Lead Craft Foreman: Site Leadership & Safety

Wharton-Smith, Inc.; Lexington (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Craft Foreman for Lexington, SC to lead field crews and ensure safe, on-budget project execution. The role emphasizes organizing crews, verifying workmanship, and maintaining daily safety practices on-site.

The Craft Foreman will coordinate with Project Managers and Superintendents, perform layout with survey tools, and ensure accurate documentation and durable outcomes across tasks. This position requires hands-on leadership and travel as needed to project sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of construction-related experience with a demonstrated record of quality workmanship and profitable project performance.
• Ability to supervise and direct field crews of 1–10 employees to ensure safe, efficient, and productive operations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with Project Managers, Superintendents, Safety personnel, and field teams.
• Ability to manage daily field operations, including labor, materials, equipment, and task assignments.

Responsibilities

• Organize and monitor crews
• Verify accuracy of work (dimension verification)
• Safety compliance, conduct daily STAs with crews
• Layout using survey equipment
• Complete timesheets with certified payroll
• Field material requisitions
• Small tool management
• Maintain field logs and equipment inspections
• Maintain SWPPP/Erosion control records
• Identify drawing discrepancies
• Attend daily and weekly meetings
• Assist with facility startup activities
• Coordinate work with shop drawings
• Provide as-built information to field management
• Provide input for production plans
• Material handling, receiving & inventory
• Understand budgets for tasks
• Assist Superintendent with 5-week schedule
• Report issues to field management
• Identify exceptional craft workers
• Train and develop Craft workers

Skills

Crew supervision

Communication

Safety oversight

Field operations

Education

HS diploma

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Craft Foreman for Lexington, SC to lead field crews and ensure safe, on-budget project execution. The role emphasizes organizing crews, verifying workmanship, and maintaining daily safety practices on-site.

The Craft Foreman will coordinate with Project Managers and Superintendents, perform layout with survey tools, and ensure accurate documentation and durable outcomes across tasks. This position requires hands-on leadership and travel as needed to project sites.