Tank Construction Field Foreman - Maguire

For over 100 years, Maguire Iron has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. The Tank Construction Field Foreman will lead, organize, and direct the field crew using welding equipment and a rough terrain crane. The crew is responsible to erect elevated water towers.  The Foreman will be responsible for training in the use of all safety equipment/procedures and all field welding procedures used by Maguire. The Foreman will be responsible to communicate safety, quality and production goals.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure that all work is performed with SAFETY as the number one priority.
• Performance/safety rigging is installed correctly and checked before each use.
• Ability to correctly interpret specifications/drawings/Maguire prints and communicate print information to others and communicate print discrepancies back to project managers.
• Examines work piece for defects to ensure conformance with specifications and records data as required.
• Corrects malformation in parts and bends in metal work pieces.
• Ability to use painting, cutting, and welding equipment.
• Strong time management skills to lead the team to complete work on time.
• Motivates, maintains, and encourages others to work safely, productive, quality conscious and to keep job site safe.
• Maintain all equipment/service equipment when needed.
• Complete daily production paperwork and review crew’s timecards.
• Lead weekly safety toolbox meetings.
• Lead in-person customer interactions while performing field work.
• Communicate with Project Managers on scheduling, field orders, crane, radiography and quality control.
• Lead field team assistants/personnel to perform required scope in a timely manner.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of team members. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
• Five years of industry experience in erecting steel structures.
• Pass Maguire’s weld test (certified).
• Extensive travel required.
• Goal oriented, reliable, responsible for their actions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form.

Work Environment:

• Majority of the time is spent in the field and will work in unfavorable weather conditions; both heat and cold.
• Frequently required to sit, squat, talk and hear. 
• Constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. 
• Required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk.
• Adhere to Maguire’s PPE Policy and Safety Programs.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities. Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Able to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

At Maguire Iron, we believe in protecting and storing quality water. We do this by being the best water tank company for our customers and employees.

Maguire is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Maguire complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding hiring and employment. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.