Asphalt Foreperson- Springfield, MO at APAC-Central Inc in Springfield, Missouri

Job Description:

Job ID: 425741

APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Asphalt Paving Foreman to supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in spreading, rolling, tamping, and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces of highways, streets, parking lots, aircraft landing strips, and driveways.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety standards are met by complying with legislation, company policies and promoting a safe work environment


• Will directly supervise 7 to 14 asphalt paving employees


• Ensuring the safety of crew members and the public who may interact with job.


• Training new crew members.


• Calculating the number of trucks required to haul asphalt from the hot plant according to vehicle capacity, traffic conditions, distance from work site, and productivity of drivers.


• Touring job sites to ascertain progress in meeting time schedules, to detect insufficient utilization of workers and equipment, measure slope and material thickness to verify compliance with contracts, and to supervise the job.


• Supervising and coordinating crew activities, studying production schedules, and estimating work requirements for completion of job assignment in compliance with or beating the job estimate.


• Multitasking/coordination of multiple projects


• Maintaining time and materials records necessary to complete daily job costing.


• Maintaining company policy.


• Recommends measures to improve productions methods, equipment performance, product quality, and crew performance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required and 3 + years of related asphalt and paving experience or an equivalent combination of education and training.


• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals to compute rate, ration, percent, land to draw and interpret bar graphs.


• Ability to type and use keyboards accurately and possess knowledge of Database software.


• Ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently.


• Ability to keep time and material records.


• Ability to work days, nights and weekends as the project scope and deadlines dictate


• Able to withstand excessive temperature variations and fluctuations throughout the year


• Ability to follow verbal and written instruction and communicate effectively.


• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills and attributes.

Physical Requirements

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.

• Able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, talk and hear.


• Able to stand or sit for long periods of time


• Able to stretch, bend, lift (up to 60lbs) repetitively, push, pull, shovel, walk, stand and squat to assist crews.


• Vision abilities (with correction) include close, distance, peripheral, depth, and the ability to adjust focus.


• The employee is frequently required to sit.


• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, and reach with hand and arms above their shoulders.

Work Environment

• Standard working office and construction site environment.


• The noise level in some areas of the work environment may be loud but is typically moderate.

What CRH Americas Offers You

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion


• Highly competitive base pay


• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs


• Group retirement savings program


• Health and wellness programs

About CRH Americas

CRH Americas has a long and proud heritage as one of the North America's largest corporations. We are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that together form the CRH Americas family. CRH Americas operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

CRH Americas is a great place to grow! If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Please complete your online application and profile which will be sent directly to the appropriate Hiring Manager. Thank you for your interest in the CRH Americas family!

APAC-Central Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay


• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs


• Group retirement savings program


• Health and wellness programs


• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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