Lead Foreman

Foreman – Supervisor

This foreman role oversees labor and baggage operations within a busy airport terminal, leading a team of baggage porters and laborers on a full-time 3rd shift. You will supervise daily workforce activities, ensure accurate luggage and inventory tracking, and maintain a safe, efficient operation from shift start to completion in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and supervise a team of approximately 10 baggage porters and laborers during a 10-hour 3rd shift.
• Monitor employee performance and ensure team members remain productive, engaged, and focused throughout the shift.
• Conduct shift-start and shift-end attendance inspections and confirm staffing levels meet operational needs.
• Ensure luggage is properly loaded and unloaded between conveyor systems and U-Boat platform trucks.
• Verify baggage is accurately routed to designated loading and unloading locations to prevent misrouting.
• Monitor baggage flow across conveyor systems to prevent operational delays and bottlenecks.
• Ensure employees accurately record baggage information and tracking numbers on inventory sheets.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and documentation throughout the shift.
• Conduct inventory reconciliation and confirm all baggage is accounted for before shift completion.
• Communicate operational updates, safety concerns, and workforce issues to the Superintendent in a timely manner.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate team members to achieve performance, productivity, and attendance expectations.
• Enforce company policies, procedures, and workplace safety standards consistently across the team.
• Assist with resolving operational issues, equipment-related challenges, and employee concerns as they arise.
• Lead by example on the floor, demonstrating safe work practices and efficient baggage handling techniques.
• Drive productivity while maintaining operational accuracy so every piece of luggage is properly tracked and accounted for.
• Support testing activities on conveyor systems and new baggage scanning technology by overseeing bag loading and unloading processes.
• Help coordinate the handling of approximately 600 bags per shift, ensuring work is completed safely and on schedule.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a foreman, lead laborer, crew leader, or similar supervisory role in construction, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, airport operations, or other fast-paced environments.
• Proven experience managing labor crews and overseeing daily workforce productivity.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to take ownership of operations and lead by example.
• Effective communication skills for directing crews, providing updates, and coordinating with supervision.
• Solid organizational skills for managing schedules, documentation, and inventory records.
• Experience tracking inventory, production quantities, or operational documentation in a high-volume setting.
• Ability to provide direction, training, coaching, and corrective feedback to employees.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 10 hours per shift in a physically demanding environment.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull baggage and equipment as needed.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, weekends, and overtime as required.
• Reliable transportation and dependable attendance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supervising labor crews in construction, logistics, manufacturing, production, warehousing, or similar operational environments.
• Experience in airport baggage handling, logistics, freight, warehouse, or material handling operations.
• Experience managing teams of 10 or more employees.
• Experience utilizing inventory tracking systems and operational reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate employees while maintaining accountability and performance standards.
• Experience in construction management or production environments is beneficial.
• Familiarity with safety practices and standards in industrial or operational settings.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.

Why Work Here?

This opportunity offers long-term, stable work with consistent weekly hours on a major, multi-year airport project. You will be part of extensive upgrades to baggage systems and conveyor technology, contributing to critical testing and operations in a modern, climate-controlled terminal. As additional projects come online at the airport, there is potential for continued engagement and growth, providing a reliable schedule, steady workload, and the chance to build deep experience in airport operations and baggage handling technology.

Work Environment

The role is based at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Terminal 4, in an indoor, air-conditioned and climate-controlled environment. You will work a full-time 3rd shift, typically Monday through Friday, starting at 5:00 PM and finishing around 3:30 AM, with some weekends and overtime required based on operational needs. The work is physically demanding, involving standing and walking for most of the 10-hour shift and regularly lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling baggage and related equipment. Operations center around conveyor systems, U-Boat platform trucks, and modern baggage scanning technology, with approximately 600 bags handled per shift in a fast-paced but organized setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Phoenix, AZ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $35.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Phoenix,AZ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.