PAINTER FOREMAN - Austin Industrial - Plaquemine, LA

Austin Careers•Plaquemine, LA

About The Position

Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the United States. The Foreman supervises and coordinates skilled and unskilled workers on construction projects, with the goal of completing work safely, according to plans and specifications, within schedule and estimated cost. The role may require maintaining good working relationships with inspectors, developers, vendors, and subcontractors. The Foreman supervises skilled and semi-skilled hourly employee-owners and is responsible for coordinating workers, equipment, and materials, planning logistics, managing work plans, and maintaining a safe and productive worksite. The position involves reviewing contract documents and drawings; planning and scheduling work; monitoring labor costs, production, and quality; coordinating inspections; ordering materials and supplies; maintaining assigned equipment; training and coaching workers; supervising subcontractors; enforcing safety requirements; documenting field activity and employee hours; and supporting project closeout. Austin Industrial requires applicants to be legally authorized to work for any U.S. employer and cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Requirements

NCCER certification, TWIC, and a driver's license.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; employment visa sponsorship or transfer is not available.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and frequently stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
Vision abilities including close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of industrial and supervisory experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Review contract documents, submittals, shop drawings, and schematics to determine work scope, materials, and manpower requirements.
Develop and execute work plans for major work components and monitor adherence to those plans.
Order materials, supplies, and small tools from approved suppliers and requisition needed materials and equipment in a timely manner.
Monitor daily labor costs and production rates against budgets, take corrective action when productivity falls short, and coach workers on improving efficiency.
Complete hourly time-card reporting and accurately fill out Foreman’s Daily Control with employee hours, job numbers, cost codes, and quantities.
Maintain assigned crew equipment, conduct preventive-maintenance training for operators, and ensure tools and equipment are used properly and stored at the end of each day.
Provide detailed daily construction plans and general weekly plans, manage work to schedule, and coordinate QA/QC inspections required for owner acceptance.
Inspect work in progress, ensure it meets established tolerances and performance standards, and take corrective action when necessary.
Coordinate crews into an effective working unit and foster subordinate training and development through on-the-job and company-sponsored training.
Recommend personnel actions and suggest plans to motivate workers toward goals.
Supervise subcontractors to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and schedules.
Conduct Tool Box and JHA safety meetings, enforce safety regulations and company policies, and remain alert to unsafe conditions.
Investigate alternative work methods and materials to improve efficiency and quality, resolve issues, and ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
Perform project-completion tasks, including closeout punch lists and demobilization.
Maintain detailed and accurate daily reports of field construction activity.
Interpret company policies and cover the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in conjunction with safety meetings.
Conduct on-the-job training for qualified personnel and record and report training hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.