Foreman

Position Summary

The Foreman position is responsible for all activities that take place on their assigned job site.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for all job site management activities of the rigging crew.
• Develops, plans and implements crew and alignment with customer and salesmen with direction of job.
• Directs workforce to meet operational goals in terms of volume, cost, quality, safety, and schedule.
• Directly supervises and works with one or more machinery moving crews.
• Hands on supervisory role with the ability to effectively move machinery utilizing forklifts, skates, and jacks (not cranes).
• Develop, train and instruct machinery moving crews in best known rigging operation practices and procedures including safety.
• Work closely with safety personnel in coordinating safety training, accident and injury investigations and reporting and equipment or property damage incidents investigations and reporting.
• Build customer and employee relationships with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Develop highly effective relationships with customers, business partners, crating operations management, and support staff.
• Effectively manage job site projects by organizing all project information to ensure they are accurate and contain all necessary information.
• Consistently demonstrates professional conduct representative of MEI corporate mission, vision, and values.
• Must be able to drive to customer job sites and work and direct all activates on customer job sites.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent, with continuing education in Business, Project or Construction Management or related degree a plus.
• Minimum three to five (3-5) years proven machinery moving foreman experience or comparable field preferably within the construction, manufacturing or rigging or machinery moving industry.
• Excellent interpersonal, management, supervisory and project management skills.
• Highly self-directed and motivated.
• Must have extensive experience moving machinery with forklift, skating, leveling and anchoring of machines.
• Must have own hand tools.
• Embraces our Values, Vision, Mission, and Company Culture
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Applications and other business software (such as Wright Plan/CRM) as needed.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to climb, stand; walk; sit; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; use fingers and hands to adjust straps, move equipment and perform daily duties; reach with hands and arms; push feet to operate crane; pull handles and grasp equipment; talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The Foreman is subject to possible exposure to extreme year-round outdoor environmental conditions and may also be subject to working weekends and holidays.

Additional Requirements

• Work with a Top-of-Mind Awareness for the safety of yourself and everyone at the job site.
• Must be able to work in a high functioning team environment.
• Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
• Take pride in your work and in the company.
• Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks.
• Know and deliver the quality service MEI's customers have come to expect.