Steel Trades Operations Supervisor - General Dynamics Electric Boat
Groton, CT 06340
About the Job
The successful candidate must provide technical assistance and overall direction to a team of hourly representative employees. Core to this position is the successful performance of the team’s Safety, Quality, Cost, schedule and Continuous Improvement. Effective communication, leadership, creating a positive team environment with employees and peers is key to success for the selected candidate.
This position of Operations Supervisor provides a platform to gain a working knowledge of various manufacturing environments and their relationships with other parts of Electric Boats’ business. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer or experienced tradesperson to advance into a career-building leadership position and gain invaluable experience to support their career development.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the activities of approximately 15 Steel Trades employees in the performance of preparing, assembling and installing equipment onboard submarines
- Primary point of contact to interface with Engineering, Ships' Management, Quality and other trade departments
- Lead the team to achievement of company goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Process Improvement
- Take ownership of team performance
- Assign work, provide technical expertise, instruction, mentorship , motivation and performance assessment of your Employee(s) while working aboard submarines under construction and repair
- Lead self-assessment audits, commit to schedules and maintain product quality
- Attend to various administrative responsibility, such as LMS, Quality documentation, work completion documentation, etc
- May be required to qualify and maintain Nuclear Trade and PRCS training
- Must be willing to work all shifts and travel, as required
Required:
- High School Diploma / GED
- Must have at least 3 years of experience in steel trades, welding, shipfitting, and/or grinding
Preferred:
- BS in Engineering
- Knowledge of management tools (i.e., MRP, Artemis, EWP or other EB specific tools) is desired
- Ability to build a strong, cohesive team and drive them toward a high level of performance
- Ability to analyze performance data, formulate process improvement ideas and continuously improve performance
- Ability to communication with all levels of workforce and management
- Good interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal skills
- Able to climb and work aboard submarines under construction or repair
Unique Skills:
Ability to adapt to challenges while remaining calm in a constantly changing working environment, all while remaining compliant to technical and procedural constrains
Core Competencies:
Safety, Communication, Building Trust, Directing Others, Managing Priorities, Listening, Production/Results, Perseverance, Technical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Managing & Measuring Work, Stress Tolerance