Foreman

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Operates tractor trailers and other necessary equipment including loading and unloading.
• Supports operations by moving objects of size and weight, and installing and dismantling equipment.
• Reads and follows plans, material lists and guidelines and applies necessary timelines.
• Place equipment on trailers for loading and off-loading.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• Report to customers or managers on the progress of the job, the estimated time left to complete the work and evaluations of employees.
• Fulfills all regular and advanced installations/construction duties, including project layout, and completes paperwork in a timely manner.
• Organizes, supervises, leads, and trains employees to complete projects within established guidelines and timeframe.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain-falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
• Inspect rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Ensures that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed, brings problems to the attention of the Operations Manager, Superintendent, Safety Director, or HR Representative.
• Follows daily foreman procedures and protocols as set forth in job orientations and trainings.
• Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with coworkers and including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• Check with Dispatch at end of job for further duties or end of day.
• Regularly communicates with maintenance staff about repairs and maintenance needs on major pieces of equipment on assigned job.
• Other Duties as Assigned

Job Requirements

• Basic mechanical skills
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation
• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance
• Good perception of math applications; weights, balances, and measurements
• Flexible schedule, able to travel, work out of town, weekends and work overtime
• Respectfully takes direction from supervisor
• Uses job appropriate PPE
• Enforces and complies with all company and client required safety policies and procedures
• Basic and advanced rigging techniques
• Ability to read and create drawings and lifting plans
• Understand tools required for the job and the purpose of the tools
• Work onsite at customer locations, as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); and four to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.