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Industrial Foreman A project-based industrial services contractor headquartered in the Reading, PA area is hiring three Industrial Foremen to support an active book of rigging, OEM equipment installation, millwright, pipe fitting, and plant move projects across the Mid-Atlantic region. This is a non-union shop, and the foremen here are working leads — in the work alongside the crew, not just directing it. The client base is heavily food and beverage, with additional work spanning manufacturing facility moves, conveyor systems, and scheduled shutdown and turnaround projects. If you're a seasoned field lead who wants variety, field ownership, and a company that puts real value on the people running its jobs, this is worth a conversation.$30–$40/hr, depending on experience and skill mix; welding ability is a direct pay driverCompany vehicle and gas card provided to foremenFull suite of benefits: Health/Vision/Dental, life insurance, 401(k) with company match, PTOOvernight travel: approximately 30% of the year (project-based estimate; varies annually) Looking for candidates in the Reading, PA areaOverview: Run a field crew through the full cycle of a project — rigging, OEM equipment installation, pipe work, plant moves, conveyor installation, and shutdown supportWork as a hands-on lead — you are in the work alongside your crew, not only directing itEnter crew hours daily, capture and maintain site photos, and keep project managers informed of schedule and site statusEnforce OSHA compliance on every site; train and retrain crew members on applicable safety requirementsServe as the on-site point of contact for the client during project executionCoordinate with project managers for job turnovers, material returns, and next-job preparationParticipate in takeoff and planning meetings virtually or in person as neededPreferred Skills/Experiences: Current OSHA 30 certification or documented annual OSHA training — heavily preferredMinimum 2 years of field supervision experience in industrial or industrial maintenance work — requiredAbility to read blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings — requiredWorking knowledge of rigging, millwright work, pipe fitting, and welding fundamentalsWelding ability (any process — MIG, TIG, stick) — strongly preferred; directly affects compensationPipe fitting experience — particularly high value given current project pipelineBackground in food and beverage or manufacturing plant environmentsComfort with project-based work — no fixed daily location; every project is a different siteFamiliarity with Microsoft Office tools and basic construction or time-entry softwareKEY WORDS: Industrial foreman, working foreman, field foreman, field supervisor, industrial supervisor, lead millwright, millwright foreman, lead rigger, rigging foreman, lead pipe fitter, OEM installer, equipment installation, conveyor installation, plant relocation, plant move, industrial maintenance, food and beverage maintenance, shutdown, turnaround outage, OSHA 30, carbon steel welding, weld inspection, rigging certification, pipe fitting, millwright, construction foreman, industrial construction, non-union industrial, project-based field work, Berks County PA, Reading PA, Fleetwood PA, Allentown PA, Lehigh Valley PA, Philadelphia PA, Chester County PA

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$30–$40/hr

Experience level

Senior

Location

Temple, PA

Occupation

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Industry

All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

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