RMS Inc. is looking for a Shop Foremanto join our team. This role will supervise shop leads while ensuring adherence to proper schedule and priorities, with primary responsibility to drive quality and on-time delivery.
- Provide leadership in maintaining a safe working environment and a commitment to safety excellence.
- Responsible for understanding and driving compliance to safety policy, procedures, and instructions, and RMS Employee Handbook.
- Team with Production Supervisor and devise training opportunities for craft labor in accordance with Employee Skill & Training Matrix.
- Manage and coordinate departmental Leads to ensure on-time completion of jobs.
- Possess thorough understanding of project backlog and drive jobs as necessary to achieve monthly financial goals.
- Coach craft labor during disassembly, inspection, repair, and assembly of complex rotating equipment.
- Maximize utilization while ensuring shop resources are working on scheduled tasks while understanding job priorities.
- Attend production meetings, giving updates and suggestions as necessary.
- Identify opportunities for standardization with respect to work practices, inspections, and routers.
- Function as liaison between shop & sales / customer contact as needed.
- Assist in planning turnaround work to be conducted in the PPMW facility.
- RMS Management has the right to assign other duties as deemed necessary.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL - LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION
- Excellent organization skills.
- Exceptional attention to details.
- Display ownership and accountability for tasks and responsibilities.
INTERPERSONAL - EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Ability to lead in a team environment.
- Ability to coach / mentor within the extended team.
EFFICIENCY - EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
- Ability to manage other projects and responsibilities that may be added at the company's discretion.
- Exceptional ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time and resources effectively.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Education:
- High School Diploma / GED from an accredited school or institution.
- Post High School degree in a mechanical related field is a plus.
Knowledge and/or Skill Requirements:
- 10+ years relevant machine shop experience.
- Familiarity with reciprocating compressors, pumps (between bearing, vertical, overhung, etc.), centrifuges, gearboxes, liquid ring compressors, small steam turbines, and able to quickly understand a variety of non-OEM rotating equipment.
- Ability to expertly comprehend complex drawings and procedures on various types of rotating equipment including, and able to seek out and identify parts lists / BOMs for in-process units.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Expert in use of precision measuring equipment (mic, caliper, etc.).
- Ability to lead in a team environment.
- Ability to coach / mentor within the extended team.
- Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required.
- Ability to work in an environment of constant pushing, pulling, lifting, stretching, bending and other physical activities.
- Ability and willingness to be in the shop environment a minimum of 8 hours per day, primarily standing and sitting, as required.
- Ability and willingness to work around and use large propane / acetylene torches.
- Ability to operate small lifts, pallet jacks and other lifting equipment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Basic computer and math skills.
OTHER INFORMATION
- The position will be based full time in our Houston, Texas (PPMW) facility.
- Evening and weekends depending on company needs.
- Able to understand, read, write, and speak English proficiently.
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and background check Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be required to stand and walk for significant portions of the shift.
- Ability and willingness to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs. with assistance, walk, climb, reach above head, and balance.
- Must be able to use hands for assembly and tool usage.
- Must not have allergies or issues related to handling metals including aluminum, copper, bronze, and steel.
Work Environment:While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. While the work area may be described as generally clean, safe, and not loud , there will be machining operations that generate moderate noise and metal particlesWHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- 401k
- Employee Incentive Programs
- Employee Reimbursement Programs
Come Join Rotating Machinery Services Inc. and watch your Career go TURBO! Visit www.rotatingmachinery.com to learn more about who we are and what we do.ABOUT RMSRotating Machinery Services (RMS Inc.) was established in 1998 with the vision to reinvent the concept of an aftermarket turbomachinery business. The goal was to provide turbomachinery operators with unparalleled service based on established relationships, solid engineering, and technical expertise-all backed by responsiveness in competitive prices and lead times. RMS' commitment to quality penetrates every aspect of the organization and in the guiding force for all decision making. With an equal blend of cutting-edge technology, engineering experience, and the work of skilled crafts people, RMS continuously delivers the best possible results to customers. RMS is a nimble organization with a collaborative culture of individuals who come to work every day with a desire to improve upon their craft and further the rotating machinery industry.RMS Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.