Sheet Metal Foreman — Lead CNC, Safety & Lean

Nailor-Industries,-Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermal Corporation in Rankin, Texas is seeking a Sheet Metal Foreman to lead our fabrication department, manage a hands-on team, and ensure on-time production of custom air handling equipment. You will direct CNC laser cutting, press brakes, and turret punches, train operators, verify programs and quality, and collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering and production leadership to improve flow.

This role requires 5+ years in sheet metal fabrication with at least 2 years in a supervisory

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of sheet metal fabrication experience with 2+ years in a lead role.
• Hands-on experience setting up and operating CNC press brakes, fiber laser cutters, and turret punch presses.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints.
• Knowledge of bend deductions, tooling, nesting layouts, and sheet metal fabrication practices.
• Experience with mild steel, galvanized steel, and stainless steel.
• Strong safety knowledge including PPE and lockout/tagout.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day fabrication department operations to meet production schedules.
• Assign work, monitor progress, ensure safety, quality, productivity, and on-time completion.
• Set up and troubleshoot CNC press brakes, fiber lasers, and turret punch equipment.
• Train operators on machine setup, tooling, bend sequencing, nesting, troubleshooting, and equipment care.
• Verify machine programs, tooling, material, and first-piece quality before production runs.
• Read fabrication drawings and nesting layouts.
• Drive improvements in labor efficiency, machine uptime, throughput, scrap reduction.
• Escalate equipment/material/personnel issues promptly.
• Collaborate with Programming, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Production leadership.
• Lead start-of-shift meetings and maintain 5S and housekeeping standards.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication

Leadership / supervisory

CNC Press Brakes

CNC Laser Cutting

Turret Punch Presses

Reading blueprints

Nesting layouts

Safety compliance

Basic computer skills

Tools

Amada equipment

Trumpf equipment

Bystronic equipment

Fiber laser systems

Job description

Thermal Corporation in Rankin, Texas is seeking a Sheet Metal Foreman to lead our fabrication department, manage a hands-on team, and ensure on-time production of custom air handling equipment. You will direct CNC laser cutting, press brakes, and turret punches, train operators, verify programs and quality, and collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering and production leadership to improve flow.

This role requires 5+ years in sheet metal fabrication with at least 2 years in a supervisory