Crew Chief

Highwall Revitalize Crew Chief

The Highwall Revitalize Crew Chief is responsible for leading and developing WRAPS Trainees and Crew Members through a structured combination of hands-on work experience, professional skills training, and individualized mentorship. This role provides daily supervision, coaching, and support to help WRAPS Trainees and Crew Members build strong work habits, develop technical and professional skills, and overcome barriers to long-term employment success. Working closely with organizational leadership, workforce development staff, and other teams, the Crew Chief coordinates training, personal development, and project assignments to ensure a productive and supportive learning environment. In addition to mentoring responsibilities, the position actively supports construction project execution through onsite leadership, crew supervision, scheduling, administrative coordination, and hands-on participation in construction activities. The Supervisor ensures work plans are effectively implemented while fostering employee growth, accountability, and career readiness.

As a Crew Chief at Coalfield Development a typical day might include the following:

• Conduct Toolbox Talks with Trainees, Crew Members and other crew personnel to cover safety topic debrief, prepare for the day's activities, set the day's goals and tools/supplies needed.
• Prepare and conduct the on-site work and training.
• Meet with Trainees and Crew Members individually to coach through progress and opportunities, and/or provide structured corrective action.
• Arrange transportation and logistics to move crew to various worksites or training locations.
• Answer questions from community members about Coalfield Development and the work being done.
• Communicate with vendors or partners regarding work plan needs.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for construction staff, crew members, and trainees on projects.
• Ensure the work plan and/or enterprise goals are being met in terms of schedules, outcomes, and budgets.
• Ability to independently lead and supervise construction crew and active construction projects.
• Proficient in reading blueprints and construction documents.
• Understanding and experience in rough and finish carpentry and finishes work – including drywall, casework, trim, and painting.
• Able to use a wide range of electrical and manual equipment and measurement tools.
• Work from ladders and scaffolding on walls, ceilings, and roofs.
• Carry out rough carpentry work, including framing walls, floors, and ceilings.
• Carry out finish carpentry work, including cabinetry, finishes, and trim.
• Carry out finishing work, including drywall and painting.
• Conduct periodic quality checks on equipment and systems to ensure safety and compliant standards.
• Maintain inventory records for tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Serve as a point of contact for working with external contractors safely, with the minimum interference/inconvenience for building tenants and employees located onsite.
• Ensure the work plan and/or enterprise goals are met in terms of schedules, outcomes, and budgets.
• Teach the skills of the job and facilitate the achievement of learning outcomes.
• Within the values, principles, and professional & personal development themes of Coalfield, work with and mentor Trainees and Crew Members in a way that allows them to unlock their potential, power and purpose over 36/hours each week of on the-job training, professional certificate training, and development of professional competencies. Allowing up to 4 hours per week of individualized personal development work tailored to help Trainees overcome specific, identified barriers to long-term employment success.
• Ensure Trainees and Crew Members receive an additional 3 hours/week pursuing personal development in collaboration with the Workforce Team.
• Coordinate schedules to accommodate a maximum of 6 hours of course work per/week for Crew Members to pursue higher education and/or certification attainment.
• Hold Trainees and Crew Members accountable for meeting expectations including attendance; uphold and administer policies and procedures; respond to organizational data collection efforts.
• Coordinate with Revitalize leadership, the Workforce Team, and Human Resources to identify and schedule specific trainings; administer pre- and post- training surveys; update employee training records; conduct all evaluations, and weekly scorecards.
• Coordinate with the Workforce Team to ensure each Trainee and Crew Member has milestones set at any given time towards overcoming a barrier to long-term employment success, and a plan to achieve the goals.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.

Competency - knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Exercise kind and professional demeanor and attitude. Practice patience and compassion with people and be understanding of issues encountered in challenging socio-economic environments.
• Must understand and adopt Coalfield's theory of change and value system.
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with multiple projects, locations, businesses, and collaborative partners.
• Experience with adult learning principles and training techniques.
• Trustworthy and reliable, particularly with respect to handling confidential information.
• Proficient with hand tools, construction, math, and measurements.
• Understanding the construction process and coordination with other trades and subcontractors.
• Willingness to learn, willingness to innovate, and the ability to work independently.
• Experience with scheduling and leading people.
• Excellent at time management, task prioritization, and organization.
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with computers, Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook/email, SharePoint) and standard office equipment (phone, copier/printer, scanners, etc.).
• Able to use a wide range of electrical and manual equipment and measurement tools.
• Proficient reading construction drawings / blueprints.
• Work in elevated locations – including scaffolding.
• Understanding and experience in rough and fine carpentry - including cabinets, caulking, casework, trim work, and flooring.
• Carry out finishing work, including drywall and painting.
• Able to paint and trim, with high quality, and prompt results – interior and exterior.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine tool/equipment/supplies inventory and maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position reports to the Revitalize Operations Manager. The Highwall Crew Chief will independently lead all construction activities of a crew compromised of any mix of WRAPS Trainees, Crew Members, and potentially an Assistant Crew Chief.

Work Location and Hours of Work

• Highwall located in Delbarton, WV
• Occasional work at other sites.
• Hours based on individual job sites, usually either 7 A.M. or 8 A.M. to 3:30 – 4:00 P.M. or 4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. May need to work hours outside of this range.
• Crew Chiefs are eligible to accrue and utilize "Flex Time".

Environment Conditions, Physical Activity, Physical Demands Physical Activities

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like.
• Constantly moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Constantly moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Adjusting, moving, and/or lifting objects up to 50 pounds (with or without accommodation) in all directions.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Operating machinery and/or power tools.
• Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Environmental Conditions