Commercial Roofing Foreman

Description

• Operate vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment
• Cut felt, shingles, and strips of flashing, and fit them into angles formed by walls, vents, and intersecting roof surfaces
• Meet with GC and customers
• Train and coach other employees
• Prepare and submit daily job reports, field progress problems, technical questions, and timesheets, as directed by manager
• Ensure that proper safety and equipment are on the job and used in the proper manner; Foreman needs to coordinate these needs with the manager but is ultimately responsible
• Install, repair, or replace single-ply roofing systems, using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric, or other asphaltic compositions
• Install vapor barriers and/or layers of insulation on the roof decks of flat roofs and seal the seams
• Install partially overlapping layers of material over roof insulation surfaces, determining distance of roofing material overlap using chalk lines, gauges on shingling hatchets, or lines on shingles
• Monitor and maintain job site cleanliness and daily housekeeping
• Covering roofs and exterior walls of structures with slate, single-ply systems, asphalt, aluminum, wood, gravel, gypsum, and/or related materials, using brushes, knives, punches, hammers, and other tools.
• Supervise and support crew every day about safety, quality, and labor production
• Run material inventory
• Make sure on-site equipment is monitored and maintained, such as oil changes on kettle motors, belts on cutters, etc.
• Thoroughly review job file and shop drawing with manager and including the scope of work, materials ordered and delivery schedule, budget for labor productions (man-days), and job site contacts
• Calculate and control labor projections, material storage, and material needs
• Responsible for overall quality control of each job including: checking for water tightness, mops left on the roof, ensuring the job site is complete and has been cleaned up properly, coordinate punch list and job close out before crew leaves job site for the last time

Requirements

• Interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to work on a team and take corrective action when necessary
• Requires ability to climb, lift, balance, walk, and handle materials
• Requires use of ladders, scaffolds, and stairways
• Years of Experience: 1-3 years of roofing experience
• Requires exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
• Ability to train and supervise the crew and subcontractors as needed in order to meet the quality and production goals
• Requires exposure to high places or dangerous conditions
• Requires ability to stand, walk, lift, and carry items weighing 50 pounds regularly
• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions, in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures, including exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Knowledge of how to install crickets, chimney flashing, curbs, and how to make seaming and horizontal and vertical soldering
• Knowledge of how to install counter flashing, coping, fascia, gutters, miters, downspouts, roof curbs, flat lock, and thru-wall flashing
• Knowledge of how to cut, shape, fit, join, and install edge metal, insulation, ice & water shields, wood, or other construction materials
• Requires seeing details at close range
• Requires repetitive movement, bending or twisting, kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling
• Knowledge of safety techniques and procedures to set up a safety plan including toolbox talks, safety huddles
• Education: High School/ G.E.D
• Knowledge of how to install pipe boots, ridge/hip caps, rake, nail base, valley, eave lock, and ice & water shield
• Driver’s License
• Requires use of abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing
• Ability to fulfill: timesheets, shop requisitions, and job reports
• Ability to read shop drawings, reproduce manufacturing details, and layout roofs and walls
• Requires standing up for long periods of time
• Includes exposure to contaminants, hazardous material, or equipment

Benefits

• 401K Matching Program
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Family-Oriented Company & Work-Life Balance
• On-the-Job Skills Training & Career Development
• Weekly Pay
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance