Electrical Foreman

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Electrical Department Manager to lead and develop our electrical team. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and project management capabilities to effectively guide electrical projects from conception through to completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead licensed electricians and electrical techs in the electrical department.
• Communicate and enforce safety policies.
• Conduct interviews and employee performance evaluations.
• Develop and grow the electrical team on off shifts to support long-term growth objectives.
• Direct and train the electrical team on proper electrical processes and techniques.
• Report information on production efficiencies and delays.
• Monitor and adjust bin stock with purchasing.
• Coordinate cycle counting and inventory management within the electrical scope.
• Schedule and ensure effective flow of units and materials within the electrical department.
• Ensure electricians have accurate information and drawings through collaboration with project management, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
• Ensure work is completed in a manner that meets NEC standards.
• Maintain and update internal and subcontracted electrical staffing schedules.
• Prepare and organize weekly and daily tasks for the electrical department, including off shift tasks.
• Manage build schedule and component transfers along with daily updates.
• Utilize ERP for production status, time adjustments, and job hour reviews.
• Drive positive change through Kaizen, 6S, and other continuous improvement projects.
• Evaluate all processes within the area of responsibility for ways to improve quality, tooling usage, and run times.
• Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine sequence of operations and setup requirements.
• Be qualified in the use of forklifts, cranes, and other lifting apparatus to aid in the electrical process.
• Develop standard work, work instructions, and processes.
• Confer with managers, engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve electrical problems.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or two to three years related experience and/or training and a High School Diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician license is preferred.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for Working Leads in the Electrical area.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.