Craft Foreman / Carpenter

Primary Responsibilities

• The Craft Foreman is responsible for successful completion of field tasks with quality construction, zero accidents, and within budget as assigned by the Project Superintendent.
• Provide support and accurate information to the Project Superintendent.

Technical Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be current with training as competent person in trenching, scaffolds, rigging, confined space, and fall protection
• Current in OSHA 10-hour, First Aid & CPR, SWPPP Inspector, silica, Risk Management, and Accident training

Qualifications

• Formal Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Work Experience: Five (5) years construction-related experience with record of quality and profitable craft work.
• Communications: Requires regular communication with the Project Manager for project issues, with the General Superintendent and Safety & Health Director for labor, material and equipment issues and training, with the Senior Craft Foreman and the Project Superintendent for daily tasks.

Additional Responsibilities

• Organize and monitor crews
• Verify accuracy of work (i.e. dimension verification)
• Safety Compliance, conduct daily STA's with crews
• Layout (use of survey equipment)
• Complete timesheets with certified payroll
• Field material requisitions
• Small tool management
• Monitor and report productivity
• Maintain field Logs (i.e. equipment inspections, Daily Safety Checklist)
• Maintain Erosion Control (i.e. SWPPP reports, correct measures if needed)
• Identify drawing discrepancies
• Attend daily and weekly meetings
• Assist with facility startup activities
• Coordinate work with shop drawings
• Provide as-built information to field management
• Provide input for production plans
• Material handling, receiving & inventory
• Know and understand budgets for each task
• Assist Superintendent with 5-week schedule
• Report issues or problems to field management
• Identify and discuss with field management exceptional craft workers
• Support Training Craft Workers

Safety

• Practice safety rules – Lead by Example
• Responsible for making sure crews follow the rules
• Schedule and organize training as required
• Complete safety paperwork
• Assist crews and subcontractors with safety violations
• Comply with Risk Management
• Monitor subcontractor compliance
• Lead morning stretch and flex
• Monitor and deliver Safety Task Assignments (STAs)
• Assist with accident investigations