General Foreman - Plumbing

RK; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RK Industries, a respected family-owned business, seeks a General Foreman in Plumbing in Denver. This mid-senior level position involves overseeing crews, ensuring quality plumbing installations, and guiding teams through project challenges. Join a company committed to excellence in construction and a strong culture of safety and development.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits

Safety Training

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of Journeyman Plumbers License required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are crucial.
• Experience supervising plumbing crews and coordinating schedules.

Responsibilities

• Oversee crews, coordinate schedules for plumbing installations.
• Ensure high-quality plumbing installations and code compliance.
• Mentor and guide teams while maintaining project timelines.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Education

Journeyman Plumbers License

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Description

The Plumbing Foreman is a critical leader on our job sites, responsible for overseeing crews, coordinating schedules, and ensuring high-quality plumbing installations from start to finish. This role balances hands-on expertise with leadership, guiding teams through complex layouts, code compliance, inspections, and fast-paced deadlines to keep projects on track and under budget.

Description

The Plumbing Foreman is a critical leader on our job sites, responsible for overseeing crews, coordinating schedules, and ensuring high-quality plumbing installations from start to finish. This role balances hands-on expertise with leadership, guiding teams through complex layouts, code compliance, inspections, and fast-paced deadlines to keep projects on track and under budget.

As a foreman, you’ll work closely with project managers, field engineers, and fellow trades to solve challenges in real time while mentoring the next generation of skilled plumbers. Your ability to lead by example, communicate clearly, and maintain a safe, productive job site makes you a cornerstone of project success.

Plumbing Foremen are respected not only for their technical mastery but also for their ability to drive performance, uphold quality standards, and lead teams with integrity. Their leadership directly impacts every system delivered and every milestone met in the field.

RK Overview

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary

Provide comprehensive onsite practical and technical direction pertaining to contract scope of work. Oversee the scheduling, coordination, and supervision of all onsite crew activities. Supervise and coordinate on site field operations of RK Mechanical, Inc. and associated sub-contractors.

Role Responsibilities

• Adhere to project schedule and orchestrate timely project completion within budgeted costs.
• Cooperate with project management and maintain open lines of communication regarding matters concerning project budget, productivity, change orders, and customer satisfaction.
• Practice, promote, and develop mentoring at all trade and manpower levels throughout the project.
• Devotes majority of time to work installation and installation-related duties.
• Assist Corporate Safety Managers as requested.
• Customer satisfaction and public relations liaison.
• Work within the perimeters of the project budget.
• Ensure quality craftsmanship on all mechanical system installations.
• Company policy and procedure compliance.
• Develop ‘Master Plan’ approach for project.
• Execute, supervise and maintain CPMI.
• Schedule daily and weekly scope of work activities. Short interval plan.
• Material, tool, and equipment requisitions.
• Maintain workforce quality.
• Maintain proper journeyman to apprentice ratio.
• Code compliance.
• Conflict resolution.
• Maintain current updated, amended drawings ready for inspection at all times.
  
  

Qualifications

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
• RK Mechanical employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Mechanical Orientation, site specific orientation, CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Identification and Reporting, and OSHA 30.
• General Foreman Plumbing and General Foreman Lead Plumbing require a minimum of Journeyman Plumbers License.
• Indirect supervision.
• Performs technical responsibilities.
• Contributes to the development and improvement of concepts, techniques and procedures.
• Coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
• Contributes to a team under general supervision of an experienced professional or manager.
• Skilled specialist or recent college/university graduate.
• Role specific skills and experience required.
• Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.
• Supervision and guidance of crews.
  
  

Minimum Physical Requirements And Accountability

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
• Work in all types of weather.
• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
• Ability to lift and carry 36 to 50 lbs. occasionally, and/or 22 to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 11 to 15 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  
  

What Sets RK Industries Apart

Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental

Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition

Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards

Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation

Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. 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 any other status protected by applicable law

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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