Foreman

Bilfinger North America; Charleston (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger North America is seeking a Foreman to supervise and coordinate workers assembling, installing, and maintaining piping and equipment for gas, steam, hot water, fire systems, or industrial processing systems.

This role requires leadership, ability to interpret drawings, and the capacity to enforce safety and quality standards on site, with potential supervisory duties across related trades. Physical and math skills are essential for successful performance.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising fabricating, assembling, installing, and maintaining piping and equipment.
• Ability to read safety rules, instructions, and mechanical drawings with accuracy.
• Strong mathematical and analytical abilities for quantities, discounts, and layouts.

Responsibilities

• Assigns workers to specific duties.
• Inspects completed systems for conformance to specs.
• Trains new workers in equipment and tool use.
• Performs duties as described under Supervisor.
• May supervise steam-fitters and pipe-fitters in related maintenance work.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Pipefitting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

FOREMAN

Primary Purpose

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.

Typical Duties

• 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, and be designated Pipe‑Fitter Supervisor, Maintenance; Steam‑Fitter Supervisor, Maintenance.

Requirements

Physically, the worker must be capable of exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical activity requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Intellectually the worker must be able to apply and interpret principles of rational systems (bookkeeping, engines, electronics, building), to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; must be competent in beginning algebra and geometry and should be skilled in the computation of discount, interest, profit and loss; commission, markup, and selling price; ratio, proportion; and percentage. The worker must be able to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work. The worker must able to write reports and letters with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. The worker must be able to speak, using correct English before an audience with poise, voice control, and confidence.

The amount of specific job training required to learn the techniques, information, and facility needed for average performance in this position is from 4 to 10 years.

Additional Information

Bilfinger Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veterans/Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

This employer participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.