Webber - Foreman - Heavy Civil

About the role

The Foreman I provides management for construction crew and their material, and equipment, ensuring that specifications are being followed, and work is proceeding on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Create and complete a job safety analysis every morning to address safety concerns to ensure the employees work in a safe manner.
• Oversee crew's activities efficiently.
• Supervise, manage, and direct the training, development, appraisal and work assignments crew members.
• Have a strong understanding of the project plans for specific duties.
• Have a strong comprehension of blue prints and specifications.
• Manage tools, materials and supplies.
• Manage the equipment utilization.
• Immediate response to site production issues.
• Report the crew's hours worked and code time accurately on daily timesheet.
• Whatever enhances the operations of the company.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures.
• Report all unsafe activities to Safety Representative and/or supervisor.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience building highways/roads is required
• Knowledge of one or two phases of construction (Structures, Dirt, Pipe, Pavement, etc.)
• Less than high school diploma

Certificates, licenses, registrations

• Drivers License
• OSHA10/30
• First Aid and CPR

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Planning/Organizing: Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Working conditions

• Outdoors but in an enclosed vehicle protected from extreme weather conditions.
• Outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, rain, sun, snow, wind, etc.)

Physical activity level

Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature.

Manual dexterity

Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with the fingers. Ability to physically maneuver by foot minor obstacles at construction projects.