Commercial Roofing Foreman

Description

• Prepare and submit daily job reports, field progress problems, technical questions, and timesheets, as directed by manager
• Operate vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment
• 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
• Make sure on-site equipment is monitored and maintained, such as oil changes on kettle motors, belts on cutters, etc.
• Install, repair, or replace single-ply roofing systems, using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric, or other asphaltic compositions
• Run material inventory
• Train and coach other employees
• Install vapor barriers and/or layers of insulation on the roof decks of flat roofs and seal the seams
• Calculate and control labor projections, material storage, and material needs
• 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.
• 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
• Cut felt, shingles, and strips of flashing, and fit them into angles formed by walls, vents, and intersecting roof surfaces
• Supervise and support crew every day about safety, quality, and labor production
• 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
• 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
• Meet with GC and customers
• Monitor and maintain job site cleanliness and daily housekeeping

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Medical insurance
• 7 Paid Holidays

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance