Site Foreman/Supervisor - Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom - Clarkson Owens Recruitment

Description

Job Title: Site Supervisor/Foreman (multiple candidates required)
Job Location: Inverness - Based in and around various Sites

Roles / Job Purpose

• The Site Supervisor is in charge of a group of workers. Typically the Site Supervisor will have experience, a specialist knowledge of a trade and has moved into the position and be the main contact between the Contracts Manager and other employees and clients.
• The site supervisor will require to efficiently deliver a customer focused service by ensuring that operations are compliant with company polices, standard of service, legislation and client specification.
• Ensure the welfare and safety of all employees' sub-contractors and others who are directly affected by operations under the site supervisor's control.
• To ensure that all contract work is carried out in full compliance with health, safety, welfare and environmental regulations.

Reporting Relationships

• Responsible to: Contracts Manager
• Manages/Supervises: Skilled Workers/Labourers/Plant Operators/Sub-contractors
• Reporting Relationships; Directly reports to Contracts Manager. Formal relationships with other Contracts Manager, Site Engineers, Other Site Supervisors, Plant Manager,

Work Planners and all other managers and employees

Financial Responsibility
Budget/Revenue responsibility: Call off materials and equipment from approved
suppliers
Signatory Authority: Goods Note Received (GNR)

Key Tasks

Health & Safety

• Responsibility of, and compliance with, the company's H&S management systems; including the policy statement, organisation, arrangements and individual responsibilities.
• Full understanding and knowledge of the significant workplace hazards and the generic risk assessments and risk control measures relevant to the areas of responsibility.
• Taking full ownership of H&S matters in the area of responsibility.
• Full understanding and knowledge of the Company's H&S targets and objectives and

ensuring that work is carried out in harmony with, and in pursuance of, these.

• Full understanding and knowledge of H&S legislation and best practice as it relates to company and individual responsibilities and duties.
• Ensuring the accurate reporting of any work related accidents, dangerous occurrences, ill health or near miss incidents to the relevant Manager.
• Reporting any known or suspected defects or failings in the OH&S Management System to the relevant Manager without delay.

Environmental

• Full understanding and knowledge, and compliance with, the company's environmental policies, main aspects, impacts and work procedures.
• Full understanding and knowledge of: - the company's Emergency Plan, Pollution Incident Response Plans and general pollution preventions and control requirements. - Environmental Legislation and best practice as it relates to company and

individual responsibilities and duties. - The Company's environmental targets and objectives and ensuring that work is carried out in harmony with, and in pursuance of, these.

• Adoption of recycling and energy saving initiatives within your own working environment.
• Adopting an environmentally responsible attitude to company business and ensuring the accurate reporting of any environmental incidents or near miss incidents.

Quality
- Full understanding and knowledge, and compliance with, the company's quality
management system; including quality policies, main aspects, impacts and procedures.

• Ensuring that you and any member of your team take ownership of quality matters.
• Full understanding and knowledge of the company's quality objectives and targets and ensuring that work is carried in harmony with and in pursuance of them.
• Ensuring that all work is undertaken in a quality manner. This means doing a task right, first time, thus creating a culture of efficiency and effectiveness.
• Reporting any known or suspected failing or defects in the quality management system to the relevant Manager, without delay.

Key Responsibilities

• Report to your Contracts Manager any issues and deficiencies with your section of the works design or operations.
• Ensure on-site risk assessments are carried out appropriately to determine the appropriate type and level of provision of signing, guarding, shoring, PPE etc.
• Make arrangements to ensure the outcome of the risk assessment is implemented prior to works commencing taking into consideration external factors e.g. road traffic, ground conditions, weather conditions etc.
• Ensure equipment is correctly used and maintained in good order
• Ensure at all times that safety of pedestrians is paramount and that the needs of the disabled are considered.
• Ensure Safe Working in the Vicinity of buried Utilities
• Ensuring that all equipment is fit for use
• Ensure works are carried out in a safe and proper manner by implementing all controls as defined within the Site Specific Risk Assessment and to the standards required by the specification
• Carry out your work in a safe and proper manner
• Ensure adherence with the company Skills and Competence Policy and Procedures
• Keep records of your work as required by the company
• Organise labour, plant and materials for your operations
• Liaising with your Contract Manager on a regular basis
• Deliver Team Briefs.
• Collecting site variations
• Material Ordering
• Manpower and Planning of works
• Deliver tool box talks

(This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and tasks but indicative of the main
responsibilities required from an employee in this role. The client reserves the right to
require employees to perform other duties from time to time.)

Behavioural Competencies

• The Site Supervisor may represent the company both internally and externally, therefore should demonstrate the company values at all times.
• In addition the following behavioural competencies have been established for the role:

1. Management Skills - Preparation and planning. - Agree goals/objectives. - Continual review of performance and improvement
2. Performance Driver – Self-motivated. - Focus on performance. - Discipline and control. - Resource Management. - Conflict Management
3. Performance Enabler – Integrity. - Self-Belief. - Self-control. - Self-aware. - Self-motivated
4. Team Player – Improve performance through teamwork.

Training
- You will attend any training courses that are deemed to be necessary to ensure that you work safely and remain competent in the performance of your duties.

Qualifications/Experience for the role

Qualifications
Essential -CSCS Card -SMSTS or SSSTS -First Aid -Driving Licence
Desirable -Knowledge and understanding of BS 5975 Temporary Works -NRSWA -Banksman/Slinger -Pasload Certificate -CPCS -Confined Spaces -Abrasive Wheels -Risk Assessment Training

Experience

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good team management
• Minimum 5 years experience in civil works
• Results orientated -Good problem solving skills
• Ability to: -develop new skills. -work on own initiative -meet financial and company deadlines. -work as part of a team. -Demonstrate an understanding of ISO 9001,ISO 14001 & ISO 45001
• General IT literacy. Microsoft Office package – Intermediate levels