FOREMAN WELDING

Huntington Ingalls•Pascagoula, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Foreman Welding 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 in developing 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 supervises manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process operations that can significantly affect company performance. The foreman supervises qualified trades staff and monitors job and budget performance across all shifts. Leaders are expected to promote accountability in a professional, civil environment and lead with fairness, consistency, respect, and transparency. Additional management responsibilities are described in the Shipbuilding Management Charter 0001.

Requirements

Meet one of the following: BS/Apprentice; high school education plus 4 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or an associate degree in a trade/technical field plus 3 years of relevant manufacturing, shipbuilding, trade, and/or military experience.
Be willing and able to work any assigned shift.
Internal candidates must have a superior attendance and disciplinary record.
Internal candidates may not have more than 3 unexcused absences in the last 180 days.
Internal candidates may not have a safety DANS resulting in a disciplinary layoff in the last 180 days.
Internal candidates may not have more than 2 total DANS in the last 180 days, excluding lost tool.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree/Apprentice, or high school education plus 6 years of related trade experience.
Commitment to quality.
Willingness to share skills and knowledge with others.
Demonstrates Huntington Ingalls Industries values of dignity and respect.
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 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.
Supervise manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process operations.
Supervise qualified trades staff and monitor job and budget performance for all shifts.
Lead with fairness, consistency, respectfulness, and transparency while driving accountability in a professional, civil environment.