Auger Crew Lead Operator

Fabcon Career•Grove City, OH

About The Position

The Auger Crew Lead Operator leads auger crew members and helps run jobsite operations safely. The role works alongside the crew while supervising work, providing direction, promoting teamwork, and ensuring established safety procedures and company policies are followed. Work must comply with ISO and OSHA standards and DOT regulations. The operator verifies auger details and ground locates before installation, inspects augers before use, and performs brace and auger maintenance. The role also completes layouts from drawings, minimizes cleanup, keeps daily records, submits required reports by tablet, and communicates job issues to the superintendent. The position represents the company on and off job sites and coordinates with general contractors, subcontractors, administrative personnel, and internal and external customers. The work is field-based and may involve travel, extensive overtime, working at heights, uneven terrain, heavy lifting, and climbing onto flatbed semi-trailers. Field conditions include all types of weather throughout the year in the Midwest and Northeast, dirt and dust, and noise from heavy machinery and vehicles.

Requirements

Valid Class A commercial driver’s license.
At least two years of commercial driving experience.
Experience operating a skid steer.
Computer skills.
Ability to use construction measurement equipment, such as transits, levels, and laser levels.
Ability to work well with others and maintain professional conduct.
Excellent work habits and ability to demonstrate them to subordinates.
Knowledge of crane setup and signaling.
Knowledge of all aspects of erecting precast buildings.
Ability to communicate effectively with personnel at different levels.
Ability to foresee potential problems and take action to prevent them.
Ability to work in an organized manner and adapt readily to change.
Ability to read and interpret shop drawings.
Ability to travel.
Ability to work extensive overtime.
Ability to work from heights.
Ability to traverse uneven ground, move at least 50 pounds, demonstrate spatial awareness and depth perception, and climb onto a flatbed semi-trailer.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of OSHA 30-hour training.

Responsibilities

Work alongside crew members to complete jobs while supervising their work.
Ensure established safety procedures are followed.
Provide work direction and promote teamwork among crew members.
Log and review crew members’ hours daily to ensure payroll accuracy.
Represent the company on and off job sites and communicate effectively with general contractors and subcontractors.
Implement company policies and procedures to ensure work complies with ISO and OSHA standards and DOT regulations.
Complete new-hire paperwork for local union members when required.
Provide daily reporting to administrative personnel via tablet as required.
Serve as an interface for internal and external customers to ensure satisfactory job completion.
Communicate problems to the superintendent in a timely manner.
Verify auger details before starting a job.
Inspect augers before use.
Perform brace and auger maintenance as required.
Verify ground locates have been completed before auger installation.
Complete layouts from drawings for auger installation.
Complete work in a manner that minimizes cleanup.