FOREMAN / SHEET METAL

Huntington Ingalls•Fairview, NC

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Foreman / Sheet Metal supervises, assigns, coordinates, and evaluates semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel based on their skills, experience, and job knowledge. The role includes supervising and training employees to improve the quality and quantity of their work, recommending training to enhance skills and productivity, and assisting in the development of training procedures. The Foreman breaks 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 that have a significant financial impact on company performance. The Foreman supervises qualified trades staff and monitors job and budget performance across all shifts. Newport News Shipbuilding offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus to eligible Foreman new hires, including current Newport News Shipbuilding employees.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
One of the following education or experience pathways is required: a bachelor's degree; apprentice certification; a high school diploma and four years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or an associate degree in a trade or technical field and three years of relevant manufacturing, shipbuilding, trade, and/or military experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise, assign, coordinate, and evaluate semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel according to their skill, experience, and job knowledge.
Supervise and train employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed.
Recommend training to enhance employee skill 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 for all shifts.