Senior Manufacturing Representative - Machine Shop

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT seeks a Senior Manufacturing Representative - Machine Shop to plan, organize and oversee multiple component projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery aligned with customer needs.

The role requires directing resources, coordinating with floor supervision, foreman and managers, tracking progress, managing budgets, and leading cross-trade teams to meet milestones and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• Willing to work all shifts and overtime.
• Experience scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee multiple component projects within the machine shop.
• Develop project plans, define scope, set milestones, and drive resolutions.
• Act as liaison among floor supervision, planning, foreman, and manager.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement recovery plans to meet schedule.
• Lead and motivate project teams; assign tasks and ensure cross-trade collaboration.
• Manage project budgets and track costs; initiate meetings and vendor coordination.

Skills

Data entry, reporting, record tracking

Strong communication and interpersonal

Leadership and team management

Organizational and time management

Problem-solving and analytical

PM methodologies and tools

Multi-project management

Budget management

BOM structuring

Project management

Documentation

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Mechanical Design / related degree or Accounting/Finance

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Representative - Machine Shop

US-CT-Groton

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Manufacturing Support/Trades

EB Groton Shipyard

Responsibilities for this Position

The successful candidate is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing multiple component projects within the machine shop. They will ensure they are completed successfully within budget and on time to customer needs. They will manage resources, track progress, communicate with all stakeholders across multiple trades, and resolve issues to achieve project goals.

The candidate will develop project plans, define the overall scope of work remaining, set intermediate goals, identify long lead items, critical material holdups and drive resolutions to all of these potential delays. They will help oversee the execution of the project plans and help manage the resources and track progress.

This role will be the liaison between the on floor supervision, planning, the General Foreman and the Manager. The Manufacturing Rep will monitor the project progress, identify potential risks to schedule dates and develop plans to resolve the issues to get the schedule back to track to goal delivery. They will provide weekly updates to the project status. The candidate will lead and motivate project teams, assign tasks and ensure collaboration among the trades. They will manage project budgets, tracking cost and suggesting adjustments when needed to management. This position will be responsible to oversee and initiate project meetings as required. Additionally this position will assist in the management of the capital projects throughout the machine shop in project management often working with vendors to obtain updated quotes and meeting project milestones.

Responsibilities

Skills:

• Data entry, reporting, record tracking
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership and team management skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Technical skills related to project management methodologies and tools
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities
• Managing budgets
• Experience with product structure and bill of material structuring
• Project management
• Documentation
• Strong Computer skills/ Microsoft applications

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in project management
• Candidate must be willing to work all shifts and overtime
• Experience scheduling in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance

Preferred:

• Degree in Mechanical Design, or related degree, Accounting or Finance
• Background in business planning, work execution, and customer relations

General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.