Install Foreman

MilkBarn LLC, a dairy equipment and system provider, is seeking a qualified individual to serve as our Install Foreman. At MilkBarn, we aim to improve the dairy industry by providing integrity-driven resources and services, delivered by people who care deeply for the dairy farmers we serve. We value being part of a team that is responsible, proactive, positive, enjoys learning and finds joy in serving others. Do you have experience working in agriculture or want to get back to an industry devoted to feeding the world? Let’s see if this role is something that excites you 

Install Foreman Job Description 

As Installation Foreman, you are responsible for overseeing daily operations at a job site to ensure the completion of projects in a safe and efficient manner. Your duties would include hiring employees and trade professionals to perform specific tasks, monitoring budgeting expenses for employees, supplies and tools.  

Role and Responsibilities 

The Installation Foreman is an upper management role at our job sites. With industry experience and formal training, in this role, you are expected to direct, supervise, and troubleshoot routine issues that occur on a job site. In addition to ensuring that safety rules are always followed on the site and developing work schedules based on employee and contractor availability, you are also responsible for: 

• Coordinating daily tasks according to priorities and plans, making changes when necessary due to weather, supply, delivery and personnel  

• Delegating individual responsibilities and projects to crew members and contractors  

• Recruiting, hiring, training, managing and mentoring employees and contractors  

• Providing adequate resources and staffing to meet project schedules, regulations, best practices, and safety needs  

• Communicating with equipment vendors/manufacturers to resolve issues relating to a project  

• Emphasizing safe use of tools, machinery and equipment while providing training on safety and procedures  

• Developing and managing project budgets and quality standards for all sites  

• Work alongside salesmen in the planning and design of projects during the bidding process  

• Resolving conflicts or miscommunications quickly and amicably  

• Regularly reporting project status to management and customers  

• Staying current with industry standards regarding training, certifications, licenses, materials, tools, and trade practices. 

Qualification and Skills 

To maximize efficiency and productivity, it is crucial for our foreman to possess analytical skills for handling unexpected issues and delays while resolving any problems that may arise. It’s also helpful for you to possess the following qualifications and skills: 

• Customer-service skills to communicate with inspectors and customers to develop a positive working relationship

• Decision-making skills for selecting personnel and subcontractors for specific tasks and jobs to meet deadlines and budgets  

• Leadership skills for effectively delegating tasks to subcontractors and Milk Barn Team  

• Speaking skills for providing clear orders, explaining complex information to customers and Team members  

• Technical skills for interpreting installation methods and technologies along with purchase agreements and technical drawings  

• Time-management skills to meet deadlines and ensuring installation phases are completed on time so that the next phase can start  

• Writing skills for writing budgets, proposals and plans along with documenting work progress for customers and others involved 

This role will require travel to local dairy farms. A valid driver’s license is required.