Assistant Shop Foreman, Weekends - Fabrication Shop

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. In addition to their regular duties, the Assistant Shop Foreman will be the backup for the Shop Foreman. They are responsible for maintaining the safe and efficient fabrication and paint shop operations through planning, communication, and execution of processes and systems with guidance from the Shop Foreman.

• Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.
• Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
• Operate lifting and transporting equipment.
• Assist with Quality Control Related Tasks
• Provide a backup for the Shop Foreman when Shop Foreman is not available or needs additional support.
• Backup duties may include:
  • Provide training for employees.
  • Manage, communicate, and document personnel issues.
  • Ensure company standards and policies are followed.
  • Maintain an overall management style that follows company best practices.
  • Provide leadership and direction to employees.
  • Ensure product quality and availability.
  • Organize employee schedules.
  • Ensure that health, safety, and security rules are followed.
  • Motivate employees and ensure a focus on the mission.
  • Maintain production and a visual plan.
  • Complete tasks assigned accurately and efficiently.
• Support Shop Foreman as needed.
• Perform duties for current position when not performing Assistant Shop Foreman activities.

• Provide a backup for the Shop Foreman when Shop Foreman is not available or needs additional support.
• Backup duties may include:
  • Provide training for employees.
  • Manage, communicate, and document personnel issues.
  • Ensure company standards and policies are followed.
  • Maintain an overall management style that follows company best practices.
  • Provide leadership and direction to employees.
  • Ensure product quality and availability.
  • Organize employee schedules.
  • Ensure that health, safety, and security rules are followed.
  • Motivate employees and ensure a focus on the mission.
  • Maintain production and a visual plan.
  • Complete tasks assigned accurately and efficiently.
• Support Shop Foreman as needed.
• Perform duties for current position when not performing Assistant Shop Foreman activities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in production welding supervision a plus but not required.
• Have the ability to work autonomously when required.
• Experience operating a forklift, heavy equipment, and overhead cranes.
• Knowledge of fabrication process and techniques.
• Knowledge of welding techniques and materials.
• Proven experience in getting work done through others in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as ASME Code, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions,…