Pipe Foreman

Job Opportunity at Granite Construction Incorporated

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General Summary

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in fabricating, assembling, installing, and maintaining piping, fixtures, and equipment for gas, steam, hot water, fire sprinkler system, or oil heating, cooling, lubricating, and industrial processing systems.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Assigns workers to specific duties.
• Inspects completed processing systems to determine conformance to specifications.
• Trains new workers in use of equipment and tools.
• Performs duties as described under Supervisor.
• May supervise workers engaged in working in high-pressure systems, and be designated Steam-Fitter Supervisor.
• May supervise workers engaged in maintenance and repair work.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Work within precise standards of accuracy
• Rate information using standards which can be measured or checked
• Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
• Look at flat drawings or pictures and understand how they would look as solid objects
• Follow oral and written directions, plans, and blueprints.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• See well (either naturally or with correction)
• Coordinate the movements eyes, hands and fingers
• Use hands, arms, and fingers fully
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolding
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at heights as required and lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds and occasionally more

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.