General Foreman- Austin Industrial - Houston, TX

Austin Bridge & Road•Houston, TX

1h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance General Foreman supervises frontline supervisors and maintenance craft personnel responsible for the installation, repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance of plant equipment and facilities. Responsible for coordinating maintenance activities, supporting operational objectives, ensuring safe work execution, assigning work, monitoring performance, and providing technical leadership to maintenance teams.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience.
Must have TWIC
Demonstrated ability to perform General Foreman or Maintenance Coordinator responsibilities during outages, shutdowns, or major maintenance activities.
Proven ability to build, lead, coach, and develop high-performing maintenance teams.
Experience supervising multi-craft maintenance personnel and coordinating maintenance resources.
Strong troubleshooting, equipment reliability, and root cause analysis experience.
Knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management processes.
Strong safety leadership experience and commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Must be able to work in industrial environments and respond to operational needs, including outages, shutdowns, and emergency maintenance situations as required.
Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
TWIC card and DL

Nice To Haves

Preferred 5+ years of experience as a Maintenance Foreman.

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages maintenance supervisors and craft personnel; coordinates maintenance activities and safety compliance within assigned areas.
Responsible for ensuring that maintenance personnel perform assigned tasks safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company procedures, standards, and operational requirements.
Assigns work, monitors productivity, and ensures maintenance activities are completed on schedule and within established quality expectations.
Leads troubleshooting efforts, root cause analysis investigations, and corrective action implementation to prevent recurring equipment failures and improve reliability.
Ensures that tools, equipment, materials, and resources necessary for maintenance work are available, properly maintained, and utilized effectively.
Provides technical guidance and support to supervisors and craft employees regarding maintenance practices, equipment repairs, and system reliability.
Monitors work quality and ensures maintenance activities meet safety, environmental, regulatory, and operational standards.
Coaches and mentors supervisors and employees, establishes performance expectations, provides feedback, and supports workforce development initiatives.
Coordinates with Operations, Engineering, Planning, and other departments to support outages, shutdowns, routine maintenance, and special projects.
Identifies and recommends process improvements that increase productivity, efficiency, equipment reliability, and overall operational performance.
Resolves operational, technical, customer, and employee issues that may impact maintenance performance or production objectives.
Organizes and conducts safety meetings, pre-job briefings, daily coordination meetings, and other workforce communications.
Maintains accurate maintenance records, reports, work documentation, and performance metrics.