Grade Foreman - Asheboro NC

Responsibilities

• Maintain NPDES weekly report
• Perform pre-task meetings with the work crew to ensure safe work practices, procedures, and hazards are identified
• Interpret company policy to workers, enforce safety rules and regulations, and recommend corrective actions when performance and behavioral expectations and standards are not met
• Be familiar with the type of soils on a site and ensure appropriate monitoring of oxygen levels within an enclosed excavation area
• Give specific instructions on how to excavate, including at what angle and to what depth the crew should dig
• Exercise judgment and use discretion to troubleshoot and problem-solve issues as they may arise throughout the course of the work
• Complete daily Forman Report, track, and log daily payroll records, verify accuracy, and submit in a timely manner
• Recognize material/tool/equipment requirements based on upcoming activities from drawing take-offs and layout work
• Interpret blueprint specifications and job orders and assist workers in solving job site problems
• Understand plans, specifications, elevations, grades, and grade checks
• Thoroughly understand all base and grading equipment and processes
• Supervise work crew, develop work schedules, recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary actions
• Check employee’s time sheets for accuracy and cost coding and attendance
• Ensure new employees are oriented to the job site for safety requirements and tool location
• Maintain responsibility for tracking and maintaining tools
• Assign work tasks, provide on-site instruction on work processes and procedures, and inspect work for compliance with plans and specifications
• Able to access work aptitude and ethics for new hires
• Coordinate work schedules with other foremen and inspect materials
• Operate power equipment and other machinery as needed and perform all tasks of workers in the crew as required
• Train employees on proper use of equipment, improve job performance, control costs and quality of work, increase productivity, improve communication and housekeeping on project
• Receive instructions and specifications from General Foremen and Superintendents and transmit them to other members of the crew
• Interface with project and field engineers and subcontractors as needed to carry out identified tasks and work orders
• Act as the first point of contact in the superintendent’s absence, including interfacing with inspectors, EPA, OSHA, or any on-site visitors
• Participate in subcontractors and safety meetings, recognize, correct, and report safety hazards, and halt unsafe work practices
• Actively participate in the development of the Four Week Look Ahead schedules with the Superintendents

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of Supervisory experience in mass grading, finishing slopes and ditches and/or highway work is required. Experience with NCDOT projects and NCDOT Level II EC Certification a plus.
• Candidate must have experience with Trimble / Topcon GPS.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and get along with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to lift construction materials exceeding 50 lbs.
• Ability to resolve problems and make appropriate and timely decisions.
• Ability to properly access and evaluate worker's performance and workmanship.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Must have a Valid Driver License.
• Education: A high school diploma or the equivalent is preferred. A combination of education and experience is acceptable.