Operations Supervisor – Structural

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

10 paid holidays

Full Medical and Dental

Vision Plan

Employee Pharmacy

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

HSA with company seed and match

401K

Fitness Center

Discounts to vendors

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, RI seeks an Operations Supervisor to oversee daily assignments, coordinate skilled trades, and drive safety, quality and efficiency on the shop floor.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, and the ability to adapt to changing production needs across shifts; relocation assistance is available for qualifying candidates.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in steel fabrication/shipfitting or related field preferred.
• Ability to work all shifts including extended hours, weekends or holidays.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily assignments and coordinate employees to ensure performance, efficiency and quality.
• Organize and assign work to hourly staff to meet safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
• Pursue continuous improvement to reduce work order span times and streamline processes.
• Follow safe work practices and understand verbal/written instructions; support production needs.
• Communicate effectively with subordinates and supervisors in both oral and written form.
• Set, assign and measure daily production goals, mentor and motivate crew, and hold members accountable.

Skills

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

High school diploma

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Overview

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the nation’s premier designer and builder of nuclear submarines, is seeking an Operations Supervisor to take part in building the most complex product in the world.

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)
• Athletic Club and Fitness Center
• Discounts to local and national vendors
• Relocation Assistance for those that qualify

Structural Operations Supervisormust possess an energetic and positive attitude and be willing to change and develop as requirements of assigned tasks dictate.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for daily assignments and overall coordination of employees to ensure maximum performance, efficiency and quality of functions.
• Ability to effectively organize and assign work to hourly employees such that safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives are met
• Must demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, reduce work order span times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively with other multi-trade Supervisors on the team to provide first time quality on time
• 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
• Must have the ability to set, assign, and measure daily production goals, instruct, mentor, motivate crew and hold crew members accountable as required

Shift placement will be based on business needs.

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

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 plus years Steel fabrication/shipfitting or structural welding or relevant experience
• Available to work all shifts, including extended hours, weekends or holidays as business needs dictate
• Possess strong PC skills including proficiency with the MS Word and Excel
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance through the department of defense

Preferred

• Supervisory/leadership experience
• 4 plus years Steel fabrication/shipfitting or structural welding experience
• Vocational, Technical and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs
• Relevant education or training
• Proficiency in blueprint and drawing interpretation
• MDU
• Navy/military

Skills

• Good organizational, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to interact with various levels of employees in the organization
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Physical Qualifications

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

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily