What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Foreman Equipment I Projects position at Zachry Group?
Job Description
Position Summary
The Heavy Equipment General Foreman will oversee and manage civil equipment crews.
Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for a crew of up to 5-15 craft workers. The crew will be a mix of foreman, journeyman, helpers, and laborers.
ZACHRY is dedicated to providing a Safe and Drug-Free work environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Position Summary
The Heavy Equipment General Foreman will oversee and manage civil equipment crews.
Responsibilities
- Must have 4 years’ experience as a dirt operator, and 2 years in a supervisory position.
- Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions (see below).
- Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Read blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Identify all tools required for tasks.
- Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
- Manage multiple crews in regard to scheduling, processes and sequences, time, and cost. Illustrate in-depth knowledge of all civil processes.
- Leadership Abilities
- Ability to manage multiple crews.
- Ability to plan out the workload for multiple crews and multiple processes.
- Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.
- Ability to read and understand IFC drawings.
- Understand when to stop production work and when an RFI needs to be initiated.
- Read and understand craft specs and cut sheets, craft spec procedures, and recommendations
- Plan work and execute
- Ability to take drawings, required material, line out helpers and execute work
- Equipment Knowledge - Basic maintenance (inspections) and Safe operations practices
- Ability to find footage, utilize addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.
- Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, sitting and lifting.
- Will talk and hear to communicate.
- Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls and tools.
- May be required to pick up, lift, carry and move up to 50lbs.
- Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and may occasionally work off of platforms/scaffolding using the appropriate fall protection requirements.
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE.
- Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses/spoggles, ear plugs, masks/respirators, hi-vis safety vests, leather gloves and leather steel-toed work boots.
This position will be responsible for a crew of up to 5-15 craft workers. The crew will be a mix of foreman, journeyman, helpers, and laborers.
ZACHRY is dedicated to providing a Safe and Drug-Free work environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
