A foreman, forewoman or foreperson is a

supervisor A supervisor, or lead, (also known as foreman, boss, overseer, facilitator, monitor, area coordinator, line-manager or sometimes gaffer) is the job title of a lower-level management position and role that is primarily based on authority over la ...

, often in a manual trade or industry. Foreman may also refer to:

Supervisory roles

Construction foreman A construction foreman is the worker or skilled tradesperson who is in charge of a construction crew. This role is generally assumed by a senior worker who is seasoned and competent in their field, but also capable of project leadership (oversigh ...

, the worker or tradesman who is in charge of a construction crew *

Jury foreman A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Most trial juries are "petit juries", and con ...

, a head juror *

Ranch foreman A ranch (from /Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm. These terms are most often applied to li ...

, the manager of a ranch, overseeing all aspects of the operation *

Shop foreman A shop foreman or plant foreman is a front-line supervisor in a skilled trades, manufacturing or production operation: a person who plans, organizes and controls the operations of the shop or plant; supervises, trains and develops staff; provides ...

or plant foreman, the frontline supervisor in a skilled trade, manufacturing or production operation * Foreman of signals, a highly qualified senior non-commissioned signal equipment manager and engineer in the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals *

Road foreman of engines Road foreman of engines, in the United States, is the traditional title of the person in charge of and the supervisor of, a locomotive engineer. An engineer who wishes to enter the management ranks on a railroad becomes a road foreman of engines. T ...

, a supervisor of locomotive engineers in the United States *

Railroad track foreman Railway track ( and UIC terminology) or railroad track (), also known as permanent way () or "P way" ( and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American E ...

, the person in charge of daily activities of a crew related to duties involved in the construction, maintenance, inspection, and repair of railroad tracks in the United States

Places

Foreman, Arkansas Foreman is a small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 2.0 square miles (5.1& ...

, a city in the United States *

Foreman, Oklahoma Foreman is an unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is southwest of Muldrow, northwest of Fort Coffee and north of Spiro. History Foreman was named for merchant Zack Foreman and had its own pos ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Foreman, British Columbia Foreman is a community just northeast of Prince George on the southeast side of the Fraser River in central British Columbia. The station was named after a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP) supervisor.Prince George Citizen, 27 Aug 1994 Foreman F ...

, a community in Canada *

Foreman Glacier Foreman Glacier () is a glacier flowing south-southeast from the Havre Mountains in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It drains the southwest slopes of Dimitrova Peak and the west slopes of Breze Peak and flows into Pa ...

, Antarctica

Other uses

Foreman (software) Foreman (also known as The Foreman) is an open source complete life cycle systems management tool for provisioning, configuring and monitoring of physical and virtual servers. Foreman has deep integration to configuration management software, wi ...

, a systems management software application *

Foreman (surname) Foreman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A–E * Al Foreman (1904–1954), English-Canadian boxer * Amanda Foreman (disambiguation), multiple people * Anne N. Foreman (born 1947), American diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman * ...

The Foremen The Foremen were a satirical folk music band from Los Angeles founded by Roy Zimmerman. They were known for their politically charged lyrics, which usually discussed United States politics from a left-wing point of view, such as by mocking Rush ...

, a satirical folk music band * USS ''Foreman'' (DE-633), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy

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