Leadman

About the role

Structural Technologies is a leading provider of specialty contracting services and state-of-the-art proprietary products and engineering support services. We serve the Commercial, Public, Transportation, Industrial, and Power markets, tackling the toughest construction challenges.

Responsibilities

• Affirms accountability of tools and light equipment (generators, floor saws, epoxy pumps, swing scaffold motors, etc.) in the performance of job duties.
• Affirms that tools are cleaned and stored in a secure and appropriate place upon completion of work shift (locks tools in gang box, chain, and lock up generators, cover swing scaffold motors, and tie down platforms, etc.).
• Affirms that crew reports to work on time and at proper locations. Notifies supervisor of crew status before start of shift.
• Affirms safe operation of heavy equipment and vehicles (skid steer loaders, forklifts, power buggles, truck, etc.) and in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, both on and off jobsite.
• Affirms that equipment is cleaned and parked in an appropriate place.
• Communicates professionally and knowledgably to customer/client when required.
• Demonstrates how to perform a known task or skill to crew and assists in training Tech 1, 2, and 3 employees.
• Determines and checks amounts of materials required to complete a task, such as cubic yards of concrete, gallons of coatings, length of high-rise motor cable, etc.
• Reports shortages of materials to supervisor so that no downtime is incurred.
• Measures accurately the work completed daily, reports in detail, repair and protection quantities and other items as required by supervisor.
• Performs and assures the proficient operation of hand-held, electric, and hydraulic powered and non-powered tools and more complex equipment that is required by Tech 1, 2 and 3.
• Performs and assures that routine maintenance, cleaning and repair to vehicles and equipment is completed.
• Reports to supervisor, mechanic, or shop person major repairs that are required to tools, minor and major equipment in a manner that will assure that no down time is incurred.
• Reports to supervisor clearly, accurately and in detail the daily activities of the crew supervised both verbally and in writing on the required paper work (daily field report, diary, job log, etc.).
• Supervises a minimum of a two-man crew and proficiently performs the basic labor and skilled tasks of a Tech 1, 2, and 3.
• Mixes cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
• Buids wooden forms, and clamps forms around area to be repaired, using hand tools.
• Positions forms for pouring concrete, and dismantles forms after use, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
• Places, consolidates, and protects concrete or masonry structures.
• Wets surface to prepare for bonding.
• Fills holes and cracks with grout or slurry.
• Spreads, levels and smoothes concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
• Cleans, coats, seals, waterproofs or restores concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
• Chips, scrapes, grinds, sands, or polishes spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
• Installs anchor bolts, steel plates, doorsills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamps the surface to provide a decorative finish.
• Erects and disassembles scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic, barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures.
• Performs routine maintenance and cleaning to vehicles and equipment such as engine oil filter change, cleaning of mortar mixers and shovels, installs plug ends on power cords, etc.
• Lubricates, cleans and repairs machinery, equipment and tools.
• Accounts for all tools and light equipment (generators, floor saws, epoxy pumps, swing scaffold motors, etc.) in the performance of job duties.
• Cleans tools and stores them in secure and appropriate place upon completion of work shift (locks tools in gang box, chains and locks up generators, covers swing scaffold motors and ties down platforms).
• Identifies, packs, and transports hazardous materials.
• Operates, reads, and maintains air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environments.
• Reads and interprets plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities.
• Loads, unloads, and identifies building materials, machinery and tools, and distributes them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
• Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Controls traffic passing near, in, and around work zones.
• Measures, marks and records openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.

Essential Safety Duties

• Assures all PPE required by safety specs is worn by employees, subcontractors and site visitors.
• Attends daily and weekly safety Tool Box meetings and participates in Jobsite Safety Analyses (JSA).
• Performs work in strict compliance with jobsite/shop requirements and the Field Guide to Better Safety.
• Performs all work in compliance with Company's safety policies as well as industry standards.
• Understands the principles of Safety 24/7 and empowers his/her team toward reaching its safety goals.
• Ensures jobsite/shop is maintained in a safe manner.
• Promotes 24/7 Safety Culture and exhibits a Safety 24/7 attitude in all situations.
• Reports immediately, accurately and in full detail all incidents.
• Initiates actions to assure timely resolution of identified hazards or unsafe conditions/practices.
• Is extremely safety conscious in all situations.
• Sets an example for others by demonstrating that safety is a core value.
• Wears all Personal Protection Equipment required by safety specifications.

Physical Requirements

• Able to pass a respirator fit test and wear a respirator when required on specific jobsites.
• Able to pass Pulmonary Function / Fit Test.
• Able to climb ladders/scaffolding.
• Able to walk, stoop, crawl, reach, and move whole body.
• Able to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down.
• Able to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50lbs without assistance.
• Able to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Able to speak and hear detailed information through oral communication.
• Able to see items clearly and sharply and to recognize small detail.

Special Requirements

• Willing to work from project site up to 100%.
• Willing to work 50-55 hour per week and have flexible work hours.
• Willing to work wherever needed, including night shift, out of town, etc.
• Willing to work at heights up to 650 feet off the ground.
• Can provide reliable transportation to and from the jobsite daily.