BOILERMAKER FOREMAN - Austin Industrial - Westlake, LA

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and coordination of workers (both skilled and unskilled) engaged in various types of construction projects.
  • Schedule work to meet timetables in a safe manner, per the plans and specifications, and to meet estimated cost.
  • Maintain a good working relationship with inspectors, developers, vendors, subcontractors, etc.
• Manage a small amount of onsite equipment fleet
• Recruit hourly trade personnel
• Execute “Look Ahead” schedules
• Manage craftsmen, equipment, and material resources
• Logistics planning
• Execute project Work Plans
• Work crews productively and efficiently; meet daily cost objectives
• Train
• Purchasing of unincorporated materials, tools, supplies
• Monitor daily labor costs and production rates for accuracy and conformance with established budgets
• Take corrective action to improve productivity when labor costs exceed expected norms
• Encourage craftsmen to develop innovative methods for increasing efficiency, productivity, and profitability in their particular operation and to provide feedback and coaching on how the work is proceeding
• Execute hourly time card reporting
• Maintain all equipment assigned to crew and conduct preventive maintenance training for operator(s). Also responsible for various hand tools and the proper storage of all equipment at the end of each day
• Provide a detailed construction plan for each day and general plan for one week
• Manage work to stay within schedule
• Manage scheduling of all QA/QC inspections of work necessary to obtain owner acceptance of the work
• Inspect work in progress and ensure that it is performed within the tolerances established. Take corrective action when tolerances and/or overall performance standard are not being maintained
• Manage the work of subcontractors to ensure compliance with plan, specifications, and schedules
• Conduct Tool Box and JHA Safety Meetings with employee-owners to instruct them on topics for accident prevention
• Enforce all safety regulations and company policies, and is constantly alert to all safety conditions
• Investigate alternative work methods and materials to improve efficiency and work quality; works to resolve issues
• Ensure compliance with plans and specifications
• Perform a variety of tasks associated with project completion, including closeout punch lists, demobilization, etc.
• Maintain a detailed and accurate daily report of all activity associated with field construction activities
• Ensure that equipment is being used for its intended purpose in the correct manner
• Interpret company policies to workers and disseminates

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements
• Certifications/ Licenses: NCCER, TWIC and DL
• Experience – 5+ years of Industrial and Supervisory experience preferred

Benefits

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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