Shop Foreman

Title: Shop Foreman

Location: Saginaw, MI

MKR Fabrication, a subsidiary of Palladyne AI, is a heavy fabrication and weld shop with support and assembly capabilities that specializes in manufacturing heavy duty, complex components. With a focus on fabrication and welding for the mining and agricultural industries, and a growing presence in the aerospace and defense industries, our experienced team can handle projects of varying scopes and specifications, and as an AS9100D registered company, quality comes first, filling a need for reliable, high-quality products. From structural to sheet metal, MKR’s in-house capabilities and technical expertise allows our work to speak for itself.

Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PYDN) is an AI software company on a mission to automate physically demanding work that has historically been “too complex to automate.” With more than thirty years of robotics R&D — including during our time under Raytheon — we’ve developed advanced AI and ML software that enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act with human-like intelligence.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Managing monthly production and outgoing product goals

· Determining labor requirements and managing new hire needs

· Supervising employee productivity and monitoring performance

· Creating and managing employee schedule

· Managing daily stand-up meeting with shop employees

· Tracking projects from start to finish

· Managing project budget and resource allocation to meet production requirements

· Maintaining production log and scheduling production to ensure smooth flow and prevent bottlenecking

· Reviewing tracked incoming and outgoing shipments to manage the project schedule

· Providing direction to and coordinating employees during production

· Monitoring product quality and ensuring quality policies are followed

· Ensuring company safety policies and operating procedures are followed

· Monitoring and managing project risk

· Updating project status in database to populate reports with deliverables data for review

· Monitoring project data to review productivity and established goal progress

· Operating under a mindset of continual improvement to increase efficiency

QUALIFICATIONS

· Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience

· People and production management experience

· Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise

· Knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes

· Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

· Computer literate

· Microsoft Office literate

· Jobboss2 enterprise resource planning system experience is a plus

GROWTH & IMPACT

· MKR’s footprint across multiple industries is expanding. As part of the company, you will have a big impact through ownership of processes and new components being manufactured, from weld to paint to assembly and more, and you will see these components integrated into systems that are critical to the American manufacturing base.

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY

We believe providing employees with competitive pay and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they’ve got — not because they’re simply making money, but because they’ve fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team.

During the interview process, your Recruiter will review our total rewards (base, potential equity, bonus, perks, benefit, culture). The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within our leveling.

CULTURE

Our culture is built on trust, integrity, and a shared commitment to serving a mission greater than ourselves. As a government contracting company, we support customers whose work protects national security, strengthens public safety, and advances critical technologies. That responsibility shapes how we work every day—with accountability, professionalism, and pride in doing things the right way.

We believe exceptional results come from exceptional people. Our teams are made up of experts who are deeply committed to their craft and to one another. We foster an

environment where collaboration is expected, diverse perspectives are respected, and every employee is empowered to contribute ideas, solve problems, and make an impact.

Integrity is non-negotiable. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and compliance standards, understanding that our customers and partners rely on us to operate with transparency, discretion, and reliability. Trust—earned through consistent performance and principled decision-making—is the foundation of every relationship we build.

We are equally committed to our people’s growth. We invest in continuous learning, leadership development, and career progression, ensuring that our employees have the tools, training, and opportunities they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving technical and regulatory environment.

Above all, we are united by a sense of purpose. The work we do matters, and every role contributes to a broader mission that serves the public good. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values excellence, teamwork, and service—where your work makes a meaningful difference every day.

THE FINE PRINT

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted

It is Warnke’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.