Plant Foreman
Granite Construction Company

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General Summary

The Plant Foreman is responsible for coordinating aggregate production to meet internal and external customer demand, ordering parts and supplies, daily safety and production reporting and managing repair and maintenance. This project participates in On-The-Job training program.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Coordinates tasks according to priorities and plans.
• Allocates general and daily responsibilities.
• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors plant activities to include the maintenance of equipment.
• Supports and assists personnel in achieving timely and efficient production schedules.
• Ensures manpower and resources are adequate.
• Ensures conformance with policies and procedures, safety regulations, and local, State and Federal laws and regulations.
• Ensures proper documentation of operations activities in logs and/or incident reports.
• Proactively manages equipment, personnel, and other operational costs.
• Teach and develop craft employees to promote understanding of safety and aggregate processing.
• Other duties as required.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED.
  

Work Experience

• 5+ years of experience in aggregate operations with understanding of mineral processing equipment such as crushers, screen, conveyors, and mobile equipment.
  
• Prior experience functioning as a Foreman/Supervisor and or Lead level, preferred.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of preventative maintenance that must be performed to minimize unplanned downtime.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of aggregate washing systems.
  
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills.
  
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage multiple tasks.
  
• Ability to operate computer tasks and email.
  
• Ability to troubleshoot plant operational issues.
  
• Ability to communicate clearly and problem solve.
  
• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
  
• Ability to learn Granite's timekeeping and reporting systems.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Granite's Code of Conduct daily.
• Ability to understand and comply with OSHA rules and regulations.
• Ability to react and quickly adapt in a fast-paced the plant environment.
• Ability to communicate bilingually in English and Spanish is a plus!

Physical Demands

• Ability to work, day, swing, and night shifts (occasionally extended hours).
• Ability to work in constant exposure to outside elements, in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work in safety sensitive construction zones around large machinery and heavy equipment.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

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