General Foreman

Location: Glastonbury

Salary / Benefits: Negotiable depending on experience

Start Date: immediate start available.

Company Information:

My client, an established contractor with over 35 years experience in the Engineering Industryare on the lookout for General Foremen, to join thier multi-disciplinary team in Glastonbury. This position is predominantly based around the South West area but will require some flexibility in working away.

As a General Foreman , you will be responsible for ensuring an effective deployment of personnel, plant, subcontractors and equipment to achieve the allocated site activities within the allowed programme period.

You will be working on the Wales & Western CAM Framework for Network Rail, based from their depot in Glastonbury, undertaking railway maintenance work, including but not limited to Civils and Earthworks.

The main functions of your role will be to:

• Carry out inductions, daily site briefings and daily inspections, recording any changes to methods of work or site conditions
• Organise, motivate and supervise your site operatives and subcontractors at all times
• Have a full understanding of work objectives, programmes and project details to ensure the contract is carried out correctly to timescales, mark up programmes and drawings with the progress on a weekly basis
• Promote and implement safety arrangements (including close call reporting) and methods of working to ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies, making any suggestions to ensure a safe site
• Maintain and record daily site records, returns, ID, and any additional works found, reporting these to the Project or Site Manager, to be returned to Head Office
• Liaise with the Site and Project Manager and Site Engineer on any necessary changes to site activities
• Identify any further training needs and review competencies of site personnel
• Any other duties as may reasonably be required

The perfect candidate will have:

• A background in Civil Engineering/ Earthworks projects - Essential (Rail highly desirable)
• Experience in supervising, motivating and supporting the training of groups of team members on site - Essential
• A strong knowledge and demonstrable behaviours in Safety Awareness
• SSSTS - Essential
• A good ability to plan and manage time
• A positive and professional attitude, with the confidence and talent to deliver excellence to our clients
• The ability and willingness to regularly work away from home, as well as on nights and weekends

Preferred competencies:

• PTS - Highly desirable
• First Aid - Highly desirable
• COSS - Highly desirable
• Machine tickets and experience

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