Geneson Gonzales
shop foreman
Calgary,AB
Summary
Skilled Shop Foreman familiar with strategies for keeping team members working well and shop operations moving smoothly to achieve demanding targets. Well-versed in employee training, coaching and motivating techniques. Bringing 10 years of related experience. Talented shop supervisor with 10 years of experience managing, scheduling and overseeing employees. Highly knowledgeable expert in production with proven methods for improving efficiency. Priority on employee safety in fast-paced environment. Hardworking shop leader leads teams, uses diverse equipment and coordinates materials in support of shop and job site operations. Manages project processes and technician assignments. Keeps accurate records for payroll and accounts payable. Adept at keeping the shop environment safe and organized. Effective at welding, fabrication and equipment maintenance. Strengths include budget administration and schedule management. Experienced Shop Worker skilled in maximizing team productivity and efficiency with proactive decision-making abilities. Focused on providing discipline and leadership to shop personnel through good planning, communication and problem-solving skills. Diligent shop foreman with over 10 years of experience maintaining seamless business operations. Smoothly administers budgets, trains staff and monitors procedures to maximize efficiency and balance objectives with operational requirements. Exceptional skills in inventory management, loss prevention and vendor negotiation. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-level c position to help launch career while achieving company goals. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Shop Foreman
Alloy Trucks & Equipment Ltd.
Calgary, AB
02.2011 - Current
- Trained and mentored employees in procedures and performance improvement strategies.
- Calculated labor and equipment requirements and production specifications using standard formulas to boost sustainability.
- Evaluated and assessed personnel to identify potential candidates for promotion.
- Inspected products to verify conformance to specifications.
- Requisitioned materials and supplies, tools or replacement parts.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Performed minor equipment repairs to keep jobs on task and notified maintenance department of major machinery failures.
- Read and interpreted work order specifications and information to plan, schedule and carry out jobs effectively.
- Operated variety of instruments, equipment and power tools to reduce accidents and malfunctions.
- Managed team of personnel focused in the shop and the field.
- Enforced company policies, answered coworkers' questions and trained new personnel.
- Conferred with management and subordinates to resolve problems or complaints.
- Monitored work areas to prevent or correct unsafe conditions or violations of safety procedures.
- Assigned tasks to employees and monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
- Implemented workplace safety protocols to minimize accidents and incidents.
- Focused on safety and efficiency when using tools, equipment and gauges.
- Delegated tasks to multiple employees while maintaining efficient workplace.
- Conducted training in equipment operations and safety procedures, briefing employees of hazards associated with work.
- Conferred with management to coordinate work activities or identify needed resources.
- Trained, coached and supported staff members to maximize productivity.
- Conducted or arranged for worker training in safety, repair and maintenance techniques to increase safety awareness.
- Inspected and assessed completed work using hand tools or gauges.
- Computed estimates and actual costs of materials, labor or contractors.
Skills
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met
- Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes
- Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment
- Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools
- Design templates or patterns
- Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids
Additional Information
References: Chester Saret 6045371597
Lord Alfred Opelario 7789871914
Timeline
Shop Foreman
Alloy Trucks & Equipment Ltd.
02.2011 - Current
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