About this role
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. 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:
- Responsible to manage a crew of Painters on Overhaul/Repair and New Construction Contracts
- Must have the ability to assign and measure daily production goals utilizing OWL
- Must provide technical expertise, instruct, mentor, and motivate the crew
- Support Department goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule, and Continuous Improvement Must be available to work all shifts and travel as required
Qualifications
Required:
- High School diploma or GED
- 2+ years of coatings experience
- Must be able to successfully complete AMPP Coating Inspection Program Level 1 or higher, or have NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspection (NBPI) certification
- Available for all shifts
Preferred:
- Previous trade/military management or leadership experience
- 3+ years of coatings experience
- Apprentice graduate, or EB OJT / WL experience
- Ability to read and interpret Paint Schedules and Maintenance Standards
Skills
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Ability to interact with various levels of employees in the organization
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Proficient with EWP, SWSS, 7G, ATA, Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and other EBC production computerized systems desired
- Ability to adapt to challenges while remaining calm in a constantly changing working environment, all while remaining compliant to technical and procedural constrains
- Safety, Communication, Building Trust, Directing Others, Managing Priorities, Listening, Production/Results, 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, TwistingEnvironmental Attributes
Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, WetOther facts
About General Dynamics Electric Boat
General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT. The world’s first and finest submarine builder, Electric Boat was established in 1899 to complete the U.S. Navy’s first modern commissioned submarine, USS Holland. Designed and built by Electric Boat, USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched in 1954. Electric Boat has designed and delivered 17 of the U.S. Navy’s 20 classes of nuclear submarines. Now in its second centennial of submarine building, EB is the design yard and prime contractor for the Virginia-class submarine program, currently in production. EB is also designing and developing the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine which will replace the current Ohio class beginning in 2027.
What you'll do
- The Operations Supervisor is responsible for managing a crew of painters on various contracts, ensuring safety, quality, cost, schedule, and continuous improvement. They must provide technical expertise and motivate the crew while measuring daily production goals.
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