Small Cap - Forman Heavy Equipment

Zachry GroupLa Porte, TX
Onsite

About The Position

The Heavy Equipment Foreman will oversee and manage civil equipment crews. This position will be responsible for a crew of up to 5-15 craft workers. The crew will be a mix of journeyman, helpers, and laborers.

Requirements

  • Must have 4+ years’ experience as a dirt operator, and 2+ years in a supervisory position.
  • Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions (see below).
  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Leadership Abilities
  • Ability to manage multiple crews.
  • Ability to plan out the workload for multiple crews and multiple processes.
  • Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.
  • Ability to read and understand IFC drawings.
  • Understand when to stop production work and when an RFI needs to be initiated.
  • Read and understand craft specs and cut sheets, craft spec procedures, and recommendations
  • Equipment Knowledge

Nice To Haves

  • Current Zachry/JV employee
  • Zachry/JV ROF’ed employee.
  • Former experience working with Zachry Industrial/JVIC.
  • Experience working industrial construction projects.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
  • Identify all tools required for tasks.
  • Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
  • Manage multiple crews in regards to scheduling, processes and sequences, time, and cost.
  • Illustrate in-depth knowledge of all civil processes.
  • Plan work and execute: Ability to take drawings, required material, line out helpers and execute work.
  • Basic maintenance (inspections) and Safe operations practices.
  • Ability to find footage, utilize addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.
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