Foreman - Geotechnical Group at Wayne Brothers Companies – Walterboro, South Carolina

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Performs all the essential job functions of a Foreman.
• Duties will include setting drill up in the beginning of the job and taking it apart at the end of the job.
• Performing morning PTP discussions
• Managing personnel onsite
• Ensure that all work is being performed in a safe and efficient manner.
• Managing daily production schedule
• capable of reading blueprints
• Communicate with and teach proper work processes to field crew.
• Record daily production schedule and drill logs (clear and legible )
• Record important data and relay to Super and PM.
• Arrive at the project site on time.
• Clean up site trash and debris and put in designated disposal area.
• Work with materials such wood, concrete, grout, steel etc.
• Work with hoses (air, grout, water, etc.) for all types of jobs on the jobsite.
• Watching as drilling operations are underway for any hazards or issues with the drill or surrounding area.
• Ensuring that pile elevations are set to what are required by the plans
• Proficient in set up of laser and being able to figure out elevations.
• Conducts safety checks before starting up and operating (and after shutting down) heavy equipment pieces using standard checklists.
• Reviews site specifications with superintendent and PM
• Operates all light equipment necessary (e.g., concrete, grout vibrator, grout plant/concrete pump, compacting equipment, basic hand tools etc.) for operations.
• Operates selected pieces of heavy equipment at a basic level to include, but not limited to, the following pieces of equipment:
• Skidsteer Loader (desirable)
• Water truck (desirable)
• Excavator (desirable)
• Lull (required)
• Site truck when necessary (desirable)

1. as necessary to prepare grades for and elevations at the construction site. Depending on the equipment being operated, the operator will:

• Excavate earth.
• Convey (i.e., haul in or remove) soil/earth, gravel, stone, etc. at theconstruction location as necessary for proper site preparation.
• Spread and level dirt, gravel, and stone to rough grade/elevation specifications.
• Hooks up necessary attachments to equipment to complete geo structural and civil task(s).
• Conducts routine preventative maintenance necessary to keep equipment operating effectively and efficiently.
• Makes minor repairs as necessary to keep equipment safe and operational.
• Cooperates with civil equipment apprentices to conduct geotechnical operations.
• Complies with all applicable state, company and OSHA rules, regulations, and guidelines necessary for safe operation of heavy equipment at the job site.
• Reports any job site and/or WBI employee safety violation(s) to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Serves as a safe and productive member of a geotechnical crew/team.
• Assists operators and crew in installing ground improvements, piles, etc.
• Assists operators and crew to move dirt on/off site as needed.
• Assists operators, apprentices, and crew in properly draining water during grading operations.
• Pumps water, cleans silt and maintains erosion control before, during and after rain events.
• Observe and help to remove all hazards in a task.

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Education and/or Experience

• Vocational or technical training/experience in grading/site development - desirable
• OSHA - 10 Hour Certification – required.
• OSHA - 30 Hour Certification – required.
• First Aid/CPR – required.
• Valid driver’s license – required.
• All-terrain material handler certification –required.
• Aerial lift certification – required.
• WBI Craft Training and other certifications up through Level I – required after hired.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Conducting assigned work tasks and processes within work teams
• Reading grade stakes
• Knowledge of soil conditions and earthmoving processes
• Measuring and calculating square feet/cubic yards precisely
• Problem-solving, troubleshooting, and maintenance-oriented reasoning
• Communicating with foremen and team members
• Implementing site safety and work-task plans
• Recognizing and correcting job site hazards
• Making judgments and decisions at task and process levels
• Listening and speaking
• Thinking logically and critically
• Seeing and interpreting details close up and far away.
• Focusing consistently on Safety, Quality, Production, and Innovation
• Manual dexterity
• Mechanical reasoning

Working Conditions

• Outdoors - frequently
• Indoors - rarely
• Loud noise - frequently
• Temperatures - seasonal
• Walking and riding on uneven terrain – frequently
• Personal Protective Equipment – always
• Multi-activity worksites - frequently
• Traveling/out of town – as needed
• 40 to 60+ hour work week – frequently

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Driver License

Equipment/Materials Used

• Hand and power tools – frequently
• Heavy earthmoving equipment – frequently
• Laser levels, grade rods, etc. – frequently
• Personal Protective Equipment – always
• Tools and equipment as directed and as comfortable.
• Computer technology

Physical Elements

• Lifting, carrying or moving up to 100 pounds
• Frequent steering, riding, bouncing.
• Continuous standing and walking daily.
• Must be able to work outdoors in wet, humid, hot, cold, muddy weather.
• Must be able to work on uneven and rough terrain.
• Must be able to bend, squat, kneel.
• Must be able to perform simple grasping and fine manipulation tasks with both hands.
• Sitting for long periods of time on crane or heavy equipment
• Capable of climbing a ladder.
• Focus concentration, attention to detail.
• Manual labor

Pre-Requisites

• Great work ethic
• Willing to learn.
• Good character
• On time and with a good attitude
• Willing to help in any way.
• Willing to stop work when they don’t understand or feel unsafe.
• Has completed or able to complete all the skillsets and pre-requisites required of a GEO Group Foreman
• Working knowledge of excavators, loaders, skidsteers. (Equipment Operator)
• Equipment inspection of all types of equipment as well as proper start up and shut down.

Skillsets to be Mastered

• Operation of all excavators, loaders, skidsteers.
• Ability to identify good and bad fill dirt.
• Ability to recognize when proper drainage is not able to occur.
• Able to identify and correct hazards associated with the WBI equipment.
• Able to read and understand grade stakes.
• Able to run a level loop and transfer benchmarks.
• Able to read blueprints.

Path Forward

• Civil and Geo Structural Group

1. Potential to move to Assistant Superintendent position.