Foreman and Set up Technician

Hiring Opportunity: Mentor Ohio

2nd and 3rd shifts available!

Our Client is looking to hire a foreman to join their team in Mentor! Our Client is a leader in creating re-useable connectors that securely connects electrical wires using a screw mechanism.

The foreman would be responsible for advanced machine troubleshooting, setup leadership & escalation, cycle & process optimization, process documentation, and training new personal.

Qualified candidates would have experience with troubleshooting, setting up machinery, reading and interpreting blueprints, and a background within a machine shop.



Job responsibilities:

- Advanced Machine Troubleshooting: Act as the frontline expert for major mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical malfunctions on custom drilling, tapping, and rotary transfer equipment that standard operators or setup technicians cannot resolve.
- Setup Leadership & Escalation: Lead complex machine setups to completion, utilizing operators and resources to minimize downtime. Take direct charge of any machine setup exceeding 48 hours.
- Cycle & Process Optimization: Monitor daily machine run-times and cycle efficiencies. Analyze tool wear patterns and repetitive faults to optimize speeds, feeds, and mechanical sequencing to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Process Documentation: Update and maintain machine setup sheets with any missing or optimized information within 24 hours of setup completion.
- Training: Train new machine operators.
- Visual & Precision Inspections: Perform visual part checks at each work center at least twice per machine, per shift (auditing for part marks, caps, saw/inside burrs, thread depth, and cosmetic issues). Inspect and validate trainees' parts to ensure strict quality control.
- First-Piece Approvals: Assist with and audit complex machine setups and tool staging to ensure first-piece inspection approvals are met efficiently.
- Onboarding & Operator Training: Conduct regular operator training and perform required hourly quality/progress checks. Assist management in evaluating the capabilities of potential new hires using standard evaluation sheets.
- Shift Coordination & Crossover: Direct a team of operators and setup technicians. Participate in daily shift communication meetings to seamlessly transition priorities, production metrics, and unresolved maintenance issues between incoming and outgoing shifts.
- Resource Allocation: Assign operators and floaters to priority machines based on production schedules, skill levels, and attendance to optimize shift output.
- Safety & 5S Enforcement: Ensure strict compliance with company safety protocols and maintain lean manufacturing practices, guaranteeing all tools are correctly stored in their respective toolbox shadow boards.
- Interpersonal Management: Maintain a calm, professional, and respectful production environment. Address minor personnel issues as they arise, monitor operator performance statistics, and escalate major infractions to the Production Manager.


Job qualifications:

- Experience: 5+ years of hands-on mechanical troubleshooting and setup experience in a precision machining environment. Deep practical knowledge of drilling and tapping mechanics, multi-spindle configurations, high-speed tapping heads, and precision tool geometry is required.
- Blueprint & Quality Literacy: Expert ability to read complex engineering drawings and blueprints. Proficient with micrometers, thread gauges, pin gauges, and optical comparators to verify ultra-precise component dimensions.
- Lean Manufacturing: Strong understanding of machining fundamentals, machine shop best practices, and Lean/5S techniques.