Field Supervisor

About the role

AWP Safety is North America’s leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 9000+ professionals help secure 2,000+ work zones every day – ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and provide traffic control for major events like the Super Bowl and Boston Marathon. Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Uphold the core values of Ownership, Trust, and Teamwork.
• Have a passion for safety and leading teams.
• Support EHS initiatives that protect employees, customers, and assets allowing all team members to return home safely every day.
• Instrumental in achieving success through hard work, integrity, and developing yourself and others.
• Support the Area Manager and General Manager in managing your team of protectors.
• Collaborate daily with all Area Staff, with a goal of Continuous Improvement in all functional areas of the business.
• Provide direct supervision for Field crews.
• Maintain Field/Office Responsibilities; 80% in Field and 20% in Office.
• Ensure that safety, quality, training, employee engagement, and retention are a prime focus of the business.
• Protect the company’s employees, customers, and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents through enforcement of safe work practices.
• Coach, motivate, and develop your team of protectors.
• Develop relationships with internal and external customers to achieve goals and new business opportunities.
• Perform field and vehicle inspections, attend pre-bid meetings, meet with clients and work in the field with the team as needed.
• Ensure customer service issues are addressed promptly and efficiently while providing the highest level of customer service.
• Assist in preparing daily schedules.
• Monitor daily employee issues including payroll, timekeeping, benefits, time off requests, customer issues, and training requirements.
• Facilitate teambuilding efforts and regular communications with team members.
• Engage and support the training of new and current employees to reduce turnover, promote efficiency and reduce labor costs.
• Obtain ATSSA and state‑specific certifications.
• Become a subject matter expert in work zone setup/design and professional flagging.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED completion.
• 4‑year degree in a business‑related field is a plus but not required.
• 1‑2 years of supervisor experience and building