QUALITY CONTROL FOREMAN

Huntington Ingalls • Fairview, NC

50d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Control Foreman 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 employee skills and productivity, and assisting with development of 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 aspects of the work, including adherence to drawings and procedures, and oversees 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.

This is a full-time, first-shift position with no telework eligibility and no travel requirement. U.S. citizenship is required. No relocation assistance is available. Eligible new Foreman hires may receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus; current Newport News Shipbuilding employees are also eligible.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet one of the following education and experience pathways: Bachelor's degree; apprentice certification; high school education 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, or military experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, assign, coordinate, and evaluate semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel according to their skills, experience, and job knowledge.
• Supervise and train employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed.
• Recommend training to enhance employee skills and productivity, and assist in developing training procedures.
• Break broad strategies down into practical action plans and ensure employees are trained to perform them.
• Ensure compliance with technical requirements, including adherence to 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 across all shifts.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible Foreman new hires, including current Newport News Shipbuilding employees.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plan choices.
• On-site health centers, telemedicine, wellness resources, and employee assistance programs.
• Savings plan options (401K), financial education, and planning tools.
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts.
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.
• Educational and training programs for career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED