Position: General Foreman

Primary Role

At Progressive Rubber Industries (PRI), the General Foreman is responsible for overseeing and coordinating daily production activities across multiple departments (steel shop, rubber lining, sandblast & paint, and logistics). This role ensures that work is executed safely, on schedule, and to the highest quality standards, while fostering accountability, teamwork, and pride in workmanship.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Workforce Oversight

- Provide direction and support to team leads and production crews across all active work centers.

- Ensure consistent application of PRI’s core values: Safety → Quality → Productivity.

- Promote accountability at all levels — ensuring instructions are understood, followed, and completed without ambiguity.

- Act as the escalation point for production issues, while maintaining alignment with managers and coordinators.

2. Safety & Compliance

- Enforce PRI’s safety standards and regulatory compliance across all departments.

- Conduct regular safety inspections, toolbox talks, and job hazard assessments.

- Ensure correct use of PPE, safe operation of equipment, and proper handling of materials.

- Stop unsafe practices immediately and implement corrective actions.

3. Quality Control

- Coordinate with Quality Manager to ensure work in progress and completed tasks conform specifications, drawings, and PRI quality standards.

- Proactively address deficiencies and direct corrective actions to minimize rework.

- Ensure proper procedures are being followed for the task at hand.

- Reinforce standardization of workflows to drive consistency and reliability.

4. Planning & Coordination

- Coordinate with the Operations Manager, Steel Shop Manager, Production Coordinator, and Logistics to align manpower and schedules.

- Ensure crews have the necessary materials, consumables, and equipment staged ahead of work.

- Assist in sequencing work orders to maintain flow between steel, rubber, and paint shops, avoiding bottlenecks.

- Support coordination with shipping for staging, packaging, and delivery readiness.

5. Productivity & Efficiency

- Monitor labor allocation and efficiency across departments; reassign resources where needed to hit deadlines.

- Identify and reduce non-value-added tasks, downtime, or material handling delays.

- Encourage efficient practices without compromising quality or safety.

- Provide feedback to management on production targets, resource requirements, and overtime needs.

6. Communication & Reporting

- Maintain daily logs of manpower, production progress, and incidents.

- Report schedule risks, quality concerns, or equipment issues to management with proposed solutions.

- Act as a direct communication link between crews and management, ensuring clarity and consistency.

7. Training & Development

- Mentor and develop supervisors and team leads to build PRI’s supervisory strength.

- Reinforce standard work practices and encourage cross-training across disciplines.

- Provide input into employee performance reviews and support succession planning.

What we offer:

- Competitive salary.

- Comprehensive extended health and dental benefits.

- Company RRSP group plan.

- Rewards and recognition for length of service.

- Opportunities for development and growth.

This position will be required to work overtime when needed and wage will depend on qualifications.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $84,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care

- Disability insurance

- Extended health care

- Life insurance

- Profit sharing

- RRSP match

- Vision care

Work Location: In person