General Foreperson

at  Strike Group

POSITION SUMMARY

The General Foreperson provides leadership and is responsible for assisting with scheduling, workforce planning, coordinating and supervising crews, cost control, and ensuring the safety, proper apprentice training and productivity of crews at the workface who install/assemble components of industrial products and structures.
As a key participant in the relationship with the contractor, other contractors, company and client, the general foreperson has a further role as a coordinating manager and client interface.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Participate in safety/incident investigations and reviews in safety/incident investigations and review
• Identify needs and deficiencies in the plan/schedule and communicate this to the appropriate people
• Ensure quality and inspection of installation
• Apply project procedures, work site policies and collective agreement requirements
• Complete quality reports and required statistics
• Inform the Superintendent of any out of scope work
• Provide crews with adequate supervision to accomplish tasks in a safe effective manner
• Ensure all workers receive the proper training and review and approve worker time cards
• Reporting on crew production, work progress and change
• Completing quality control reports when required
• Recommending or providing feedback on personnel evaluations such as hiring, promotions and corrective action
• Knowing, understanding, communicating and ensuring compliance with the safety regulations (Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and Code) and safety policies and procedures·
• Supporting job training for apprentices and facilitating mentoring of apprentices by journeymen
• Participates in and monitors “safety meetings”
• Identifying, verifying and reporting any scheduling conflicts with other crews and contractors to the appropriate persons

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Journeyman trade certification in a relevant trade
• 5 to 7 years of experience as a qualified and competent trades person with Civil, pipeline, and facility experience
• 3 years of experience as a qualified and competent foreman
• Has completed Leadership for Safety Excellence, Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS), H2S Alive, Ground Disturbance, Fall Protection, Basic Safety Orientation (BSO)

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Strong commitment to safety
• Experience with MS Office Suite (must be able to a computer and other technology applicable to the job)
• Project construction scope and objectives
• Capable of setting and managing priorities to meet all deadlines
• Strong coordination skills and organization skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug and alcohol test

Please refer the Job description for details