory requirements, promoting a strong safety culture in the shop.
• Work closely with the General Manager or designate to align shop priorities with broader business objectives.
• Contribute to efficient shop operations through effective scheduling, task allocation, and workflow improvements.
• Read and interpret blueprints and schematics to guide fabrication, assembly, and installation work.
• Develop and maintain expertise in industrial vacuum equipment and apply this knowledge to daily operations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and encourage best practices among team members.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of machine building or manufacturing experience.
• 3–5+ years of supervision experience in a shop or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience assembling and troubleshooting large machinery.
• Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Hands-on experience in fabrication and welding.
• Proven capability in machine building, assembly, and installation.
• Solid understanding of furnace and vacuum equipment manufacturing processes.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks and priorities in a busy shop.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational effectiveness.
• Effective leadership and communication skills for guiding a diverse trades team.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 433A trade qualification.
• FCAW (Flux-Cored Arc Welding) ticket.
• SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) ticket.
• GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) ticket.
• Experience working with industrial vacuum equipment.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams such as engineering, production, sales, and customer service.
• Ability to identify and implement workflow and process improvements in a shop environment.

Why Work Here?

You will join a team that values skilled trades, safety, and long-term employee development, supported by a comprehensive benefits package and retirement savings plan. The organization offers company-paid benefits after three months, a 3% RRSP match after one year, and three weeks of vacation to support work-life balance. You will also benefit from yearly tool, safety boot, and prescription safety glasses reimbursements, as well as access to a corporate program that provides additional perks and discounts.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, day-shift position, working Monday to Friday from 8:00 . to 4:30 . The role is based in a shop environment focused on furnace and large machinery manufacturing, involving hands-on fabrication, welding, assembly, and installation work. You will work closely with a team of machine builders, welders/fabricators, a lead millwright, and assemblers, using industrial tools and equipment typical of a heavy manufacturing and fabrication setting. The environment emphasizes safety, quality, and collaboration, with structured hours that support a stable work-life routine.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Burlington, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $85000.00/yr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Burlington,ON.

À propos d'Aerotek

Nous savons qu’il est difficile de trouver du travail, et qu’il est encore plus difficile de trouver un travail enrichissant. Chaque année, Aerotek met en contact plus de 180 000 travailleurs de l’industrie légère et de métiers spécialisés avec plus de 14 000 employeurs, aidant ainsi nos travailleurs à naviguer dans un marché du travail en constante évolution et à trouver des emplois qui correspondent à leurs objectifs, à leurs compétences et à leurs centres d’intérêt. Depuis 1983, nous offrons une variété de possibilités de carrière dans l’industrie nord-américaine, soit des affectations à court terme dans les entreprises du Fortune 500 où vous pouvez développer vos compétences, soit des possibilités à long terme où vous pouvez jouer un rôle important en relevant les défis des entreprises en matière de construction, de fabrication et d’entretien. Notre équipe de plus de 1 500 recruteurs chevronnés, répartis dans plus de 250 bureaux, travaille sans relâche pour permettre à notre main-d’œuvre de s’épanouir. Permettez-nous de nous montrer à la hauteur de vos défis et de mettre à l’épreuve notre philosophie « Notre monde nous tient à cœur » au fur et à mesure que votre carrière évolue.

Aerotek offre un salaire hebdomadaire, des avantages sociaux y compris des soins médicaux, des soins dentaires et des soins de la vue, ainsi qu’un programme d’aide aux employés et un programme de rabais.

La société souscrit au principe d’égalité d’accès à l’emploi et examinera toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, de l’origine nationale, du statut de vétéran, de handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité de genre, de l’information génétique ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco:
Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.

Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA):
Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, employee assistance and discount programs.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.