Operations Supervisor - Machinists

Responsibilities for this Position

Operations Supervisor - Machinists

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2023-11564

Type: Full-Time

of Openings:

7

Category: Management

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

The successful candidate must provide technical assistance and overall direction to a team of hourly represented employees. Core to this position is the successful performance of the teams Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Continuous Improvement. Effective communication, leadership, creating a positive team environment with employees and peers is key to success for the selected candidate. This position of Operations Supervisor provides a platform to gain a working knowledge of various manufacturing environments and their relationships with other parts of Electric Boats business. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer or experienced tradesperson to advance into a career-building leadership position and gain invaluable experience to support their career development.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the activities of approximately 15 Outside Machinists in the performance of their duties which

encompasses all aspects of on-hull submarine mechanical systems

• Act as the lead point of contact to interface with Engineering, Ships Management, Quality, Human Resources and other Trade departments

• Lead their team to achieve the company goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Process Improvement

• Take ownership of their team and the departments performance

• Assign work, provide technical expertise, instruction, mentorship, motivation and performance assessment of your Employees while working on-board new construction and commissioned submarines

• Attend to the various administrative duties of themselves and their employees

• As needed, obtain various nuclear qualifications possibly including PRCS certification

• Must be willing to work ALL shift and travel as required

Responsibilities

Skills:

• Ability to build a strong cohesive team and drive them to a high level of performance

• Ability to analyze performance data, formulate process improvement ideas and continuously

improve performance

• Ability to communicate to all levels of Tradespeople and Management

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal abilities

• Able to work in and on submarines including ladders, stairs and various confined spaces

Unique Skills:

• Ability to adapt to a very challenging work environment while remaining calm in a constantly

changing work environment all while adhering to strict and unwavering safety and quality

standards

Core Competencies:

• Safety

• Communication

• Building Trust

• Directing Others

• Managing Priorities

• Listening

• Productivity

• Perseverance

• Strong technical and blue print reading skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Ability to influence

• Managing and measuring work throughput

• Stress tolerance

• Commitment to Quality

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or GED required

• Minimum of 3 years experience as an Outside Machinist/Mechanic

• Candidates must be available for any shift.

• Candidate must be available to travel as needed. Expected travel is minimal.

Preferred:

• Bachelors Degree

• Knowledge of MS Office and various Electric Boat Computer Systems