FOREMAN SHIPFITTER

Huntington Ingalls•Pascagoula, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Foreman Shipfitter supervises, assigns, coordinates, and evaluates semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel according to their skill, experience, and job knowledge. The role trains employees to improve the quality and quantity of work, recommends training to enhance skills and productivity, and assists with developing 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 supervises 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 duties include Safety, Quality, Cost, and Schedule, as well as other responsibilities in the Shipbuilding Management Charter 0001. The role requires leadership that demonstrates accountability, fairness, consistency, respectfulness, and transparency in a professional, civil environment.

Requirements

One of the following: BS/Apprentice; high school education and four years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or an associate degree in a trade/technical field and three years of relevant manufacturing, shipbuilding, trade, and/or military experience.
Internal candidates must have a superior attendance and disciplinary record.
Internal candidates may not have more than three unexcused absences in the preceding 180 days.
Internal candidates may not have a safety DANS resulting in a disciplinary layoff in the preceding 180 days.
Internal candidates may not have more than two total DANS in the preceding 180 days, excluding lost tool.
Must be willing and able to work any assigned shift.
Demonstrated ability to lead with fairness, consistency, respectfulness, and transparency.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree/Apprentice, or high school education and six 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 according to their skills, experience, and job knowledge.
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.
Perform management duties related to Safety, Quality, Cost, and Schedule.
Carry out additional management responsibilities described in Shipbuilding Management Charter 0001.