Supervisor, Weekends (Dayshift)

Seaspan ULC; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 112,500 - 137,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan matching

Health and wellness benefits

Gym access

Parking

Transit shuttle

Job summary

Seaspan ULC in North Vancouver on-site seeks a General Supervisor, Weekends to lead multi‑discipline trades teams, coordinating with operations, project managers and chargehands to set weekend work, priorities and staffing while ensuring work meets safety, quality and environmental standards.

You will monitor performance, manage timecards and leave requests, apply the collective agreement, and assign or reassign duties to keep production on schedule with a respectful, harassment-free workplace.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or trades certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years related trades experience or advanced education with 2 years related trades work.
• 2+ years supervisory experience.
• Proficient knowledge of trades in heavy manufacturing (welding, fabrication, electrical, etc.).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with MS Office and web-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Ensures work progression in safety, cost, quality and schedules.
• Implements Seaspan safety, environmental and quality processes on the shop floor.
• Reports on work process and status internally.
• Escalates technical trade issues and implements management-approved solutions.
• Interprets work orders and maintains current standards.
• Assists in determining work plans, sequences, and schedules; may assist in estimates.
• Delivers production in accordance with company and customer quality standards.
• Ensures trades are trained and certified for planned work activities.
• Allocates trades employees by schedule and priorities.
• Manages discipline, timekeeping and attendance; enforces the collective agreement.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

Decision making

Team collaboration

Diversity appreciation

Conflict resolution

Education

Post-secondary degree or trades certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

The General Supervisor, Weekends is responsible for managing teams of multi-disciplined trades workers. The General Supervisor works together with operations, project managers and chargehands to determine weekend work, priorities and staffing requirements and oversees work assignments within VDC operations. The General Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with shipyard safety, quality, and environment standards, policies and procedures. To ensure standards are met the General Supervisor will regularly check on performance, conduct performance management tasks, including but not limited to disciplining trades employees, manage trade employee timecards, trade employee leave requests and ensure the collective agreement is applied appropriately.

The General Supervisor, Weekends is responsible for managing teams of multi-disciplined trades workers. The General Supervisor works together with operations, project managers and chargehands to determine weekend work, priorities and staffing requirements and oversees work assignments within VDC operations. The General Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with shipyard safety, quality, and environment standards, policies and procedures. To ensure standards are met the General Supervisor will regularly check on performance, conduct performance management tasks, including but not limited to disciplining trades employees, manage trade employee timecards, trade employee leave requests and ensure the collective agreement is applied appropriately.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 203 East Esplanade, North Vancouver.

What You'll Do

• Ensures work progression in accordance with safety, cost, quality and schedules.
• Implements and enforces Seaspan Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality processes on the shop floor and strives to eliminate safety hazards at every opportunity.
• Reports internally on work process and status.
• Escalates technical trade issues with Management and implements solutions as identified by Management.
• Responsible for interpreting work order specifications and manufacturing information, keeping updated on standards and changes in plans, and provisioning materials in the case of unavailability.
• Assists in determining work plans, sequences and schedules and may be required to assist in preparing estimates.
• Responsible for delivering production in accordance with Company and customer quality standards.
• Partners with Management to ensure trade employees have the skills, equipment, training and certifications required to perform planned work activities.
• Ensures work crews minimize waste expense and unnecessary delays in construction or repair work.
• Works with Management to eliminate inefficient work practice and fully use their work crew experience and skills to progress the work.
• Allocates trades employees in accordance with schedule and priorities, assigning work to trade employees with the skill and ability to efficiently complete scheduled work.
• Responsible for discipline, including performance and attendance management, termination of employment, as well as assigning or removing chargehand responsibilities to trades employees.
• Follows and enforces the collective agreement and management practices to manage trades employees effectively.
• Responsible for timekeeping administration and approval of direct and indirect reports.
• Ensures all employees are provided with a work environment that is respectful and harassment free.
• Works closely with Wellness and Abilities Management as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to work dayshifts on Weekends.

What You'll Bring

• Post-secondary degree or trades certification is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of related trades work experience or advanced education in a related field with 2 years’ related trades work experience.
• 2+ years’ supervisory experience.
• Proficient knowledge of trade responsibilities specific to heavy manufacturing (welding, metal fabrication, electrical, pipefitting, paint/sandblasting, mechanical, rigging, etc.).
• Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with MS Office products and web-based applications.
• Possess excellent management and leadership skills and the ability to motivate and work with and through others to achieve desired results.
• Appreciates and understands the value of diversity within a team.
• Conflict resolution and negotiations skills to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively, bring a problem-solving attitude to conflicting approaches and priorities involving others.
• Experience in the application of behavioral based safety.
• Demonstrates ability to make mature and timely job site decisions.

Why you'll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you with a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Access to Pemberton Gym.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick-up and drop-off points around North Vancouver.

The estimated salary for this position is $112,500 - $137,500. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skills and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

About Us

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.

To learn more, visit our website:

www.seaspan.com

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.