REEVES | Asphalt Paving Lead - Duncan, SC

Asphalt Paving Lead

Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since the company's founding in 1923. Reeves is a complete heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meet the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military market. Reeves prides itself for its high company standards of safety, ethics, and performance.

Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company's value chain.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Including, but not limited to:

• Assist in scheduling of field activities, subcontractors and crew members.
• Inspect work performed to ensure it meets specifications and is on schedule.
• Will direct and supervise the activities of the crew in the performance of their regular duties in the crew foreman's absence.
• Assist with analyzing construction equipment needs and trucking requirements.
• Maintain daily records of all significant project facts, crew timesheets, events and conditions.
• Assist with the instruction and training of employees and ensure the safety of the workers.
• Supervises all phases of a paving operation such as maintenance of equipment, employees, and distribution of product.
• Will aid crew foreman in implementing environmental, health and safety regulations and policies (local, state and government).
• Responsible for maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Must have a basic knowledge of abilities and limitations in all paving applications.
• Ability to recognize potential problems before breakdowns occur.
• Must keep equipment serviced, lubricated, and in good working order, including good housekeeping.
• Must understand the dangers involved in an interstate operation.
• Must have the ability to work safely and follow the policies and procedures of the company.

Job Requirements

• Experience in roadway and site construction.
• Knowledge of traffic control standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Commitment to company's safety program and practices.
• Knowledge of and ability to operate paving equipment (Example: Pavers, Rollers, Broom Tractor, Lute and Tack Truck)
• Travel in short intervals may be required.
• Must be able to speak the English language fluently.
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 5+ years' experience in Road Paving Management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before employees of organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day.
• Must be able to sit in a machine and operate it for several hours without stopping.
• Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
• Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.

**This Organization Participates in E-Verify**
**Drug-Free Workplace**

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying, complete any part of the application process, or access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact Colas Inc. at View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.