Commercial Roofing Service Foreman

Summary/Objective

The Service Foreman plays a critical role in delivering high-quality commercial roofing service work to customers throughout the Southern Minnesota region. This role focuses on leading a service crew in the execution of repairs, maintenance, leak investigations, small reroofs, and customer-driven service requests.

As the Service Foreman, you will coordinate daily service activities, ensure work meets Kato Roofing’s standards of quality and safety, and maintain excellent communication with customers and internal teams. You will also provide hands-on leadership in the field, performing skilled roofing tasks and guiding technicians through safe and efficient work practices.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In this role, your day-to-day activities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and managing a service crew to perform repairs, maintenance, inspections, and small roof replacement projects.

• Conducting daily planning to ensure job readiness, material availability, equipment coordination, and proper crew assignments.

• Performing roof leak investigations, troubleshooting, and diagnosing roofing issues.

• Completing service repairs on built-up, single-ply, and sheet-metal roofing systems.

• Ensuring all work meets Kato Roofing’s quality standards.

• Maintaining communication with the Service Superintendent and Service Coordinator.

• Serving as the on-site contact for customers during service visits.

• Documenting work performed, including photos, notes, and daily reports.

• Ensuring compliance with Kato Roofing safety procedures and OSHA regulations.

• Training and mentoring service technicians.

• Identifying additional customer needs and service opportunities.

• Managing tools, equipment, and materials to reduce waste and maintain efficiency.

Competencies

Kato Roofing is built on a foundation of trust, teamwork, and craftsmanship. As a Senior Foreman, your success will be measured by your ability to:

• Demonstrate leadership and uphold safety.

• Perform service work efficiently and professionally.

• Troubleshoot roofing issues with minimal call-backs.

• Build strong customer relationships.

• Support teamwork and development of crew members.

• Uphold company values: Integrity, Quality, Commitment to People.

Work Environment

Work occurs primarily at customer job sites—including roof surfaces and varying weather conditions. Some time may be spent in the office completing planning and paperwork.

Physical Demands

• Ability to climb ladders, walk roofs, and lift up to 50 lbs.

• Regular communication (talking/hearing).

• Required vision abilities: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, focus adjustment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and business hours are Monday through Friday. Longer hours, evenings, and weekend work as necessary.

Travel

Travel to job sites in the region is required.

Education/Requirements:

• Ability to climb ladders, walk roofs, and lift up to 50 lbs.

• Regular communication (talking/hearing).

• Required vision abilities: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, focus adjustment.

AAP/EEO Statement

Kato Roofing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual preference, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, Kato Roofing complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Kato Roofing has facilities and/or jobsites. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Department

30-Service

Employment Type

Full-Time Non-Exempt

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Compensation

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