What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foreman - Transmission position at Brink Constructors, Inc.?
About Us:
Brink Constructors, Inc. is an electrical contractor with over 75 years of experience in high-voltage transmission line and substation erection.
We have a long and industrious history, our experienced team continues to help power the nation now and into the future.
Our success stems from the skilled personnel that we employ and the philosophy we instill to follow and uphold our core fundamental ideals including Safety First.
Becoming a member of the Brink team is more than just a job or satisfactory employment at Brink, we build careers, and we invest in the future of our people.
Bring your skills to light and power your future with our team.
About this Role:
This position is responsible for the direction, guidance, safety health and welfare, of all site staff including documentation and execution of the day to day field operational needs of the individual project.
The role assists the Superintendent in managing the day to day crews and sub-contractors.
The primary objective is to ensure safe working conditions, everyone is trained and understands all hazards of each job site, and what is taking place with respect to productivity.
This position requires 100% travel anywhere throughout the Midwest region.
Responsibilities and Duties:
This position involves leading and working along with a crew consisting of Journeyman, Apprentices, Operators, and Groundmen.
The role will lay out work and ensure that materials, tools, equipment, and information are on the job site in the proper locations to meet construction schedules.
- Must be able to report to assigned job site location on time or as directed.
- Has ability to monitor work in progress.
- Accurately has ability / knowledge to fairly evaluate fellow employees' work performance.
- Train field personnel in technical skills and safety methods
Project Safety:
- Clearly understand and comply with Company/Job Safety Requirements (O.S.H.A.).
- Clearly understand and complies to Company Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Apply Discipline to field staff when necessary.
- Ensure all emergency phone numbers for the projects are understood and where closest hospitals are located and which route to take in case of emergency.
- Cooperate and work with Safety Department to ensure safety incidents are investigated openly and honestly.
- Ensure all safety flashes and safety information is posted and disseminated to all field personnel.
Equipment and Tools:
- Ensure Minor maintenance, upkeep and service is being completed.
- Employee training and documentation, (written and signed), for the safe operation of each piece of equipment or tool.
- Ensure staff is trained on equipment they are operating.
- Knowledge and use and safe handling of tools, equipment and materials.
- Accurately organize materials and tools in order to maintain clean and neat work areas.
- Properly and effectively installs electrical systems as required.
- Accurately / timely trouble shoots all type wiring.
- Must be able to safely use and instruct proper use of all power tools, saws, threaders, wire tuggers, hydraulic benders and KO punches.
- Work with shop to maximize the equipment resources of the company.
Production:
- Communicate to the crew, subcontractors and owner to maintain a good working relationship.
- Inventory, record keeping, organization and usage of materials required.
Project Paperwork and Documentation:
- Read and Understand all contract requirements and paperwork documentation
- Knowledge to accurately oversee time reporting and proper coding of time sheets
Working Conditions:
- Job may require working in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain, or snow.
- Job may require operation of equipment in all elements without climate control.
- Must be able to utilize construction site sanitary facilities (Porta-Johns).
- Job always requires employee to have required hand tools with them while at work site (Waist tool belts can weigh up to 30 lbs.).
- Must always wear personnel protective equipment (i.e., Hard hats, safety glasses, safety harnesses as required) and respirators when required.
- Ability to work 8 hours per day, night shift, 40 hours per week and overtime as required with little or on short notice.
- Valid Drivers License and have own transportation (Note most sites are not always served by Public Transportation).
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead.
- Ability to lift by ones self work loads of 51 lbs.
- Possess good vision / hearing (Normal or corrected).
- Must be able to make transition from employee parking area of street into construction areas and to gain access to all levels of the building or structure, even if the only means of access is by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction but acceptable for use.
- Ability to work while constantly moving on one's feet.
- Ability to use 2 handed tools / equipment (i.e., cable cutters, hammer drills, compression tools, jack hammers, etc.).
- Must be able to work from all type of ladders (Step ladders up to 14',
