What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asphalt Superintendent position at Duininck?
Duininck, Inc. - Texas, headquartered in Roanoke, Texas, is a division of Duininck Companies LLC, headquartered in West Central Minnesota.
Duininck Companies LLC is a family-run company diversified in industries ranging from construction to manufacturing and from real estate development to distribution. Founded in 1926 and now in its third generation, Duininck Companies continues to expand and grow. From the guiding vision and values to the shared resources and capital, Duininck Companies provides a solid foundation.
At Duininck, we offer:
- Opportunities to Learn, Grow, and Advance
- A Culture that Supports Your Success
- Family Owned and Operated
- Competitive Pay and Benefits
- Building Strong Communities
The Asphalt Superintendent is responsible to safely supervise and coordinate activities pertaining to specific projects:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Gravel Base:
- Communicate gravel/base crew needs with dispatch
- Communicate needs with plant
- Work with crews, inspectors, and subcontractors to complete projects
- Complete quality gravel/base jobs within specifications
- Coach employees
- Communicate needed information to employees
- Complete necessary paperwork
- Deliver samples to lab
- Approve and submit work hours for crew and pertinent job information daily
- Milling:
- Communicate crew needs with dispatch
- Communicate needs with plant
- Work with crews, inspectors, and subcontractors to complete projects
- Complete quality gravel/base jobs within specifications
- Coach employees
- Communicate needed information to employees
- Approve and submit work hours for crew and pertinent job information daily
- Paving:
- Communicate paving crew needs with dispatch - calculate number of trucks required to haul aggregate and/or asphalt according to capacity of vehicles, traffic conditions, distance from work site and productivity of drivers
- Communicate needs to plant
- Work with crews, inspectors, and subcontractors to complete projects
- Produce quality asphalt product within specifications
- Coach employees
- Communicate needed information to employees
- Assist new employees
- Approve and submit work hours for crew and pertinent job information daily
- Tour work site to ascertain progress in meeting time schedules and to detect insufficient utilization of workers and equipment.
- Measure slope and thickness of paving to verify compliance with contract.
- Measure distances from reference points to locate boundaries of construction site.
- Directs work crews engaged in operation of vehicles and machines.
- Verifies slope of graded surfaces using appropriate instruments.
- Approve and submit work hours for crew and pertinent job information daily.
Requirements:
- Ability to identify and correct any unsafe conditions and keep equipment properly maintained.
- Safely and properly supervise and coordinate teams and tasks pertaining to projects.
- Communicate effectively (verbal, listening, written) in all situations.
- Self-motivated, team-player with good interpersonal skills; ability to maintain positive customer and employee relations and act courteous/respectful of others.
- Troubleshoot and problem solve situations/problems (material quality, equipment operation/repair, etc.).
- Monitor and discuss production issues with co-workers and managers/supervisors.
- Ensure regulation compliance as per Duininck, Inc. standards.
- Effectively communicate and coordinate with QC/QA/QM personnel.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Understand and adhere to all safety regulations.
- Understand and adhere to the Personal Protection Equipment requirements.
- Understand and adhere to Company policies, including the Duininck Standards of Conduct.
Experience/Education:
- Maintain current regulatory certifications required for the position.
- Minimum 3 years experience in supervisory role.
- Commercial Drivers License preferred.
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- Effectively handle lifting of various objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Walk, bend, kneel, lift, stretch and sit.
- Work extended hours out of doors in a variety of weather conditions.
- Travel is required.
- Saturday work as dictated by scheduling.
