Asphalt Paving Foreman

About the role

Texas Materials, a CRH company, is a leading supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete, and paving and construction services in Texas. Our focus is to provide quality products and reliable customer service with a safety-first mindset. We consider our employees our greatest strength and we make it our priority to invest in their development and well-being. When you work for Texas Materials, you are helping to support and build the infrastructure of Texas. We are seeking an experienced Asphalt Paving Foreman to supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in spreading, rolling, tamping, and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces of highways, streets, parking lots, aircraft landing strips, and driveways.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety standards are met by complying with legislation, company policies and promoting a safe work environment
• Directly supervise 15 to 20 asphalt paving employees
• Ensure the safety of crew members and the public who may interact with the job
• Train new crew members
• Calculate the number of trucks required to haul asphalt from the hot plant according to vehicle capacity, traffic conditions, distance from work site, and productivity of drivers
• Tour job sites to ascertain progress in meeting time schedules, detect insufficient utilization of workers and equipment, measure slope and material thickness to verify compliance with contracts, and supervise the job
• Supervise and coordinate crew activities, study production schedules, and estimate work requirements for completion of job assignment in compliance with or beating the job estimate
• Multitask/coordinate multiple projects
• Maintain time and materials records necessary to complete daily job costing
• Maintain company policy
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and crew performance

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required and 3+ years of related asphalt and paving experience or an equivalent combination of education and training.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals to compute rate, ratio, percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to type and use keyboards accurately and possess knowledge of database software
• Ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently
• Ability to keep time and material records
• Able to withstand excessive temperature variations and fluctuations throughout the year
• Ability to follow verbal and written instruction and communicate effectively
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills and attributes

Pay

Competitive base pay

Benefits

• Inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
• Medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs

Schedule

Ability to work days, nights and weekends as the project scope and deadlines dictate