Civil General Foreman

Since its foundation in 1986,
Thompson Construction Group, Inc. has grown from a small, local company into one of the largest privately held companies based in South Carolina. Our diverse services portfolio includes capital projects, power services, maintenance services, disaster recovery, hydro consulting and commercial construction. We believe in investing in our employees to help them reach their professional goals, as well as their personal goals.

Thompson promotes a work environment that fosters learning, leadership, and development along with a safety culture that never waivers. Thompson is headquartered in Sumter, South Carolina with offices spanning the United States, primarily southeast and central United States.

Manage and supervise the planning, lay‑out, material storage, maintenance, and inspections of concrete finishing in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards. Plan and coordinate the efforts of the foremen and crewmen under his/her supervision and motivate them to accomplish the work safely, correctly and efficiently. Supervise other crafts at levels appropriate to training and skills as requested by project supervision.

• Be able to perform all the principal duties and accountabilities of craft workers under his/her supervision.
• Lead and support all safety related processes and programs as requested. Engage with your work team to ensure we achieve zero injuries. No job is so important that your safety and that of your crew will be compromised. Watch for hazards and report any concerns to your supervisor or safety professional. If needed, use your stop work authority until the issue is resolved.
• Have an understanding of the scheduling, material control and unit man-hour performance reporting. Become familiar with the Field Progress Management System (FPMS).
• Be able to create and execute a one‑week schedule.
• Be able to set and execute crew goals based on the project unit rates.
• Review crew's timecards for correct hours and phase coding. Report all accidents and near misses to supervisor. Participate in investigation process as needed. Review accidents and the causes with employees.
• Lead, complete, and sign off on daily pre‑job safety planning in the appropriate format. Identify safety hazards you or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective action to eliminate or mitigate hazards. Ensure all crew members understand, participate, and sign all pre‑job safety planning tools at start and end of shift.
• Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (i.e. back‑up alarms, smell of smoke, different colored warning tags, warning sirens).
• Understand, support, implement, and follow lockout/tag out procedures. Attend site specific training and ensure you follow all procedures as outlined in training.
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills. Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions rapidly and accurately.
• Listen to other employees and supervisor's suggestions, complaints, problems, safety concerns and recommendations, evaluate each and then devise and implement a plan of action based on that evaluation. Consult with supervisor and if needed HR on any issues.
• Provide on‑the‑job training to those individuals under his/her supervision.
• Train/teach safety practices, policies and procedures related to an employee's assigned tasks.
• Perform task planning to safely and efficiently carry out all aspects of that work assigned.
• Plan and communicate with supervisor to ensure that an adequate supply of tools, materials and equipment are available.
• Gain a complete understanding of the scope of work and the related parts of the project.…