Job Summary
Provide field coordination and oversight of a specific crew or crews. This position is responsible for overall safety, materials, reporting, leadership, employee communication, and productivity measures.
Responsibilities
- Review plans and permits
- Supervise, train, and develop work crews, provide input and assist crews when needed in operating other equipment and/or assisting the laborers out in the field
- Maintain a safe worksite and enforce safe work practices by following company rules and OSHA regulations, leading crew pre-task planning, addressing employee concerns, and hazard abatement
- Take action to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, traffic, and falling objects
- Ensure that materials, equipment, and tools are safely loaded/unloaded, secured to crew vehicles, cleaned and maintained as prescribed
- Inspect company vehicle for proper operating conditions, proper security, and proper stock of materials, both pre and post-trip
- Report any maintenance needs or improper operating conditions of crew trucks or equipment to the proper party
- Check work area to ensure it is clean, secure, good housekeeping is being practiced, poses no risk to the public, employees, or the environment
- Write any necessary reports, complete forms, post job related information on computer, find job information on computer as required and directed; including, but not limited to using Track/Bid2Win and other applications, as required
- Enter and submit crew's hours of work accurately into Track and ensure that timecards are signed by all crew members
- Perform safety inspections of crew and equipment, provide feedback, stop any unsafe work (stop work authority), and complete reports as necessary, Near Misses, Incident/Accident Reports, etc.
- Wear required PPE
- Monitor quality standards of all jobs, including crew performance, and ensure that all quality assurance and company standards are being met
- Ensure adherence to ethics and compliance requirements
- Be able to performs a wide variety of manual labor tasks involving dexterous use of hand tools such as pneumatic, electric, and hand tools
Required Skills & Abilities
- High School diploma or equivalent education
- 5+ years of experience in wet municipal and commercial utilities, including water, sewer, and storm drains
- Must have flexibility in personal schedule including weekdays and occasional night and weekend work
- Strong focus on safety, quality, integrity, accountability, productivity, and teamwork
- OSHA, competent person, confined space, hazard abatement, and related safety training is a requirement, and all training required is to be met/provided prior to acquiring the role of a foreman
- Ability to stand and exert physical effort performing manual labor most of the day
- Ability to lift up to 60 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
- Training, knowledge, and ability to work in, and/or supervise activities in, confined spaces
- Ability to read and follow plans, drawings, and directions (verbal and written)
- Willingness to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including hard hat, eye protection, reflective vest, gloves and composite-toed boots
- Ability to work in severe weather conditions, including extreme heat
- Knowledge of hand and power tools
- Knowledge of and experience in underground dry and/or wet utility installation is required
- Knowledge of street and highway traffic rules and regulations, and safety precautions to be observed in working on or near roads and highways.
- Ability to detect unsafe or hazardous conditions of equipment and work environment.
- Thorough knowledge of safety standards and Underground Facilities Law (Blue Stake, Arizona 811)
- Good communication skills and the ability to manage and interact in a team environment
- Reliable transportation
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
- Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug tests
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to:
- The outdoor elements, subject to variations in temperature and weather conditions, equipment noise, and dust
- May be required to perform specific tasks that involve climbing, lifting, pushing, or kneeling