Foreman - Ag Specialty Services - Sioux Falls, SD

APi Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union benefits

ESPP eligibility

Job summary

Tessiers Mechanical Contractors, Midwest’s Premier Mechanical Contractor, is seeking a full-time Union Foreman for our Agriculture/Specialty Service team. You will lead crew activities for installation, repair, and maintenance on agricultural facilities, reporting to the Specialty Service Leader.

Local union enrollment is available. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, servicing feed mills, elevators, ethanol plants, and agronomy centers, with daily travel between client sites.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years experience at foreman level.
• Basic welding skills familiar with basics.
• Experience measuring layout and transitions.
• Familiar with cranes, forklifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts.
• Willingness to travel locally between sites.
• Commitment to OSHA safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead crew activities for equipment installation and maintenance.
• Read blueprints and service facility equipment.
• Direct work on feed mills, elevators, ethanol plants, agronomy centers.
• Ensure safety and quality on projects.
• Report to Specialty Service Leader.

Skills

Foreman leadership

Welding basics

Layout measurement

Crane experience

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Team collaboration

Tools

Cranes

Forklifts

Scissor lifts

Boom lifts

Job description

Tessiers Mechanical Contractors, the Midwest’s Premier Mechanical Contractor, has an immediate opening for a full-time Union Foreman on our Agriculture/Specialty Service team. The Foreman will lead crew activities for new equipment installation and repair and maintenance projects for our agriculture clients. This position will report directly to the Specialty Service Leader. We can assist you in joining the local union.

Job Specific Responsibilities:

Working with blueprints and drawings and maintaining and servicing facility equipment including feed mills, elevators, ethanol plants, agronomy centers.

Equipment service project examples:

• Bearing replacements (know how to measure one and how they function).
• Gear box replacement (know how to take tapered bushings off and how they function).
• Leg belt replacement and tracking leg belts (tensioning limits and cups and how they function).
• Conveyor belts and tracking them.
• Chain drags and how they operate
• Spouting (round and square and the lining inside of them),

Qualifications and Experience:

• 5 to 10 years experience (Foreman level)
• Basic welding skills (no need to be a professional but familiar with the basics).
• Experience in measuring and layout (ability to measure transitions, square to rounds and envisioning finished product).
• Exposure to or experience working with cranes.
• Experience working with forklifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts.
• Ability to be comfortable working above the ground (not afraid of heights).
• Experience leading teams from the front and leading by example.
• Maintain adequate knowledge of and always comply with OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act) standards and Company Safety policies.
• Daily local travel between client sites.
• Experience providing superior customer service.

Benefits and Pay:

Union Scale and Benefits depending on experience and licenses.

Eligible to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to climb or balance. Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

EEO Statement:

APi Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.