Craft - General Foreman Mechanical

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Summary:

The Craft – General Foreman is responsible for supervising crew members by ensuring productivity, safety, and compliance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

Client Relationship Management Accountabilities:

• Provides excellence in the management and delivery of the project, in-line with the client’s expectations.

Planning: 

• Reports information about site activities including routing, fence crossings, traffic flow, water flow, moving farm animals, and hazards to the Superintendent. 
• Utilizes and direct staff for daily construction activities. 
• Identifies potential workflow and staffing issues.
• Evaluates on-site assessment prior to commencing work to ensure that the job is ready and address any concerns.
• Translates general work requirements into a prioritized work plan and communicates it to the crew.

 Leadership: 

• Directs, guides, and coaches Craft to ensure activities on site are understood and following established processes through quality checks.
• Follows processes for systems and communication lines on site and ensure implementation is consistent.
• Assists with managing Craft personnel.
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures that project is utilizing Safety Management Systems (SMS), Quality Managements Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and technical procedures.
• Identifies and mitigates potential employee relations issues.
• Assigns tasks and oversees the execution of the work including quality and production. Inspects and measures completed work.
• Prepares records and reports.
• Recognizes, addresses, and resolves issues among crew members.

QA/QC: 

• Manages quality control program to ensure processes are implemented according to the plan and are consistent.
• Maintains work standards and outlines behavioral expectations to ensure morale, productivity, and safety.

Environment: 

• Provides the required documents, drawings and other forms to active projects for monitoring and maintaining the EMS.
• Ensures all required permits are received before commencing work.
• Ensures training is provided and certifications are maintained on field staff to comply with EMS requirements.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.

Safety: 

• Ensures that safety is the most important function and follows safe practices while working.
• Reinforces safe behaviors and eliminates “at risk” behaviors.
• Ensures Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs) occurs before scopes of work commence.
• Adheres to and understands standard operating procedures.
• Receives job- and task-specific training prior to work commencing.
• Follows technical, quality, and safety systems in place and determines appropriate action.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses materials and equipment properly.
• Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures. 
   

Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 3 or more years of construction experience required.
• Ability to travel domestically 76-100% required.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

• Advanced level of knowledge in:
  • Safety and OSHA requirements
  • Relationship building
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Interpretation of a project schedule
  • Planning and task direction
  • Adaptability to environment
  • Working in fast paced environment
  • Interpretation of scopes of work
  • Project permits
  • Leadership
  • Team building
  • Mentor and facilitator
  • Decision making
  • Understanding environmental concepts including permit requirements
  • Interpreting state rules and regulations
  • Contract management
  • Sub-contractor and vendor and materials management
  • Construction drawing review
  • Drawing Quantity Takeoff
  • Communications, leading meetings, engaging teams, public speaking, presentations
  • Reporting
  • Writing skills

• Intermediate level of knowledge in:
  • Project Management
  • Creating logical and resource-loaded project schedules
  • Budget Analysis and controls
  • Estimating work efforts
  • Change orders
  • QA/QC processes
  • Development of processes and procedures
  • Continuous Improvement such as Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management
  • Project Finance
  • Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PPT, Outlook, Visio)
  • Job Costing or accounting software
• Basic level of knowledge in:
  • Engineering Management
  • Scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera 6)
• Functional competencies include attention to detail, communication, casting the right shadow, accountability, and ethics and integrity.

Per Diem of 128.57 daily to cover lodging, meals and travel during rotation.   

RES offers benefits that are effective first day of employment. These benefits include the following:    
 

?         Medical, Dental and Vision  

?         Health Savings Account with employer contribution 

?         Flexible Spending Accounts 

?         Basic Life and Voluntary Life 

?         Short Term Disability 

?         Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness