Tower - Foreman

Ontivity, LLC; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontivity, LLC is seeking a Tower Foreman in Missouri to lead erection, construction, and maintenance of wireless towers. You will supervise tower personnel, ensure OSHA compliance, and support the Foreman/Construction Manager and Project Manager on site.

The role requires climbing to heights up to 500 feet, reading drawings, coordinating rigging and cabling, and mentoring crew to uphold safety and quality standards. Travel up to 80-100% may be required.

Qualifications

• Operate aerial lifts and platforms safely on job sites.
• Complete OSHA 10 training and competent rigging coursework.
• Knowledge of fall protection practices and rescue procedures.
• Ability to read drawings and piping diagrams for installations.

Responsibilities

• Lead work on tower top ensuring safe installation and proper rigging.
• Install up-top equipment: masts, antennas, cabling, RRUs, and related components.
• Perform coax, fiber, and line installations with testing and weatherproofing.
• Ensure safety/quality control, mentor crew, and document JSAs.
• Lead site coordination, logistics, and completion of closeout paperwork.
• Read drawings and specs; supervise tool inventory and safety meetings.

Skills

Aerial lifts operation

Rigger coursework

Fall Protection

Tower safety & rescue

Industrial First Aid

OSHA 10 training

Job description

Tower Foreman – Job Description

Summary:

Responsible for leading efforts for the erection, construction, and/or maintenance of wireless towers.Provide assistance toForeman/Construction Manager and Project Manager by direct supervision of all tower personnel.Ensureall OSHA requirements and company procedures are followed.

This is a safetysensitive position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead work on tower top, looking after all aspects of work while on the tower, ensuring that a safe and quality installation has been performed, including rigging, hoisting, landing, fastening,loadhopping, etc.
  
• Installation of up-top equipment including masts, clamping, bracing, supports, antennas, RRUs, cabling, bolting, true-ingup, shooting proper azimuth within tolerances, reading maps and a compass,torqueingto spec, labeling, picture-taking, documentation, plumb and tilt readings with smart level, etc.Assistwith integrating all closeout requirements are an absolute must.

• Perform coax, fiber, lines, and hybrid cable installation, connector installation, sweep and testingassisting, weather proofing, color-coding, labeling, etc. connect coax feedlines and jumpers per piping diagrams, and support and fasten adequately for a quality, lasting installation.
  
• Do grounding, terminations, fastening, proper bolting and antioxidant use, support of leads, cadwelding asrequired, etc.
  
• Assiston overall job, all tasksrequiredto build and install a site per customer specs,maintainsafe work environment, dailyuseand completion of Jobsite Safety Assessment (JSA) forms,assistingwith overall crew work, maintenance of vehicles and equipment, etc.

• Ensurehighestlevel of safety and quality control requirements are upheld and mentor less experienced crew members in safety awareness.

• Able to photograph work tasks as needed for close out packages, ensuring all safety regulations are in place

• Assistin the coordination andpreparationand cleaning of sites.

• Help lead the efforts in the assembly of monopole, self-support guyedtowersand roof tops

• Assistin the antenna installation of microwave parabolic1 to 15 foot, VHF, UHF, cellular and FM broadcast antennas isrequired

• Lead the transmission line and installation

• Must be willing to continue to work towards training and certifications for tower related work.
  

• Mustknow how to read and understand drawings, piping diagrams, job specifications, mounting specs, testing procedures, etc.

• Able to lead safety tool meeting asrequired

• Responsible for own tool inventory and upkeep daily on job site

• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands

• Must be able to climb and perform work at various heights, up to 500 feet, forlong periodsof time and multiple times

• Must be in good physical condition with the ability to stoop, crawl, bend at the knees and waist, squat and lift 50 pounds; includes body weight, equipment,toolsand boxes

• Must be able to pull his/her own body weight plus equipment weight up a vertical tower repeatedly forlong periodsof time

• Must be willing to travel out of market/state, for up to several months at a time (80-100%)

• Must be able to pass pre-employment screening that includes background and drug testing andparticipatein random testing program

• May berequiredto work long and unpredictable hours

• Position requires working outdoors in all types of weather

• Mustpossessvaliddriver’s license and arerequiredto drive company vehicles.A commercialdriverslicense (CDL) is a plus
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability tooperateaerial lifts, man lifts, skidsteersand aerial platform equipment

• Completion of safety LMS and OSHA 10 training preferred as well as competent rigger coursework

• Ability to troubleshoot and correct mechanical or LV electrical connections

• Completion of Industrial First Aid and rescue training

• Exceptional knowledge of Fall Protection practice and procedures and tower life saving techniques

• Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Certification isrequired

• Successful completion of safety in rigging courseworkrequired

Soft Skills:

• Communicate in