About this role
Job Summary
Cowlitz Clean Sweep (CCS), a division of Pacific Northern Environmental, LLC, is seeking an Industrial Services Foreman to lead industrial cleaning and environmental service projects in the field. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can organize crews, work alongside the team, coordinate equipment and customer needs, and keep projects moving safely and efficiently.
Pacific Northern Environmental, LLC includes five divisions: Advanced Electrical Technologies (AET), Taurus Power and Controls (Taurus), Cowlitz Clean Sweep (CCS), Pacific Northern Environmental Construction (PNEC), and WasteXpress Environmental (WXE). Together, we provide construction, electrical, industrial cleaning, and hazardous-waste services from offices in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Hawaii and on projects across the United States.
CCS provides industrial cleaning, environmental services, and spill response for pulp and paper, oil, manufacturing, and other industrial clients. We are known for completing complex work safely, on schedule, and within budget under demanding industrial health and safety programs.
The Industrial Services Foreman works with the Department or Operations Manager to plan and execute field projects, assign and coach crews, communicate with customers, complete project documentation, and track labor, equipment, rentals, schedule, production, and job value. The foreman also identifies additional work and recognizes when work must pause for an approved change order.
Education and Experience Qualifications
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Minimum three years of hands-on experience in industrial cleaning, environmental services, spill response, hazardous or non-hazardous waste operations, plant maintenance, or comparable heavy-industrial field work, including at least one-year leading field crews.
• General supervisory experience outside these industries does not substitute for the required hands-on field experience.
• Valid driver's license required. This position regularly operates company vehicles.
• Must maintain an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR), also called an Abstract of Driving Record (ADR), and remain eligible to drive under company policy. Reviews are required before employment and annually thereafter.
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) preferred but not required.
• Experience with hazardous-waste handling, bulk disposal, confined-space entry, and confined-space rescue is strongly preferred. Candidates may be considered without it if they have relevant field leadership and can complete required company training.
• HAZWOPER, confined-space entry or rescue, First Aid/CPR, OSHA 10 or 30, forklift, and relevant equipment certifications are strongly preferred but may be obtained through company-approved training when applicable.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with employees, customers, and management and to complete accurate field documentation.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Industrial Services Foreman performs the following duties and responsibilities:
• Line out daily work according to project scope, priorities, schedule, and site conditions.
• Serve as a working foreman by leading in the field, working alongside the crew, and operating vehicles or equipment when trained and authorized.
• Assign daily responsibilities, communicate expectations, monitor attendance and performance, and coach employees throughout the work.
• Assist the Department or Operations Manager with scheduling employees, equipment, and resources for assigned projects.
• Lead pre-job planning, job hazard analyses, toolbox talks, and site-specific safety communication; verify PPE and controls are in place.
• Safely operate and help maintain company vehicles and equipment in accordance with applicable laws, training, and company policy.
• Track labor, manpower, equipment, rentals, days on the job, production, schedule, additional work, and related project costs.
• Monitor run rate against total project value, scope, schedule, and budget; promptly elevate risks or unfavorable trends.
• Recognize scope limits and stopping points where work should not continue without an approved change order.
• Identify related customer needs or additional work opportunities onsite and communicate them to the customer and management.
• Identify, discuss, document, and initiate potential change-order work, but do not commit CCS to final scope, pricing, or schedule changes without Department or Operations Manager approval.
• Complete accurate daily reports, time records, safety and customer paperwork, equipment inspections, and change-order documentation.
• Verify work meets safety, quality, efficiency, customer, and company expectations.
• Provide professional customer service and communicate project status, site needs, and concerns clearly and promptly.
• Resolve field conflicts or miscommunications quickly and professionally and elevate significant issues when needed.
• Provide onsite coaching and participate in performance evaluations. Support corrective action as directed; primary responsibility remains with the Department or Operations Manager.
• Remain available for assigned on-call spill or emergency-response work as a secondary responsibility of the position.
• Support project closeout, cleanup, demobilization, inventory control, and return of equipment and materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
The candidate must possess and be adaptable to the following physical abilities and working conditions:
• Move about industrial jobsites and uneven work areas as needed.
• Move work-related equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Remain in a stationary position for extended periods when required.
• Operate computers, phones, tablets, radios, and other job-related technology.
• Occasionally ascend or descend ladders and stairs.
• Exchange accurate information with employees, customers, and management.
• Work indoors and outdoors around industrial equipment, noise, wet or dirty conditions, changing weather, and other site hazards while using required PPE.
• Participate in the company respiratory protection program, maintain required respirator clearance and fit testing, and remain clean-shaven in accordance with company policy.
Employee Benefit Program
Pacific Northern Environmental, LLC presently provides coverage for:
• Medical, Dental & Vision options with low premiums for employees and eligible dependents
• Life AD&D - Voluntary and Company paid.
• Specialty RX programs.
• Group AFLAC options – Hospital, Critical, Accident and short-term Disability Plans
• Pre-Tax Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Pre-Tax Dependent Care Savings Account (DCSA)
• Telehealth by Teladoc.
• 401(k) with discretionary annual company matching contributions.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Trainings and Certifications
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holiday for qualifying employees
• Up to $2,000 per year profit sharing for qualifying employees
• Annual company events
• Safety Incentives
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Pacific Northern Environmental, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of Pacific Northern Environmental, LLC (PNE, LLC) are expected to perform tasks as assigned by PNE supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.
This position has been determined as “safety sensitive,” as defined as a position wherein an accident could cause human life, serious bodily injury, or significant property or environmental damage and is therefore subject to pre-employment drug screening including that of THC.
We are a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace. All new hires are subject to testing in accordance with local, federal, and state guidelines.
$32.00 - $35.00/hr DOE