Pipe Foreperson

Hazleton Division, a division of H&K Group, Inc., is looking for a Pipe Foreperson to plan and coordinate work being done on a pipe crew and to direct activities of workers on projects throughout Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland, Montour, and Monroe Counties.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Reads blueprints and job-related documents to properly plan work
• Records daily events in job diary
• Schedules materials, equipment, and work for the crew
• Develops crew SIP's and submits to site foreperson
• Tracks daily quantities and submits to site foreman.
• Conducts daily huddles with crew to establish daily production goals and ensures all members of crew know and buy into the plan for the day
• Communicates goals and purposes effectively
• Lead and demonstrate by example
• Influences and enforces company values
• Recognizes misalignments with company values and culture and rectifies
• Pro-actively trains and mentors crew members to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Communicates with customer representatives and inspectors in a courteously and professionally
• Performs all other duties of crew members as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university OR one year of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Ability to read blueprints and job-related documents
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mathematical skills including probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Problem solving
• Basic computer skills including Internet, email, and the use of digital cameras for work documentation
• Driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Two years of related experience and/or training
• Supervisory experience
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to
  • Stand, walk
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Talk or hear
• Occasionally required to sit
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include
  • Close
  • Distance
  • Color
  • Peripheral
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to
  • Moving mechanical parts
  • Fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

H&K Group, Inc.’s (H&K’s) Hazleton Division (formerly Hazleton Site Contractors) has been a proud member of our heavy civil construction team since 2002. Strategically located in Humboldt Industrial Park just north of Hazleton, PA, the Hazleton Division primarily serves Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland, Montour, and Monroe Counties.

H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic…