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Electric Boat

Operations Supervisor Pipe Welding

Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, us, 06349

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Overview 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. The 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 pipe welders in the performance of purging, welding and inspecting pipe joints on board 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 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

Qualifications Required:

High School Diploma/GED

3+ years of trade, manufacturing and/or military experience

Pipefitting or welding experience

Preferred:

BS in Engineering

5+ years of relevant experience

Knowledge of management tools (i.e., MRP, Artemis, EWP or other EB specific tools)

Knowledge of pipe welding, particularly in welding with consumable inserts

Skills

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 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 constraints

Core Competencies Safety, Communication, Building Trust, Directing Others, Managing Priorities, Listening, Production/Results, Pipe Welding, Perseverance, Technical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Managing & Measuring Work, Stress Tolerance

Physical Qualifications Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet

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