Asphalt Manager Jobs in Riverside, CA (NOW HIRING)

Description
The repair foreman's top priority is ensuring that all asphalt machinery and infrastructure are in optimum working order. The role involves a strategic blend of hands-on technical expertise and leadership, guiding a small crew through routine checks, emergency repairs, and long-term improvement projects and plans.
Essential Functions of the Position:
• Coordinate the daily activities of a 2-3-man crew through scheduled maintenance and repairs.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend the lifespan of equipment.
• Allocate resources, including personnel, tools, and materials, for maintenance projects and routine tasks.
• Meet with contractors and service providers for specialized maintenance or repair services, overseeing their work to ensure quality and compliance.
• Train maintenance staff in new procedures, safety protocols, and the use of equipment and tools, enhancing team skills and knowledge.
• Manage maintenance inventory, ordering supplies and parts as needed while keeping within budget constraints.
• Document maintenance activities, including repairs made, parts used, and time spent, to maintain accurate records for planning and budgeting purposes.
• Foster a positive team culture, ensuring a motivating and respectful environment that promotes high morale and productivity.
• Enforce safety protocols in accordance with OSHA standards and company policies, ensuring the health and safety of all team members while on the job.
Skills and Knowledge:
• Considerable experience in asphalt plant mechanics and expert-level experience with a torch and welder.
• Solid leadership and organizational skills with the ability to adjust plans quickly in high-stress situations.
• Experience managing projects, dealing with contractors and vendors to ensure predetermined schedules and timelines are met.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with vendors, other managers, and support departments.
• Ability to operate tractor, forklift, and manlift.
Requirements:
• Must have a valid Class C driver's license.
• Driver record cannot contain any reckless driving offences, DUIs, leaving the scene of an accident, etc.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions and to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to work with supervision, receiving instructions/feedback, coaching/counseling, and/or action/discipline.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:
• Ability to work outside in various extreme weather conditions while sitting or standing for extensive periods of time.
• Ability to walk or climb through unfinished grades with loose and moist soil.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders of various lengths, sizes, and distances.
• Ability to kneel, lift, reach, or shovel up to 25 pounds.
Benefits:
• Medical Insurance, Dental HMO/PPO, Vision, Basic and Voluntary Life, and Voluntary Accident.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan- Company match
• Paid Sick time.
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacations
• Direct Deposit
• Paid weekly.
• Employee Referral Bonus
This job description does not imply that the listed duties are the only responsibilities of an employee in this position. Employees may be asked to perform additional tasks as needed to ensure adequate coverage of the workload. Furthermore, employees must follow any job-related instructions and complete any other duties assigned by their supervisor. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and may be changed by the employer as organizational needs and job requirements of the job change.