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Labor Foreman 2 (Union)

10/3/2025

The Labor Foreman 2 will support construction activities on a jobsite by working with tools and coordinating job site activities. This position will supervise a crew while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
JE Dunn Construction, founded in 1924, is the eighth-largest domestic general building contractor in the United States, with offices in 26 locations. We are indispensable business partners because we prioritize building authentic partnerships with our clients and within the communities where we build. We align around a combined vision while providing clients with proven, credible expertise, ongoing collaboration, unmatched communication, and JE Dunn’s robust suite of services. We have a resolute responsibility to our clients, communities, and employees, to focus on solutions, not problems, while delivering results that exceed expectations. As part of our 2024 JE Dunn Centennial celebration, we are featuring 100 Stories for 100 Years. Go to https://centennial.jedunn.com to learn more about the incredible history, culture, and legacy of JE Dunn.
About the Role

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Labor Foreman 2 will support construction activities on a jobsite by working with tools, coordinating job site activities which may include prep for and placement of concrete, carpenter tender, demolition, site cleanup, loading, unloading, handling and distributing materials, fixtures, running a buck hoist, and traffic control.  This position will be responsible for completing tasks personally and supervising a crew as a working labor foreman. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

  • Autonomy and Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.
  • Career Path: Various

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

LABOR FOREMAN FAMILY – CORE

  • Learns and actively participates in all aspects of the company’s safety culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
  • Works with tools to complete specific assigned tasks on a project.
  • May track and report units and labor hours, including filling out and submitting timecards.
  • Maintains proper care and the appropriate number of tools and equipment necessary to support productions specific to a project.
  • Leads and monitors safety and security procedures within the crew.
  • Understands and achieves crew production goals.
  • May establish labor crew sizes that align with production goals.
  • Documents key information such as activities, productions and crew sizes.
  • Communicates with suppliers and coordinates delivery of supplies to jobsite.
  • Understands and maintains established quality levels associated with duties.
  • Coordinates other trade work associated with the assigned scope of work.
  • Participates in all safety activities such as tool box talks, job hazard analysis, job site analysis and SIMS (Site Information Management System) reporting.
  • Provides on-the-job guidance and willingly shares subject matter expertise in order to support team member learning and development.
  • May coordinate inspections for assigned scope of work.
  • Participates in punch list completion.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

LABOR FOREMAN 2

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

  • Manages labor crews for portions of projects or a small project.
  • Creates, communicates, monitors and achieves labor crew production goals.
  • Coordinates work for larger labor crews and/or other trade foremen.
  • Coordinates preplanning activities for project components such as crew size, schedule, materials, meetings and manpower.
  • Coordinates usage of all aspects of construction project resources, including internal and external support.
  • Creates and implements safety plans and ensures compliance through use of training, tool box talks and communication with safety representatives.
  • Supports project quality assurance/quality control planning to ensure quality for assigned tasks.
  • Applies and leads Lean principles and practices on the jobsite such as daily stand-up meetings, pull planning, etc.
  • Assists with MOC (Materials and Other Costs) and equipment analysis.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
  • Communication skills, verbal and written – Intermediate
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Knowledge of organizational structure and available resources
  • Ability to apply Lean process and philosophy
  • Knowledge of self-perform and labor productivity
  • Knowledge of specific trades and scopes of work
  • Knowledge of the means and methods of construction management
  • Knowledge of crane flagging and rigging – Intermediate
  • Acquire knowledge of productivity rates
  • Ability to assess and optimize labor productivity
  • Ability to lead crews and achieve production goals
  • Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED (Required)
  • Vocational/Technical degree in related field (Preferred)
  • In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

  • 3+ years commercial construction experience (Required)
  • 2+ years field supervision experience (Required)

Working Environment

  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
  • May require periods of travel
  • May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold)
  • Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs
  • Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling
  • Occasional activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com

JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company.  Please, no phone calls or emails.

Key Skills
Safety CultureConstruction ManagementTeam LeadershipCommunicationLean PrinciplesTool ManagementLabor ProductivityQuality AssuranceProject CoordinationTime ManagementProblem SolvingMaterial HandlingSupervisionDocumentationInspection CoordinationTraining
Categories
TradesConstructionManagement & Leadership
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