Foreman Pipe

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Pascagoula, MS

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Foreman Pipe supervises, assigns, coordinates, and evaluates semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel according to their skills, experience, and job knowledge. The role trains and develops employees to improve the quality and quantity of work, recommends training to enhance skills and productivity, and helps develop training procedures. The Foreman translates broad strategies into practical action plans and ensures employees are trained to carry them out. The position is responsible for compliance with technical requirements, including drawings and procedures, and for manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process operations with significant financial impact on company performance. The Foreman supervises qualified trades staff and monitors job and budget performance across all shifts. Management responsibilities for the Pipe department include safety, quality, cost, and schedule, as well as responsibilities specified in Shipbuilding Management Charter 0001 and related command media. HII seeks leaders who promote accountability in a professional, civil environment and demonstrate fairness, consistency, respectfulness, and transparency. The employee must be willing and able to work any assigned shift. The role is not eligible for telework; no relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

Meet one of the stated qualification paths: BS/Apprentice; or high school education and 4 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or an associate degree in a trade/technical field and 3 years of relevant manufacturing, shipbuilding, trade, and/or military experience.
Be willing and able to work any assigned shift.
For internal candidates: have a Superior Attendance and Disciplinary Record; no more than 3 unexcused absences in the last 180 days; no safety DANS resulting in a disciplinary layoff in the last 180 days; and no more than 2 total DANS in the last 180 days, excluding lost tool.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree/Apprentice, or high school education and 6 years of related trade experience.
Experience as a workleaderman and/or performing Supervisor Re-Rate duties.

Responsibilities

Supervise, assign, coordinate, and evaluate semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel based on their skill, experience, and job knowledge.
Train and supervise employees to improve the quality and quantity of their work.
Recommend training to enhance employee skills and productivity, and assist in developing training procedures.
Translate broad strategies into practical action plans and ensure employees are trained to perform them.
Ensure compliance with technical requirements, including drawings and procedures.
Oversee manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process operations with significant financial impact on company performance.
Supervise qualified trades staff and monitor job and budget performance across all shifts.
Perform Pipe department management duties related to safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
Carry out additional management responsibilities specified in Shipbuilding Management Charter 0001 and applicable policies and procedures.
Lead with fairness, consistency, respectfulness, and transparency in a professional, civil environment.