Pipefitter Foreman Multi-Craft Morristown, TN

About the role

At Cherokee Millwright, we are a multi-craft company that focuses on the needs of our customers by providing multi-trades personnel to meet the customer’s unique job requests. Therefore, all field employees will be cross-trained in various trades such as millwrighting, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, civil, etc. The focus of this position will be hands-on work with the additional oversight of the fabrication and assembling of piping systems. However, it will not be entirely set to this specific skillset.

Responsibilities

• Inspects the work site to determine methods of repair; supplies and tools needed to successfully complete the work.
• Assigns employees to specific tasks and supervises these daily activities, assisting in layout, fabrication and assembly problems as required.
• Provides for the transportation of tools, equipment and materials to the job site.
• Orders necessary supplies and materials required for the installation of new work and the remodeling of existing systems.
• Reports accidents, near misses, and injuries to office supervision and actively cooperates with investigations.
• Monitors employees' work levels and reviews work performance.
• Conducts on‑the‑job training or arranges for worker training in safety or equipment use.
• Uses various hand tools, power tools, torches, and welders.
• Operates forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts.
• Compiles operational and personnel data, such as time worked, jobs worked, inventory data, equipment used, repair and maintenance information.
• Reports to office supervision concerns with employees’ work‑related issues and provides mentoring to employees to correct job‑skill deficiencies.
• Additional skills in other crafts will be necessary to meet customer needs and will be expected in this role.
• Oversees the daily work assignments of a crew of one to 12 employees.
• Reports to office supervision the performance of the crew in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Trains employees; plans, assigns, and directs work; addresses complaints/resolves problems and/or reports those to office supervision for assistance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Five or more years of hands‑on foreman experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.