Foreman Heavy Equipment Operator

Brief Overview: Foreman for a pipe crew install storm, sewer and water, and an earthwork crew. Coordinate all activities of the day, supervise the assigned crew, and perform a variety of duties as needed while operating heavy equipment.

Educational Requirements:

• Less than high school diploma
• OSHA 10 hour or greater (can be obtained after employment)
• Excavation and Trench Training (can be obtained after employment)
• Confined Space Training (can be obtained after employment)
• At least 10 years of experience operating heavy equipment.

General Requirements:

• Must be able to work Monday thru Friday and most Saturdays during peak season.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation.
• Must have a cell phone.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Arrive in appropriate attire and ready to work in various weather conditions.
• Be physically fit and able to stand for lengthy periods of time as well as bend, twist, balance, and lift heavy materials or tools.

Basic, Social and Technical Skills:

• Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying and communicate effectively with others working with you.
• Ability to signal directions or warnings to others.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of solutions to problems.
• Ability to use math and science skills to solve problems.
• Ability to monitor and assess your own performance and others working with you to make improvements and take corrective actions.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.
• Actively look for ways to assist others working with you when needed and promote a team approach.
• Determine what kind of tool or equipment is needed to do the job.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment and tools and assist in repairing when necessary.
• Watch gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure equipment or tools are working properly.
• Ability to review needed materials, equipment and tools to do the work.
• Ability to read and understand project plan drawings.
• Ability to learn and use twoway radios, cell phone applications, and fillable forms.

Activities and Tasks:

• Operate the following with skilled precision: bulldozers, loaders, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, scrapers and motor graders and haul trucks.
• Coordinate machine actions with crew members using hand or audio signals.
• Must be able to rough grade and finish grade.
• Cut and dig to specified grade.
• Install sanitary pipe, storm pipe and water mains and structures.
• Layout pipe routes according to plans.
• Inspect, clean, lubricate, and perform other preventative maintenance activities regarding heavy equipment daily.
• Load and unload equipment to and from the trailer.
• Check slope for conformance to requirements with grade rods, lasers, transit levels.
• Seal joints, as necessary.
• Dig trenches with trenching tools.
• Check pipe to make sure it is not defective.
• Cover pipe with dirt or other material with a shovel when necessary.
• Use hand and power tools to cut pipe.
• Grade and level trenches with tamping machines and tools.
• Make sure pipe and structure install heights are correct.
• Supervise a crew and monitor productivity at the jobsite.
• Check all staking for accuracy.
• Complete Daily Job Reports and Extra Work Order tickets when necessary.
• Before you leave the shop in the morning, make sure you have all necessary tools or materials loaded on the company truck.
• Make sure to complete a DVIR and clean out the truck and fuel it at the end of the day for the company truck you are driving.
• Ensure the entire crew is following safety procedures located in the Company Safety Program.
• Solve problems that arise on the jobsite. Communicate with our project manager or the site superintendent as needed for assistance.
• Make sure the jobsite is secure and safe before you leave the job at the end of the workday.
• Train or supervise others in laying pipe.
• Complete other general labor and construction related duties as needed.
• Order project materials and schedule deliveries when requested.
• Update utility plans with redlines to show actual install locations as work gets completed.
• Make sure nothing that can easily be stolen is left on the jobsite.

Job Hazards:

• Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures.
• Exposure to contaminants.
• Exposure to loud noise levels and bright or inadequate lighting.
• Exposure to hazardous equipment.