Civil Multi Craft - General Foreman

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Responsible for supervising the foreman by monitoring quality and safety. Provide planning and direction directly to the assigned foreman for construction activities for the project.

• Coordinates oversees, and briefs crew on daily work to be completed
• Plans and prioritizes job tasks for assigned crews
• Directs and trains assigned supervision on the project for quality work and efficient production
• Familiar with the project safety plan
• Enforce safe practices and completion of required safety reports
• Ensure that all work meets or exceeds the company’s standards
• Manage crew timesheets
• Prepares quality and quantity reports
• Comprehend blueprints, sketches, and plans
• Evaluate, monitor, and report on work progression
• Ensuring that all work is conducted in compliance with the man-hour budget
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the field of work being completed to assist if needed or conduct training
• Assisting the superintendent with look ahead reports and coordinating work schedules of all specialty contractors on the project
• Know the OSHA inspection process
• Identify and correct any unsafe conditions that may exist or occur on the project
• Perform project inspection
• Assist the superintendent in planning for job equipment, material, and employee requirements in advance
• Attend any required meetings, including scheduled supervisory meetings
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles
• Follow Yates Code of Conduct
• Safety Responsibilities and Expectations
  • Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices
  • Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.
  • Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
  • Adv fellow employees of hazardous situations.
  • Participate in workplace inspections.
  • Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
  • Participate in required and assigned training.
  • Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
  • Present a mature approach to working safely.
  • Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.
• Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

I:

• Minimum of ten (10) years of construction experience
• Minimum of six (6) years of craft-classified experience
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervision experience
• Experience managing five to fifteen (5 to 15) team members
• Formal education/degree/certificate in construction, technical, or trade school such as NCCER Certification Plus.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in the English language Level II:
• Same as Level I
• Successful completion of Yates Supervisor training

• Supervise installation per work packs and report quantities
• Complete time sheets for their direct reports to track progress and verify time
• Responsible for the quality of the finished product, completing quality documentation including check sheets and final documentation
• Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Physical requirements for this role may include but are not limited to:

• All weather conditions at varying temperatures
• Work at varying elevations
• Will work in windy and dusty environments
• Moderate to high noise levels
• The project site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment, and tools
• Ability to hear bells, whistles, and alarms
• Required to wear safety-approved body harnesses when working at 4’ or above
• Required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, and lifting
• Ability to talk and hear to communicate
• Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools
• Must be able to lift, carry, and move heavy objects up to 25 lbs.
• Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision

Ranked among the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the country by Engineering News-Record, Yates Construction is family-owned. It provides a wide range of construction and…