General Foreman

East Coast Repair and Fabrication•Newport News, NE

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for maintaining, supervising, and training experienced trade personnel required to accomplish all assigned and upcoming tasks. Ensure that all material required by the General Foreman’s craft is requisitioned in a timely manner and on site in accordance with schedule requirements so that jobs are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Requirements

Works with minimal direction, independently determines methods and procedures on new assignments and provides guidance to others.
Determines appropriate actions, methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for expediting results by exercising independent judgment within defined practices and policies.
Follows an organized method in approach to work but is cognizant of the time needed to provide a service or product.
Ability to create a healthy and motivating work environment and atmosphere
Team player that inspires other team members to accomplish common goals
Ability to coach, set team goals, delegate tasks, communicate expectations, and hold others accountable
Leads by example in an ethical and fair manner while displaying the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Specification Items, professional drawings, technical procedures and governmental publications and regulations
Ability to write reports, correspondence, e-mails, and plans in a professional, clear, and concise manner
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, peers, and subordinates
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and organize and apply them to accomplish tasks
Graduation from a standard apprenticeship/trade/vocational school preferred
High school diploma or GED required
Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing/supervising in a shipbuilding or ship repair company
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Must be able to gain access to military installations.
Must successfully pass a drug screen and background investigation.
Must be able to tour all vessels, piers, docks, and work sites to perform the duties of this job.
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
(Ability to view computer monitors without eye strain for extended periods of time).
Must comply with the Companies safety, environmental, and OSHA standards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or other engineering fields preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure required trade personnel, material, and equipment is available to support all ongoing and upcoming projects.
Allocate supervision and trade personnel to each job.
Determines appropriate procedures required to accomplish technical requirements of each job and relays this to the trade supervisors.
Responsible for the timely requisitioning of material and equipment for each job.
Coordinates with Project Manager and or Superintendent when required to ensure schedule requirements can be met and condition reports concerning technical requirements are properly submitted and priced.
Assist in estimating both growth work and new work when required.
Ensure supervisors are compliant with time keeping procedures.
Coordinates with HR, Safety, QA, and the Production Manager to maintain all employee training and certifications.
Responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of department staff.
This position will also assure organizational compliance with all safety, quality, environmental, and state, local and federal regulations.
The General Foreman will also perform other duties as assigned.