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Description

The General Foreman supervises a crew of insulators. Responsible for coordinating and training. Consulting with clients and contractors, assigns tasks, making sure jobs are done on time, and monitoring performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversees and manages trades; Coordinates safety inspections

2. Responsible for ensuring that individuals who work under him/her, carry out their tasks and duties diligently and effectively for successful completion.

3. He/she ensures that all equipment and facilities needed by workers to enable them work effectively are made available and are in good condition.

4. A general foreman ensures that workers maintain a high level of quality of the work.

5. Organizes meetings such as safety talks, daily meetings, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

• The employee must be able to climb and maintain balance on stairs, ladders and/or scaffolds.

• The employee frequently is required to sit, bend, stand, walk, or squat; use hands and arms to finger, feel, reach for, handle, and/or manipulate objects.

• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and ability to adjust focus (either naturally or with correction).

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.

• Must be able to work around concrete and various concrete mixtures, curing compounds, acids, chemicals, brick cleaning solutions, fuel vapors, dust, paints, varnishes, and other industrial chemicals, etc. without allergic reactions.

• Must be able to work at great heights without fear.

• Must be able to work in heat and cold weather.

• The noise level in the work environment and job sites is usually loud.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven ability to build and lead high performing teams

• 5+ years of relevant experience within industrial construction including Strong insulation, asbestos and coatings knowledge.

• 5+ years of supervisory experience

• Must be able to work in hot or cold environment

• Scheduling experience

+ Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

This position does not pay per diem

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. **We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!** To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

_See_ the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) .

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( _i.e._ , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the **People Services Team** at **(877) 831-1217.**

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

+ Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.