Pipefitting Foreman

Eastern Shipbuilding Group•Panama City, FL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pipefitting Foreman works closely with the Pipefitter Superintendent to support overall management of the Pipefitting Department. The role provides technical assistance, oversees the workforce, supports daily operations and production schedules, and helps maintain departmental resources and training. The foreman assigns and monitors work, plans for safe crew operations, inspects piping installations, and performs quality assurance, including signing off tested piping systems in accordance with applicable plans and specifications. The position directly and/or indirectly supervises department employees, and may involve interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work. Regular attendance is required, and the role requires flexibility to work overtime, weekends, and holidays. The work takes place in a heavy industrial shipyard environment and involves active physical work, including working at heights, in confined spaces, and in extreme temperatures. Employees must follow applicable company and government safety, ethics, and environmental requirements. Duties may change and may include other assigned work.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence.
Three to five years of pipefitting/plumbing experience desired.
Prior supervisory experience desired.
Working knowledge of standard pipe craft formulas, materials, and drawings.
Working knowledge of equipment, work processes, and techniques used in measuring, fitting, and tack welding steel.
Must pass the SMAW tack welding test to become ABS certified.
Knowledge of ship terminology and OSHA standards.
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram-form plans and instructions, including blueprints.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions and effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors and employees.
Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and read a tape measure and use a cutting torch.
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety consciousness, and multitasking ability.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Regular attendance and ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to meet the physical and medical requirements for wearing required personal protective equipment.
Ability to work at heights of at least 50 feet, on scaffolding and/or man-lifts, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat and cold.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of pipefitting/plumbing experience.
Prior supervisory experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Assist the Pipefitter Superintendent with day-to-day operational issues.
Help meet production schedules and maintain departmental resources and training needs.
Provide technical assistance and oversee the Pipefitting Department workforce.
Inspect piping installations for conformance with specifications.
Assign work across multiple assignments and monitor performance and productivity.
Plan ahead to ensure crews work safely.
Perform quality assurance and sign off tested piping systems and related items in accordance with applicable plans and specifications.
Directly and/or indirectly supervise employees, including potentially interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work.
Comply with company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies.
Perform other duties as assigned.