Milling Foreman

Description Job Purpose Supervise and provide direction and guidance to field employees on day-to-day operations and activities relating to asphalt/paving activities. Duties & Responsibilities Actively promote and willingly support a safety conscious culture. Follow all safety regulations and Education & ExperienceActively promote and willingly support a safety conscious culture. Follow all safety regulations and company policies. Take a proactive approach to avoiding potential hazards such as hitting utility lines, other equipment, coworkers and falling objects. Active participation in proactive safety programs to assist with reducing the experience modification factor. Take the initiative to mentor all new hires on your crew. Willing participant in safety-related training programs to increase skill set and knowledge base.Perform jobsite quality control checks; ensure quality assurance on all phases of work; ensure efficiency and quality work relating to spreading, rolling, compacting and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces of highways, streets, parking lots, driveways, etc.Perform jobsite quality control checks; ensure quality assurance on all phases of work; ensure efficiency and quality work relating to milling, cleaning, patching to highways, streets, parking lots, driveways etc.Provide overall leadership and direct the activities of numerous field employees; fill in and perform other field duties when needed; work with field employees to coordinate forces when possible to increase productivity; coach/mentor field employees to improve communications on the job site; accountable for timely and accurate completion of employee paperwork/forms to include but not limited to Employee Status Change (i.e. pay rate, address/name change, termination, promotion, benefit enrollment, etc.), Performance Appraisal, Attendance Reports, Warning Notices, First Report of Injury, Accident Reports, etc.Review all projects to focus on equipment and manpower among divisions to maximize efficiency; review job costs, manpower, and equipment utilization reports; attend in-house preplanning/preconstruction meetings as required; ensure “essential information” for running a more efficient and productive jobsite is filtered down to the field employee level after every preplanning/preconstruction meeting (to ensure continuity and accuracy of information this should be provided in a standardize report format so all field laborers receive the same type of information); plan and review projects with other Project Managers, Estimators and Superintendents to provide input on jobsite organization and resource allocation; assist Estimators when requested with bid preparation.Monitor all job site operations for compliance with contract requirements for noise and dust control, non-interruption of Government activities, and utility shutdown procedures; Promote and enforce safety policies; have a solid understanding of site safety, health, and substance abuse programs to ensure the safety and well-being of all personnel at the jobsite. Address basic questions from employees, and/or know where to direct jobsite personnel to get their questions answered.Check equipment to monitor for repairs, utilization, abuse and/or neglect. Work with Equipment Manager to make recommendations on new and additional equipment needs.Hours based on a job needed basis; weekends and nights required depending on the jobPerform milling operations to ensure ride qualityPerform milling operations to hit desired grades when necessaryEnter daily timecards for crew and equipment