Construction Management Trainee - Pasippany, NJ

 

 

Job ID:  492724

 

Safety, Integrity, Quality are the foundation or core values on which Tilcon New York Inc., a CRH company operates.  Located in New York and New Jersey, Tilcon New York Inc. is an integrated materials company with multiple quarry locations, water terminals, heavy highway construction division, asphalt and recycle plants.  Tilcon manufactures sells and ships, made in the USA, products of crushed stone, asphalt, sand, gravel and recycled materials throughout New York, New Jersey, and some areas of Pennsylvania.  Growth opportunity, professional development and a culture of support and resources are provided to each employee for their personal growth and success within Tilcon New York Inc., and CRH.

 

Position Overview

Build the skills, knowledge and competencies necessary to take on a frontline leadership role in TNY operations  concerned with construction of highways, pipelines, bridges and all construction projects. Plans, directs and coordinates activities of the designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

(Essential Duties and Functions)

• Learn how to operate within TNY’s safety culture and how to manage with safety as a value.
• Learn the operations from a ground level, hands on perspective.  Learn to execute many of the jobs necessary in production operations.
• Learn all the aspects related to local, state, and federal compliance within operations.
• Learn basic supervisory skills necessary to take on leadership role.
• Get basic accounting understanding of controls related to operations management.
• Learning on the Fly – Relentless and versatile learner that is open to change and enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.  Quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
• Technical Learning – Picks up on technical things quickly and can learn new skills.
• Safety, Integrity, Quality – formally and visibly demonstrate support and understanding of CRH and     

             Tilcon’s core values.

• Complete all daily reporting necessary to the assigned operations.
• Ensure compliance with all Local, State, and Federal regulations and permits.
• Communicate events that negatively impact the performance of the operation (all aspects) to the Plant Manager in a timely manner.
• Maintains professional demeanor in dealing with critical/confidential information; restricts discussion/knowledge of activity to a “need to know” basis.
• Regular and timely attendance is required.
  • Overtime and weekend work required as necessary to meet company goals.
• Additional duties as assigned or required.

 

Marginal Duties and Functions

• Performs required clerical functions, including; employee payroll, safety and environmental records, operations data, inventory reports, production reports, safety talk documentation, creates work requests, etc.
• Fill in for other plant supervisors in their absence.
• Attend after-hours company functions – including but not limited to Customer Appreciation Event.

 

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

 

Education/Experience

Required

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 3 years+ of practical work experience.

 

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.E.) from four year college or university, Engineering preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience in an operations leadership role.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities.
• High level of proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

 

Work Requirements

• Strict adherence to safety requirements and company procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when required.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated areas as stated by OSHA and/or MSHA. Protective equipment that may be required, but not limited to, for this position is: Face Shield, Safety Glasses, Safety (hard toe) Shoes, Dust masks & Hearing Protection.

 

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Working knowledge of English and Math, office practices and procedures.
• Ability to maintain records and files.
• Ability to commu