Project Superintendent - Indianapolis, IN

Company Background
Astro Pak is the nation's leading precision cleaning and passivation contractor specializing in on-site cleaning of high purity gas and fluid systems, as well as precision cleaning of components and hardware at the company’s Cleanroom facilities. Astro Pak provides services to over 15 sectors including: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Aerospace, Semiconductor, and other selected Industrial markets. The company, founded in 1959, has performed on-site precision chemical cleaning in every State of the Union as well as several projects in Asia, continental Europe, England, Ireland and Mexico.

Position Opportunity 
The Project Superintendent provides functional management and technical leadership of our on-site fieldwork. A Project Superintendent collaborates with Astro Pak Senior Management Team and the Sales Department in project proposals.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

• Able to apply project management knowledge and tools such as project schedule, milestones, progress reports and labor & financial tracking to meet project requirements
• Serve as liaison between Astro Pak Senior Management Team and project stakeholders
• Able to partner with Sales Department to assist in developing project proposals including pricing, schedules, flow path creating in Bluebeam, resource allocation and procedure recommendations
• Run shutdowns overseeing multiple crews and circuits, no matter the size of project
• Read P&ID’s and mark up flow paths on them for the crews and the client to review
• Able to perform job walks and conceptualize scope of work to assist in bidding process
• Able to differentiate contracted scope from out of scope (change orders) work and effectively communicate those changes to the client and Operations Manager
• Manages project activities and personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of job, including job personnel and job resources, i.e., propane, waste tank, etc.
• Delegates, sets expectations and monitors activities of technicians per project.
• Demonstrates Leadership qualities to lead crews and effectively communicate with clients, serving as mentor to Associate Technicians and Field Technicians
• Able to execute various processes, i.e., derouge, bio-cleaning, hydro and pneumatic testing and drying systems to dewpoint
• Manage gross profit for job
• Proficiency with pH neutralization, calibration and testing methods
• Facilitate 10 Minute Safety Talks and Monthly Safety Training
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and solve mixture problems
• Works with various chemicals including but not limited to citric, caustic and other hazardous chemicals
• Proper calculation, installation, and operation of Astro Pak equipment; Understand how to set up skid and hoses on various systems to optimize flow and chemical contact
• Understands and can properly complete a Pre-Job Hazard Analysis (PJHA)
• Load/Unload Astro Pak vehicle with proper equipment/chemicals for specific job assignment
• Ability to drive Astro Pak vehicle(s); including Forklift; Trucks, Sprinter Vans; etc.

Other Duties / Responsibilities

• Complete all required Safety Training
• Assist other Technicians, Project Leaders or customers as needed
• Maintains work area clean to CEO (Clean, Efficient, Organized)/5S Standards
• Extensive overnight travel by land and/or air
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Competence to comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures
• Other duties as assigned by Operations Manager

Qualifications

Education/Training/Certifications: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) strongly preferred
• OSHA Certification Required
• Possess a valid Medical DOT Certificate
• Technical Training or AA Degree preferred
• HAZWOPER, Confined Space Certifications are preferred

Related Experience:  Minimum 10 years’ chemical cleaning experience including 7 to 10 years’ experience leading remote chemical cleaning projects with demonstrated project management responsibilities.

Overtime: Willing and able to work significant overtime, including holidays, weekends, and on short notice call in as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

• Ability to read and understand work instructions, documents, correspondence, and memos.
• Effective communication skills which include verbal and written in English
• Ability to operate and lift weight-bearing equipment that can weigh up to 50 pounds
• Ability to don proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for different chemical mixing processes
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions.  Should be able to compute rate, ratio, and percent. 
• Moderate computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. 

License: Possess a valid class “C” driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Will be exposed to dust, fume, smoke, toxic chemicals, and disagreeable odors
• Noisy conditions periodically
• Wet or humid conditions (indoors)
• Working on ladders, rooftops, bucket trucks, scaffolding, etc.
• Exposed to vibration (i.e., operating jackhammer, impact wrench)
• Periodically improperly illuminated or awkward and confining workspace
• 30-50% of work shifts require working a night shift

Physical Requirements:

• Standing
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use of hands, fingers
• Reaching with hands and arms
• Climb and balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Talk and hear
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Benefits:

• In addition to highly employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans, Astro Pak offers competitive retirement savings and 401k plans, flexible spending, family leave, training, paid time off, travel pay/per diems and competitive salaries with overtime opportunities.

Astro Pak Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons because of age, race, color, creed, religion, disability, gender, ethnic or national origin, or veteran status. Astro Pak prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability, upon request, and will also ensure reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability.