DOW TX City/Deer Park Coatings Foreman

Classification

Hourly

Reports to

Project Manager/Construction Manager

Summary / Objective

The General Foreman position is responsible for planning and overseeing several coating/painting crews in order to achieve or exceed estimated labor productivity for the project. The General Foreman is responsible for carrying out the direction of the Project Manager regarding coating/painting activities and related duties.

Essential Functions

• Be able to perform all the principal duties and accountabilities of craft workers under his/her supervision.
• Lead and support all Marquis and customers safety related processes and programs
• Responsible for implementing all of Marquis and customer job safety requirements
• Responsible for conducting proper and thorough accident investigations and prepare all required accident reports
• Maintain a constant drive to achieve production outputs in order to meet targets.
• General management of all resources.
• Communicate effectively with Foreman daily
• Ensure crews are properly aligned to maintain optimal unit man hour rates.
• Responsible to assure materials and equipment are available and in place.
• Be able to set and execute crew goals based on project unit rates
• Listen to employees, complaints, problems, safety concerns and recommendations - evaluate each and then devise and implement a plan of action based upon consultation with management and HR, if required.
• Responsible for hiring of coating/painting crews for optimal performance
• Responsible to prepare "look ahead" schedules consistent with the project schedule to the Project Manager
• Review submitted timesheets for correct hours and ensure hours are being recorded to the proper job number.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the project and schedule work crews as they related to that portion of the work assigned.
• Inspect crews work for compliance with industry safety and quality standards. Ensure that correct procedures are followed and point out any deficiencies and take corrective action if needed
• Any other duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for coating/painting crews on assigned project.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described represent f those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Working around moving mechanical parts
• Working in high precarious places
• Exposed to all types of weather conditions - hot /humid/cold/wet
• Working around different types of chemicals
• Working in high noise areas

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 individual with disabilities to perform he essential functions.

• Stand for long periods of time
• Ability to feel and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear and taste and smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent
• Two (2) years of experience in a Foreman capacity
• Five (5) to Ten (10) years of previous coating/painting experience in the chemical industry
• Ability to pass Hair Follicle Testing
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specification, tables , color charts.
• Acceptable Background
• TWIC Card
• Ability to work overtime
• Successful complete Safety Training
• NCCER certification preferred

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of task and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.