Mechanical Foreman - Austin Industrial (Plaquemine, LA)

Requirements

• Provide supervision and coordination of workers
• Schedule work to meet timetables in a safe manner
• Manage craftsmen, equipment, and material resources
• Ensure quality of work
• Recruit hourly trade personnel
• Execute "Look Ahead" schedules
• Manage logistics planning
• Execute project Work Plans
• Work crews productively and efficiently; meet daily cost objectives
• Training
• Purchasing of unincorporated materials, tools, supplies
• Safe workplace
• Quality of work
• Review contract documents, submittals, shop drawings, and schematics
• Execute Work Plans for major components of work and monitor adherence to Work Plans
• Execute established procedures for the ordering self-perform materials, supplies, and small tools
• Monitor daily labor costs and production rates for accuracy and conformance with established budgets
• Take corrective action to improve productivity when labor costs exceed expected norms
• Encourage craftsmen to develop innovative methods for increasing efficiency, productivity, and profitability
• Execute hourly timecard reporting
• Maintain all equipment assigned to crew and conduct preventive maintenance training for operator(s)
• Scheduling
• Provide a detailed construction plan for each day and general plan for one week
• Manage work to stay within schedule
• Manage scheduling of all QA/QC inspections of work necessary to obtain owner acceptance of the work
• Inspect work in progress and ensure that it is performed within the tolerances established
• Take corrective action when tolerances and/or overall performance standard are not being maintained
• Relationships
• Ability to manage crew into an effectively coordinated working unit, promoting a motivating atmosphere
• Foster and promote the training and development of subordinates through various on-the-job training opportunities, company-sponsored training programs
• Recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, discharges, disciplinary measures, initiate and suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve goals
• Supervise the work of subcontractors to ensure compliance with plan, specifications, and schedules
• Safety
• Conduct Toolbox and JHA Safety Meetings with employee-owners to instruct them on topics for accident prevention
• Enforce all safety regulations and company policies and is constantly alert to all safety conditions
• Technical
• Investigate alternative work methods and materials to improve efficiency and work quality; works to resolve issues
• Ensure compliance with plans and specifications
• Perform a variety of tasks associated with project completion, including closeout punch lists, demobilization, etc.
• Maintain a detailed and accurate daily report of all activity associated with field construction activities
• Ensure that equipment is being used for its intended purpose in the correct manner
• Interpret company policies to workers and disseminates Equal Employment Opportunity Policy by covering these topics in conjunction with Safety Meetings
• Conduct on-the-job training for qualified personnel and records and reports hours on Foreman’s Daily Control
• Fill out Foreman's Daily Control correctly with employee-owners’ hours, job number, cost codes, quantities, etc.

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan