Operations Supervisor - Rigging

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and 10 holidays

Full Medical and Dental

Vision Plan and Optical Shop

Employee Pharmacy

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

HSA with company seed and match

401(k) Stock Savings and Investment PS

Discounts to vendors

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat is seeking an Operations Supervisor for Rigging to oversee 10-15 Department 920 riggers at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and guiding lifting and handling activities to support submarine manufacturing while maintaining safety, quality, cost and schedule.

The successful candidate will supervise risk assessments, ensure compliance with Navy Crane Center standards, and mentor staff to meet business goals

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year rigging or related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of combined relevant leadership and high-volume experience.
• Available to work all three shifts.
• Proficient with lifting & handling policies, procedures and drawings.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Attend Plan of the Day (POD) to prioritize daily workload and assign work to meet goals.
• Provide oversite during lifting and handling activities with technical guidance.
• Ensure first time quality and compliance with standards and drawings.
• Perform safety, forklift, and lifting surveillances and support corrective actions.
• Mentor subordinates and develop substitutes for supervisory roles.
• Drive team performance to meet OT and extended hours when needed.
• Assist with planning, scheduling, training, safety performance, and process improvements.

Skills

Rigging experience

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Critical thinking

Shift flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate for the Operations Supervisor for Rigging will supervise the daily activities of 10-15 Department 920 riggers. D920 plans, schedules, coordinates & accomplishes virtually all lifting & handling activities in support of manufacturing, assembly, outfitting & testing of submarine structures and components while maintaining safety, quality, cost, schedule and continuous improvement. D920 personnel operates all facility cranes (bridge, gantry, mobile, crawler, and cantilever), transporters, transfer car system, Traksporter and air pallets.

Benefits and Perks:

• Paid vacation, plus 10 paid holidays each year
• Full Medical and Dental
• Vision Plan and Optical Shop
• Employee Pharmacy
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and care giving
• HSA with company seed and match program
• Generous Stock Savings and Investment Plan (401K)
• Discounts to local and national vendors
• Relocation Assistance for those that qualify

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Attending Plan of the Day (POD) to assist with prioritizing the daily workload, assign and execute the work to meet company goals. The candidate will perform risk assessment of each task prior to job assignment in accordance with ODD-027 and provide oversite during execution of lifting & handling activities including and technical guidance. The candidate’s responsibilities shall also include the following:

• Ensure first time quality and compliance with Navy Crane Center standards, the EB Safety Manual, lifting & handling policies, procedures, and engineered drawings
• Perform safety, forklift, and lifting & handling surveillances regularly and assist middle management with corrective actions to minimize negative trends
• Minimize the department training delinquency and no show rate to meet company goals
• Capture EBos delays and assist middle management with corrective actions to control cost
• Complete Near Miss Reports and lower level crane/rigging accident reports for areas of responsibilities
• Provide mentoring/counselling to subordinates that do not follow directions or policies and procedures
• Develop and mentor subordinates that are capable of acting as substitute supervisors
• Must have the ability to motivate, mentor and develop all subordinates to support business goals and needs
• Must have the ability to drive team performance to support business demands such as required O.T. and extended hours when the business dictates

Additional responsibilities include assisting the D920 Area Superintendent with planning, scheduling, training, safety performance, equipment inspection & maintenance, development & implementation of process improvement projects, review of construction methods/sequencing and lifting & handling drawings.

Occasional travel may be required. The candidate will supervise other support trades (e.g. stage builders) where required.

This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Minimum of 1 year rigging or related experience
  • Minimum of 3 years of combined relevant leadership and high-volume experience
• Available to work all three shifts
• Proficient with lifting & handling policies, procedures and drawings
• Knowledge of basic safe work practices and have the ability to comprehend, follow and issue verbal and/or written instructions
• Available to work extended work hours to support production schedules (including weekends, holidays and plant shutdowns) as business needs dictates
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance through the department of defense

Preferred:

• Experience in shipbuilding
• Experience in Lifting and Handling
• Minimum of 2 years lifting and handling experience in a construction or manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of ship systems and procedures pertaining to submarine construction
• Supervisory experience
• Military experience
• Vocational, Technical and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs
• MDU graduate

Physical Qualifications

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

Environmental Attributes

• Cold
• Dry
• Dusty
• Fumes
• Hot
• Inside
• Noise
• Oily
• Outside
• Wet