Boilermaker General Foreman

Bechtel • Brownsville, TX

4d

About The Position

The Boilermaker General Foreman directs and coordinates craft work, promoting safe work practices and quality performance. The role interprets blueprints and job specifications, applies project procedures and work rules, and aligns assignments with project scope, priorities, and schedules. The General Foreman guides foremen and crews, coordinates work across craft disciplines, resolves problems, and monitors progress to help prevent disruptions and schedule conflicts. The position also oversees reporting and consistently administers feedback, praise, discipline, and corrective action.

Requirements

• Typically, 8 years of industrial construction experience.
• Typically, 4 years in supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Observe work practices with a focus on changing employee behavior to support the Bechtel Zero Accident objective.
• Provide feedback and, when appropriate, consequences for safe or unsafe behavior.
• Interpret blueprints and job specifications, and implement Bechtel job procedures and work rules.
• Understand project scope and integrate project priorities into craft work.
• Instruct journeymen in specific craft tasks, including safety procedures and techniques.
• Coordinate work with other craft disciplines.
• Know, administer, and fairly and consistently enforce work and safety rules for the crafts under direction.
• Provide timely, concise guidance to foremen to help prevent crew work stoppages.
• Give precise directions to foremen and ensure they effectively supervise work crews.
• Understand work priorities and schedules, and assign work plans.
• Identify problems and develop action plans to resolve them with minimal work disruption.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to prevent scheduling conflicts.
• Ensure the quality of work performed by supervised crafts.
• Ensure accurate reporting of timesheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status.
• Ensure foremen and crews understand assignments and directions before work begins.
• Participate in an open exchange of ideas with others.
• Administer praise and discipline fairly and consistently, and initiate corrective action when required.
• Contribute meaningful input to weekly scheduling meetings through work preplanning.
• Monitor work progress and report potential schedule problems to supervision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed