Fabrication Foreman

Job Description

Job Description

Fabrication Lead Job Description

About Us

Allied Electric Sign & Awning Co. exists to Bring Brands to Life. With over 30 years of experience in sign and awning design, fabrication, installation, and service, we are recognized as one of the safest and most reputable employers in the industry. We are growing and looking for high-quality, motivated individuals to join our team.

The Fabrication Foreman is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, scheduling, quality, productivity, and development of the Fabrication and CNC Router departments.

This position serves as the primary floor leader for these departments and is responsible for ensuring work is completed safely, correctly, efficiently, and according to production priorities.

The Fabrication Foreman is expected to be a strong technical resource while also developing the team, identifying production problems, improving processes, and maintaining accountability.

Production Leadership

• Coordinate daily work for Fabrication and CNC Router employees.

• Review production priorities and determine the order work should be completed.

• Assign work based on employee skill level, workload, and production needs.

• Monitor jobs throughout the day and adjust assignments when priorities change.

• Identify jobs that are at risk of missing production deadlines.

• Communicate production delays, material shortages, drawing issues, or other roadblocks promptly.

• Maintain productive workflow between CNC Routing, Fabrication, Assembly, Paint, and other production departments.

• Help balance labor between departments when necessary.

• Ensure completed work moves to the next production stage without unnecessary delay.

Fabrication Oversight

• Provide technical leadership for fabrication of sign structures and components.

• Ensure employees understand drawings, specifications, dimensions, and fabrication requirements before beginning work.

• Verify proper fabrication techniques are being followed.

• Oversee welding, cutting, forming, assembly, structural fabrication, and related processes.

• Ensure fabricated components meet drawings and specifications before leaving the department.

• Help troubleshoot difficult or unusual fabrication projects.

• Reduce rework, scrap, and preventable production errors.

Quality Control

The Fabrication Foreman owns first-line quality control for Fabrication and CNC Routing. The Foreman should ensure:

• Employees are working from the correct drawings and specifications.

• Dimensions are verified before fabrication or routing.

• Materials match job requirements.

• Welds and fabricated assemblies meet company quality expectations.

• Routed components meet dimensional and finish requirements.

• Components are checked before moving to the next department.

• Recurring quality problems are identified and corrected.

• Rework is documented and used as a training opportunity.

• Employees understand that quality is checked throughout production—not only at the end.

CNC Router Oversight

• Coordinate CNC Router workload with fabrication priorities.

• Ensure router jobs are completed in the correct production sequence.

• Verify materials, files, dimensions, quantities, and job requirements before routing.

• Ensure proper machine setup and safe operation.

• Monitor material utilization and minimize unnecessary scrap.

• Ensure routed components are labeled, organized, and delivered to the appropriate next production stage.

• Coordinate maintenance or equipment concerns that could affect production.

Team Leadership

The Fabrication Foreman is responsible for developing a capable and accountable team. Expectations include:

• Conduct daily communication with Fabrication and CNC Router employees.

• Clearly communicate expectations and priorities.

• Train employees on equipment, processes, drawings, and quality standards.