Foreman Marine Operations

Who We Are

Port Houston is the advocate and a strategic leader of the Houston Ship Channel, one of the most powerful economic engines in the state and the country. Port Houston owns and operates the public wharves and terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country.

Through our leadership and our work, we help ensure the nation’s busiest waterway stays running to benefit the customers of the public facilities we operate, our surrounding communities and industries, and our region. Port Houston exists to move the world and drive regional prosperity.

The work we do helps build up our local community, supports the economy, bolsters goodwill for the state of Texas, and influences the outlook of the entire region. And this is only the beginning! Our best accomplishments are ahead of us as we expand the Houston Ship Channel and widen its reach to become America’s distribution hub for the next generation.

Who You Are

You are more than the work you do. We want your work at Port Houston to be more than a job – we want it to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging and rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, competitive pay, benefits that protect you and your family, and a high-performance culture that values your contributions and helps you reach your career goals.

Sound like the place for you?

Position Summary

Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high-performance that supports achieving the department's objectives. Provides technical assistance to staff members. Inspects tools, equipment, and machinery to ensure proper and safe operating conditions. Examines buildings and facilities for maintenance, repair needs, work in progress and at completion to ensure compliance with plans, for direct reports and contractors, this includes, HVAC, Plumbing, carpentry and all other trades work.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

• Supervise and assist with all work assignments and job planning for repairs, installation and regular maintenance to all Port Houston facilities
• Prioritize and assign daily work
• Coordinate communications and job assignments and checks work for adherence to departmental standards
• Utilize computer to enter and retrieve information
• Authorize and assist the withdrawal of supplies from storeroom stock; oversee the use of purchase orders and vendor accounts
• Coordinate repair work and new installations with contractors, tenants, and customers
• Supervise completion of related paperwork, such as work orders, purchase orders, charges to other departments, job assignments, time sheets, vacation request, safety meetings, accident reports and etc.
• Assist and advise employees with complex and unusual assignments
• Oversee dispatch of emergency repairs and services to equipment and facilities as needed
• Enforce departmental rules and regulations governing employees
• Review state of the art repair technology
• Supervise subordinate employees in the performance of their daily assignments and activities, train new employees
• Work required scheduled overtime hours and be available for unscheduled overtime when operating requirements or other business needs of Port Houston cannot be fulfilled during regular working hours
• Work a temporary, alternative schedule or shift as requested by supervisor
• Act in accordance with Port Houston core values (respect, excellence, accountability, diligence, and you)
• Perform other duties as required
  
  

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required
• Associate’s degree preferred
• 5 years maintenance experience required
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Behaviors

• Knowledge of general carpentry, asphalt, concrete, plumbing fence repair and installation
• Knowledge of safety rules and regulations
• Knowledge of applicable codes
• Knowledge of construction projects and practices
• Knowledge and utilization of the M5 system, for management of man hours and inventory
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Personnel management skills
• Ability to schedules and plan work projects
• Ability to maintain records and inventory control
• Ability to interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings and design specifications
• Ability to operate forklift, if needed
• A current, valid Texas driver's license is required
• A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) must be obtained within 30 days of appointment, and be maintained for the duration of employment
  
  

Key Competencies Required

• Achieving Results
• Follow Through
• Leadership Presence
• Pragmatic Decision Making
• Safety
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high. To apply, please go to porthouston.com/careers. Only applications submitted through the Port Houston Careers website will be acknowledged. Port Houston is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. Government.

Make What You Do Matter

At Port Houston we dream big, think big and do big things. When you take the first step with the Port Houston, you’ve taken the first step in the right direction in your new career path. Are you READY!

We believe in making big things possible. Port Houston is looking for people who are willing to think about the future...and think big. We're looking for people who are ready to take on the most significant challenges of their careers. Thank you for choosing Port Houston in your career search.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.