Operations Supervisor - Machinists - 2nd Shift
General Dynamics Electric Boat - Groton, CT
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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 team’s 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 Boat’s 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 ResponsibilitiesLead the activities of approximately 15 Outside Machinists in the performance of their duties whichencompasses all aspects of on-hull submarine mechanical systemsAct as the lead point of contact to interface with Engineering, Ship’s Management, Quality, Human Resources and other Trade departmentsLead their team to achieve the company goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Process ImprovementTake ownership of their team and the departments performanceAssign work, provide technical expertise, instruction, mentorship, motivation and performance assessment of your Employees while working on-board new construction and commissioned submarinesAttend to the various administrative duties of themselves and their employeesAs needed, obtain various nuclear qualifications possibly including PRCS certificationMust be willing to work ALL shift and travel as requiredRequired:High school diploma or GED requiredMinimum of 2 years’ experience as an Outside Machinist/Mechanic OR a combination of Machinist/Mechanic and Supervisory experienceCandidates must be available for any shift.Candidate must be available to travel as needed. Expected travel is minimal.Preferred:Bachelors DegreeKnowledge of MS Office and various Electric Boat Computer SystemsSkills:Ability to build a strong cohesive team and drive them to a high level of performanceAbility to analyze performance data, formulate process improvement ideas and continuouslyimprove performanceAbility to communicate to all levels of Tradespeople and ManagementExcellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal abilitiesAble to work in and on submarines including ladders, stairs and various confined spacesUnique Skills:Ability to adapt to a very challenging work environment while remaining calm in a constantlychanging work environment - all while adhering to strict and unwavering safety and qualitystandardsCore Competencies:SafetyCommunicationBuilding TrustDirecting OthersManaging PrioritiesListeningProductivityPerseveranceStrong technical and blue print reading skillsInterpersonal skillsAbility to influenceManaging and measuring work throughputStress toleranceCommitment to QualityClimbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, TwistingAcids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet
Created: 2024-09-27