Material Coordinator (Seekonk, MA)

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Seekonk (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Seekonk, MA is seeking a Material Coordinator for the Offsite M&M Office to support NEWCON and material control across EB sites. You will receive, identify, locate, and retrieve materials while coordinating with multiple sites and government personnel.

The role demands strong communication, high organization, and the ability to adapt to changing requirements, with travel between EB sites and occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1+ years of warehousing and/or material handling experience.
• Business and EWA travel to other shipyards/locations required.
• Must work non-standard hours, evenings, weekends or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Receive, identify, locate, and retrieve materials.
• Communicate effectively with EB management and government personnel.
• Prepare shipping documents and coordinate material readiness for ship dates.
• Support site improvement goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule.

Skills

Highly organized

Coordination across disciplines

Communication skills

MS Word

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Drawing interpretation

MS Suite

Blueprints

Safety compliance

Analytical skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Blueprints

Job description

Overview

The Offsite Maintenance and Modernization (M&M) Office is hiring Material Coordinators.

This position will be located in Seekonk, MA and will be responsible for supporting new construction of VCS and CLB products.

The successful candidate for this position will be able to perform Material Control and Support functions in support of NEWCON in Seekonk, MA.

The ideal candidate will cultivate and promote a positive TEAM environment and drive innovation and continuous improvement. The selected candidate will be responsible for communicating with all levels of customer and EB management. The position requires interfacing with Quonset Point, Groton, Off-Site Management and government personnel.

Key Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Receive, identify, locate, and retrieve materials
• Must possess an energetic and positive attitude and be willing to change and develop as requirements of assigned tasks dictate
• May be required to physically lift items, up to 40 pounds.
• Must be prepared to travel and work overtime as required
• May be required to travel to different EB sites or Shipyards and must be prepared to work any shift that may be required
• Contribute to site improvement goals in Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule, and Continuous Improvement.
• Must have knowledge of safe work practices; ability to comprehend and follow or issue verbal and /or written instructions; willing to work as necessary to support production needs
• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with subordinates and supervisors
• Responsible for material segregation, creating shipping documents and communicating to downstream consumers on expected ship dates
• Collaborate with site leadership to ensure readiness for inspections and audits

No Relocation Package is offered for this position

Qualifications

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• 1+ years of warehousing and/or material handling experience
• Business and EWA travel to other shipyards/strategic partner locations is required
• Required to work other than normal duty hours, to include shift work, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays

Preferred:

• 1+ year of industrial marine environment experience
• Vocational, Technical and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs
• Relevant formal training or education
• Military service
• Welding and Fitting experience in maritime environment

Skills

• Highly organized with the ability to multitask within a constantly changing environment
• Strong coordination skills across multiple disciplines and functional areas
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including technical correspondence
• Strong communicator with the ability to balance priorities
• Experience with MDDs, SDDs and DI’s
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of EB and government management/oversight
• Computer skills in MS Word, MS Project, Excel & Power Point
• The candidate must possess strong analytical, causal analysis, communication, organizational, planning, and writing skills under minimal supervision
• The successful candidate will be expected to know, comply with and participate in site improvement goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Continuous Improvement
• Proficient in MS Suite (Excel, Project, VISIO)
• Proficiency with blueprints and drawing interpretation

Physical Qualifications

• Climbing
• Color Vision
• Crawling
• Heavy Lifting
• Kneeling
• Light Lifting
• Medium Lifting
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Reaching
• Stooping
• Twisting

Environmental Attributes

• Acids or Alkalis
• Cold
• Dry
• Dusty
• Fumes
• Hot
• Inside
• Noise
• Oily
• Outside
• Wet