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.
POSITION DETAILS
- Projects located across Alberta
- LOA provided
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
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
Why work for Strike:
Based in Western Canada with a head office in Calgary, Alberta, we provide energy and industrial construction and maintenance services across the largest geographical area in Canada.
At Strike we continuously demonstrate leadership, drive, creativity, and initiative. This has been shown through the recognition of being named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies since 2007, and then later recognized at Platinum Level for Canada’s Best Managed Companies distinction since 2018.
Our team is comprised of loyal, supportive, and forward-thinking industry professionals. We foster a stable, safe, and community-minded environment where you can embrace professional development and maximize your upward mobility. At Strike we also reward our own people for their continuous commitment, energy, enthusiasm, and results. Our culture at Strike is highly important to us, which is why we make many efforts to support those employed at Strike.
Strike’s main value is that every employee gets home safe. We are a safety focused company that allows our employees to work efficiently with the safest equipment and procedures. At Strike, we have created a community that supports the importance of physical and mental health. As we value the importance of treating others as we wish to be treated, Strike has a welcoming and inclusive team.
Strike Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
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