Position Description Construction Foreman
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Position Description Construction Foreman As Site Foreman you will have responsibility for the day-to-day coordination and management activities, including CBC labour, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. You will be based on site. The Construction Foreman will be responsible for PURPOSE the running of all in-house CBC Tauranga carpentry team/s. Their role will be to manage and support the carpentry teams creating a healthy work culture while meeting deadlines and quality assurance measures. DIVISION Commercial LOCATION Tauranga REPORTS TO Site Manager/Project Manager REPORTS Builders, Labourers, Hammer Hands (Build Team) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES General • Have a sound understanding and intricate knowledge of the plans, consent requirements and specifications of your allocated jobs prior to commencing construction. • Complete a site inspection prior to the Pre-construction meeting, addressing any hazards or issues. • Be proactive in recognising any issues, address and discuss with your direct manager to find a proactive solution. • Understand your Build programme and deadlines. • Attend and be engaged in all construction & branch meetings as required, providing relevant feedback and progress updates. • Maintain every site so they are presented in a clean and tidy manner showcasing CBC Construction. • Attend Council onsite inspections as required and follow up on any failed inspections. • Help streamline the build process making build times more efficient. • Order and Manage the product required specific to your build outside of the project management system. • Ensure all materials are delivered in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the construction programme and secured on site from theft and weather. • Monitor work completed against time allowances and advise the Site Manager. • In order to meet the project timeline, this will at times require you to be hands on/on the tools if the need arises. Planning and Scheduling The Construction Foreman is accountable for following project plans and schedules and ensuring that crews under their direction perform daily and weekly goals to meet production goals: • Translating general work requirements into a prioritised plan for work crews • Working with the crews to overcome work challenges • Periodically reassess daily goals to meet forecasted production. Management of Contractors • Have a good working relationship with all suppliers and subcontractors, creating a respectful environment and ensuring the efficient daily running of them during the build process. • Provide timely feedback to Site/Project Manager regarding poor performance of contractors. • Have a sound knowledge of NZ3604 (NZ Building Code) and be able to offer advice and problem solve for/with sub-contractors. • Review, investigate and respond to any invoice queries presented by the Finance team. Health & Safety • Work safely and lead by example through appropriate safety attitudes and behaviours. • Understand and abide by the Classic Group and CBC Construction Health and Safety policies and your relevant Worksite Management Plan. • Ensure that all workers under your control understand and abide by the Worksite Management Plan for your site/s. • Ensure that Health & Safety site requirements are completed and in place prior to any works starting on site. Hazard board & Sign in/out board, safety fencing. • Conduct regular and informative Tool box meetings. • Whenever on site be aware of any hazards or sub-contractors failing to adhere to Health & Safety requirements, action and report according • Complete and follow the CBC Construction Health & Safety process when a Non-compliance action, near miss or Injury has accrued on your site. • Assist in carrying out regular site safety inspections and record. • Personal protection equipment must be worn at all times by yourself and your Build team. Quality Assurance • Complete all quality control sheets/forms for each Activity on every Job, ensuring that all CAC’s are completed and followed up correctly. • Ensure all buildings are handed over to the CBC Construction’s Standard. • Complete all work before handover ensuring all items included in the schedule, and approved variations and plans are to the highest quality. Other • Adhere to Company Policies and Procedures at all times. • Maintain and respect personal, Company and Client equipment, property and plant. • Any other reasonable, relevant and lawful duties as required or instructed by the Site or Project Manager. KEY (to be set with Regional Manager annually) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS CLASSIC CODE Our CODE is a set of behaviours and attitudes that have been created to empower and guide our people to achieve the success that we’ve envisioned for the Classic group of companies. It shapes our culture, our work environment and our levels of engagement across Classic. Our CODE provides everyone working within Classic with a clear understanding of the behaviours and mindset required to thrive as an individual, a team and a company. .