General Info
Minimum Years of Experience Required: 3 Years
Minimum Years of Education Required: High School/GED
Company Info
\"Taylor Construction........Bridging the Gap with Teamwork\"
Seeking Formen
We are currently seeking experienced formen for our Bridge & Box Culvert divisions. If you have experience as a forman, and possess industry specific knowledge please click the \"Apply Now\" button.
About Us: We are a family-owned and operated business. Our business was started in 1972. We work throughout Eastern Iowa with the Iowa Department of Transportation and city and county municipalities. Our company is an Iowa certified DBE company. We specialize in the following: Bridges, Box Culverts, Grading, Pile Driving, Cofferdams, and Water/Sewer projects.
Job Description
Job Description:
- Able to handle all aspects related to personnel management on site.
- Able to make decisions pertaining to production on a daily basis.
- Willing to work side by side with laborers, so they must have the capability to manually complete any activity.
- Coordinates and oversees activities of workers engaged in construction, installation, and repair of structures.
- Examines blueprints to determine dimensions of structure.
- Determines sequence of activities concerned with fabrication, assembly, and erection of structure.
- Assigns workers to such tasks as cutting material to size, building concrete forms, and erecting wooden framework.
- A combination of over three years of directly related training and/or experience is typically required for carrying out the responsibilities for this job.
- No relocation assistance is being provided by this employer. If you are relocating to Iowa, we want to hear from you.
Skills:
- Lead crews in a productive manner
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing, with good comprehension
- Team Building skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Assess crew skills
- Coach and teach foremen and crew members
- Apply good problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Encourage, foster and manage differences and diversity at the work site
- See how the work and tasks fits into the project
- Form and implement workface crew plans and schedules
- Organize and delegate work
- Effectively run a meeting
- Handle the administrative duties of position, including completion of required documents
- Effectively use computers and other technology applicable to the job
- Effectively use time management and goal setting
Attitude:
- Can take on new challenges and is willing to learn
- Has good work ethics
- Can adjust to change
- Is a role model who leads by example
- Can motivate and mentor foremen crew members
- Takes responsibility
- Is honest and acts with integrity
- Sets the tone for the workgroup
- Accepts that a diverse workplace is the workplace of the future
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of building bridges and box culverts.
- Effectively communicate/manage a crew of 4-6.
- Effectively communicate with management and vendors.
- Ability to coordinate with vendors.
- Be able see job through from start to finish.
- Able to meet deadlines and stay on schedule.
- Read and understand plans.
- Experience with operating material handlers.
