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JOB SUMMARY

Directs and manages, through subordinate coordinators, department activities of all aluminum and steel construction projects and processes. This will include all boat structure, structural components and metal fabrication components. All welding and shipfitting process and procedures are to be approved by the Metals Manager.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  1. Proactively plans work and coordinates with other Managers and trades to ensure project milestones are met, as well as schedules and budgets.
  2. Ensure each employee knows exactly what is expected of them (including how long it will take to accomplish each task).
  3. Meet with boat managers and the shipfitting teams on a weekly basis to develop the work schedule for the boat.
  4. Become proficient in the understanding of production Look Ahead schedules and the Master Yard schedule.
  5. Establish and maintain a welder training and certification process to meet American Welding Society (AWS), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Lloyds standards.
  6. Inspects welds hourly for conformance to size and quality standards.
  7. A primary responsibility is to direct and redirect your team hourly to be sure we are not over or under welding. If an individual employee is not complying, then you must initiate a performance improvement plan and subsequent disciplinary procedures if necessary.
  8. Evaluate progress and provide accurate estimates of work hours remaining and completion dates.
  9. Identify material requirements, scheduling, and delivery status verification.
  10. Work with department coordinators and employees to continuously improve the construction process through our LEAN methods.
  11. Reinforce the LEAN process with regular meetings with a focus on continual improvement, waste elimination, dollar and hour savings, creation of standard work instructions, metrics, and suggestion implementation. Will also be counted on for significant process mapping.
  12. Work with Engineering Department for print review, modification, or discussion.
  13. Proactively work with Human Resources to determine and fulfill department staffing needs, while considering all in-house work and known incoming work so as to keep all on schedule.
  14. Proactively work with the Storeroom and Purchasing Department to order parts needed for jobs and follow through to ensure on-time delivery according to planned work.
  15. Work with estimating team to ensure accurate and current information is being used in future proposals.
  16. Ensure all coordinators and workers start work promptly before and after each break and at the start of shifts.
  17. Safety results of department – recordables, lost time, DART, $ at benchmark levels. Any employee unsafe acts within the department will also reflect on this manager’s performance review.
  18. Completing performance appraisal process for assigned employees, on time.
  19. Must be current with all related class requirements.
  20. Communicate with other departments concerning problems related to materials, technical requirements, manpower, scheduling, work coordination, change orders, etc.
  21. Specify, procure, and maintain all metal fab equipment and tooling.
  22. Coordinate with Production Control to ensure proper metal work material and information flow for maximum efficiency.
  23. Train and mentor Metals Department coordinators and employees on all shifts on a daily and on-going basis.

POSITION IN ORGANIZATION

This position reports directly to the Director of Manufacturing and has direct responsibility for managing the Metals department. This includes welding, shipfitting, and outfitting activities performed by Burger Welders/Shipfitters, as well as overseeing temporary or contract employees in the Metals department, on new construction projects as well as refit and repair projects.

LEADERSHIP

  1. Must demonstrate excellence working in “team” environments and share knowledge of discipline-specific work vertically and horizontally across the organization.
  2. Must continuously demonstrate your belief that you work for the team and not vice versa. These traits include humility, an openness to others’ ideas, and sincere appreciation for other associates.
  3. To ensure a culture of positivity, innovation, results, and regular learning, you must demonstrate great mentoring and team-building skills.
  4. Must demonstrate ability to make timely, well-formed, rational decisions and problem-solving skills within organizational policies, procedures, and schedules.
  5. Must anticipate problems ahead of time and be proactive in presenting solutions rather than waiting for problems to occur.
  6. Must operate with the ability to listen carefully without bias so as to learn and understand the real meaning of what’s being said by others who may not be as skilled at presenting their ideas. Must also be able to help such individuals clearly communicate their point(s).
  7. Must influence the attitude and opinions of others in a positive direction.
  8. Must accomplish optimal customer satisfaction (both internal and external).
  9. Ability to lead project teams to successful conclusion including diverse and multiple team members from throughout the organization.
  10. Ability to understand the root cause when issues arise and work with others to reach High Agreement to solve the issues.

DECISION MAKING

Must continuously demonstrate excellent administrative judgment and assume responsibility for decisions and their consequences and results impacting the department’s associates and quality of service within the department.

COMMUNICATION

The candidate must demonstrate an ability to lead meetings and write professional correspondence effectively. The candidate must also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen, talk, and teach. The candidate must also demonstrate an all-pervasive positive attitude.

EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

  1. Minimum of 3 years practical experience of welding production leadership (especially in a Coordinator role).
  2. Ability to locate, view, retrieve, and disseminate information from electronic drawings, the ability to work electronically with CAD drawings through understanding and application.
  3. Advanced working knowledge of welding equipment, processes, and techniques, including those specific to Burger Boat Company quality standards.
  4. 7 to 10 years’ experience within the shipbuilding industry is preferred as well as experience with LEAN Manufacturing.
  5. A detail-oriented perspective to resolve a range of interpersonal (people) issues.

CERTIFICATION:

  1. Certified Welding Inspector Certificate preferred.
  2. Willingness to participate in ongoing Management training offered by Burger Boat Company.

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:

Required: Microsoft Office Suite of Products

Preferred: Working knowledge of AutoCad, Ship Constructor and related software programs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job operates in a shipyard manufacturing environment. This role must routinely use the personal protective equipment, tools, machinery, and products used in the welding department. The position also requires regular visits to the production floor, which requires climbing stairs and inspecting items in tight spaces. Frequent exposure to weld gases, arches, sparks, flashes, paints, chemicals, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and other production operations. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Specific vision abilities required by this job include viewing welds through weld shields, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

GENERAL STATEMENT:

This description is a general statement of required primary duties and responsibilities performed regularly and continuously. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.

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