Production Foreman

Fairlead Precision Manufacturing & Integration, Llc; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 72,794 - 109,191; Full time

Job summary

Fairlead Integrated, LLC. in Portsmouth, VA seeks an Integration Working Foreman to supervise electrical and mechanical integration teams and manage daily work packages, quality, safety, and schedule attainment on defense manufacturing projects.

The role requires hands-on technical capability, experience leading multi-discipline projects, and strong documentation and GMP-like controls. Relevant NAVSEA/customer experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 10–15 years in integration, electrical, mechanical, shipboard, or defense manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years leading technicians or production teams.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical documentation.
• Experience with quality systems, inspections, and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct electrical and mechanical integration teams.
• Plan daily work assignments and manpower utilization.
• Ensure compliance with all company, customer, OSHA, NAVSEA, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Control, and Program Management.
• Monitor schedule performance and execute recovery plans when required.
• Conduct daily toolbox meetings and safety briefings.
• Verify technicians are utilizing current revisions of technical documentation.
• Serve as primary technical resource for electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Review and approve completed work prior to quality inspection.
• Mentor and develop Integrators, Specialists, and future supervisors.
• Manage labor charging, productivity tracking, and workforce accountability.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support customer demonstrations, inspections, and witness testing.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Production tracking systems

Job description

650 CHAUTAUQUA - PORTSMOUTH, VA 23707 US (Primary)

Category

Skilled Trades

Job Description

The Integration Working Foreman provides direct supervision and technical leadership for electrical and mechanical integration personnel. The Working Foreman is responsible for workforce planning, daily execution of work packages, quality compliance, safety performance, customer interaction, employee development, schedule attainment, and successful project completion while maintaining hands-on technical capability.

Responsibilities

• * Lead and direct electrical and mechanical integration teams.
• * Plan daily work assignments and manpower utilization.
• * Ensure compliance with all company, customer, OSHA, NAVSEA, and contractual requirements.
• * Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Control, and Program Management.
• * Monitor schedule performance and execute recovery plans when required.
• * Conduct daily toolbox meetings and safety briefings.
• * Verify technicians are utilizing current revisions of technical documentation.
• * Serve as primary technical resource for electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
• * Review and approve completed work prior to quality inspection.
• * Mentor and develop Integrators, Specialists, and future supervisors.
• * Manage labor charging, productivity tracking, and workforce accountability.
• * Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• * Support customer demonstrations, inspections, and witness testing.
• * Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Job Requirements

• * High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• * 10–15 years of integration, electrical, mechanical, shipboard, industrial, or defense manufacturing experience.
• * Minimum 3 years leading technicians or production teams.
• * Demonstrated capability supervising multi-discipline integration projects.
• * Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical technical documentation.
• * Experience with quality systems, inspections, and corrective actions.
• * Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and production tracking systems.

# of Hires Needed

2

Salary Grade

$72,794.40 - $109,191.60

Fairlead Integrated, LLC. and its subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Employ Opportunity and affirm action employers (Minority / Female / Disability / Veterans).