Transportation Foreman

Hanwha Philly Shipyard•Philadelphia, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an in-person position. The Transportation Foreman will be responsible for ensuring the safety of all personnel within the yard, including subcontractors, and verifying that work is performed in accordance with CORE principles. The role requires ensuring adherence to all Hanwha Philly Shipyard safety procedures, rules, and regulations. Key responsibilities include providing leadership, instruction, and control of production teams, motivating supervisors, and maintaining quality standards, costs, and schedule completion. The Foreman will provide daily feedback on work progress to the Department Manager, ensure optimal work organization, and review and issue planned target hours to Supervisors. Establishing and maintaining shift turnover meetings with Supervisors is also a critical function. The position requires knowledge of budgets and forecast man-hours, verifying maximum employee utilization through effective working hours, identifying performance issues, and implementing corrective actions. The role also involves implementing and maintaining automated welding processes, reviewing work scope and key targets for execution, maintaining a controllable man-hour backlog, confirming supervisor man-hour commitments and completion dates, and ensuring assignments are completed as planned. Work package review and acceptance are also part of the duties, along with performing other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED Equivalent
5 years’ professional experience in shipyards with shipbuilding production or ship repair
5 years’ professional experience in business with manufacturing of heavy steel structures
5 years’ professional experience in production of pressure vessels, boilers & other quality products
Experience with automated production lines
Experience in leading Supervisors and production teams
Understand blueprints, 3-D drawings and technical documents
Knowledge and understanding of safety rules and procedures
Able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, both verbally and in writing
Decision making/problem solving
Adaptability and organizational skills and understanding
Integrity
Conflict resolution
Strategic thinking
Stress management
Willingness and ability to work as a team member

Nice To Haves

PC skills desirable

Responsibilities

Ensure that everyone inside the yard, own as well as subcontractors, are safe and are performing their work in accordance with our CORE principles
Ensure that all Hanwha Philly Shipyard safety procedures, rules and regulations are followed and met
Provide Leadership, instruction and control of production teams
Motivation of Supervisors
Responsible for taking care of quality standards, costs & schedule completion
Provide daily feedback of work progress to Department Manager
Responsible for optimal work organization
Review and issue planned target hours to Supervisors
Establish and maintain shift turnover meeting with Supervisors
Knowledge and clear understanding of budgets, and forecast man hours
Verify and ensure maximum employee utilization through Effective Working Hours
Identify performance issues and implement corrective actions
Implement and maintain automated welding processes
Review work scope, key targets and execute to plan
Maintain man hour backlog to a controllable level to assure schedule
Confirm Supervisor man hour commitments and completion dates
Assure assignments are completed to plan
Work package review and acceptance
Perform other related duties as required and assigned