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Laborer Foreman

4 months ago

Wharton, United States Granite Construction Full time
Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do...

Are you interested in the opportunity to work for an industry-leading company that will give you the experience and exposure you need to build your career and personal brand? If so, then you've come to the right place

General Summary

Supervises and coordinates the work of a crew of workers within a specific craft or trade. Their main concern is ensuring that employees under their management do their jobs skillfully and efficiently while making sure assigned work is progressing in a timely manner.

Essential Job Accountabilities
  • 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, laws, regulations, best practices and safety needs
  • Emphasizing safe use of tools, machinery and equipment while providing training on safety gear, helmets and procedures
  • Developing and managing project budgets and quality standards for all sites
  • Resolving conflicts or miscommunications quickly and amicably
  • Regularly reporting project status to supervisors, site engineers and other officials
Education
  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
Work Experience
  • Appropriate training and experience required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Customer-service skills to communicate with inspectors and administration 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 workers.
  • Speaking skills for providing clear orders, explaining complex information to clients and construction workers and discussing technical details
  • Technical skills for interpreting construction methods and technologies along with contracts and technical drawings.
  • Time-management skills to meet deadlines and ensuring construction 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 clients and others involved.
Physically, working foremen must be able to:
  • Work easily and skillfully with hands
  • Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolds
  • See well (naturally or with correction) and distinguish colors
  • Reach for, handle, and grasp wires and hand tools
  • Bend, crouch, and work in small places
  • Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.


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