General Foreperson

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC; Marion (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health insurance

Employee assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC in Illinois seeks a General Foreperson to drive daily operations, coordinate with management on hiring needs, deadlines, and safety protocols, and mentor crews. This role requires CDL and foreperson experience to manage field activities efficiently.

The position emphasizes training, cost control, and reporting in the customer system, with strong leadership for safety and productivity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years foreperson experience.
• CDL-B or CDL-A required.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily communication with client representatives, contractors, and stakeholders to obtain work permissions.
• Carry out job site inspections, ensure safe conditions and mitigate hazards.
• Manage job cost control and reconcile invoices.
• Interpret orders and report accurately in the customer system.
• Direct emergencies and assist with incident reports and investigations.
• Direct/supervise crews on tasks, production, and safety adherence.
• Administer training and disciplinary actions per policy.
• Participate in regional safety training and follow safety policy guidelines.

Skills

Read prints

Critical thinking

Safety culture

MS Office

DOT medical card

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CDL-B or CDL-A

Job description

General Foreperson

This position ensures the productivity of daily operations, working closely with management to determine recruiting/hiring needs, deadlines, and safety protocols to enforce among crews. The General Foreperson is responsible for troubleshooting routine job-site issues and engages all employees/contractors in required training, managing, and mentoring.

Description

"General Foreperson This position ensures the productivity of daily operations, working closely with management to determine recruiting/hiring needs, deadlines, and safety protocols to enforce among crews. The General Foreperson is responsible for troubleshooting routine job-site issues and engages all employees/contractors in required training, managing, and mentoring."

Job Type

Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

Pay

Competitive, Hourly, dependent upon experience.

Benefits

• Company Sponsored Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life, long-term/short-term disability insurance

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provide daily communication with client representatives, conferring with customers, property owners, the general public, contractors, and agency representatives; obtaining permission to perform work.
• Carry out job site inspections, maintain proper working conditions, and ensures job site hazards are mitigated.
• job Cost Control and invoice reconciliation.
• Order interpretation and accurate work reporting and record maintenance within the customer system.
• Direct emergencies, assisting with incident reports & investigations.
• Directs/supervises crew on new tasks, work production, safety practice adherence
• Administers training, disciplinary action, and interpretation of policies.
• Participates in regional safety company training and performs all work under the regional safety policy guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to read and follow prints, visualize a job build, and apply critical thinking to solve problems and identify job-site hazards.
• Ability to work safely, productively, and follow directions.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office
• Ability to obtain a DOT medical card

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Min 2 years Foreperson experience.
• CDL-B or A

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications

• Valid commercial Driver's license (CDL) required.

Physical Requirements

• RARE(less than 10%): crawling, climbing, gripping, lifting up to 50 lbs.
• OCCASIONAL(up to 33%): standing, stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, range-of-motion, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, climbing stairs, balancing.
• FREQUENT(up to 66%): walking, sitting, climbing on/off truck, reading, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• CONTINUOUS(up to 100%): speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, hearing-speech-range, depth-perception, color vision.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate & handle confrontations professionally.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Important Information for Applicants

• Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC and its family of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any legally protected characteristic.
• If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact our ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 3656.
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment requirements, which include background screening, drug testing, and employment eligibility verification.
• Compensation determination is based on market data, job scope and individual qualifications.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package inclusive of health and welfare and retirement benefits, as well as paid time off and holiday pay benefits.
• Unsolicited resumes without an executed agency agreement become the property of the company.