Shop Foreman

Shop Foreman

Industry Leading Manufacturing Company urgently hiring a Shop Foreman!

Located in Chester, NY

Pay: $90,000-$105,000

Shift: 7:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Supervise and assign tasks to a team of mechanics, welders, and fabricators.
• Make repairs on trucks/trailers
• Enforce safety protocols
• Inventory management and equipment maintenance.

Other Responsibilities:

• Monitor project timelines, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence.
• Conduct quality control checks before trailers leave the shop.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and performance feedback to team members.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in trailer repair, fabrication, or related heavy-equipment maintenance such as excavating, construction equipment, etc. Strong preference of 5 or more years (Work/experience on Detroit and/or Cummins trucks is GREAT TO HAVE)
• Leadership experience is a MUST
• Strong experience with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse team.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and proficiency with shop tools and diagnostic equipment.
• Excellent organizational skills with a focus on safety, compliance, and efficiency.
• Effective communication skills for interacting with staff, vendors, and customers.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record. CDL A with Tank and hazmat preferred but NOT required.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, and suspension components.
• Familiarity with welding processes (MIG/TIG/Stick) and metal fabrication techniques.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Forklift or heavy-lifting equipment certification.
• Basic computer skills for work order management and inventory tracking.

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Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90,000.00 - $105,000.00/yr.

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance (with opt out payment option of $3,000). 7 major holidays paid. 5 sick and personal days. Vacation - 1 week after the first year, 2 weeks after the second year and 3 weeks after the fifth year. 401(k) plan with company match up to 4% and company funded (5%) profit sharing pension plan.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chester,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.