Ship Superintendent ESR

Ice Cap; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and 401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance with optional add-ons

Paid time off + 9 holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Apprenticeship programs

Job summary

Everett Ship Repair in Everett, WA seeks an experienced Ship Superintendent to lead multiple shipbuilding trades on construction and repair projects. You will supervise skilled trades, uphold safety standards, plan staffing, and manage progress through detailed scheduling and coordination with production, purchasing, and engineering teams. A strong leadership presence is essential for on-time, within-spec results.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in Marine Construction Supervision.
• Journeyman-level tradesman experience in a Marine Construction Field.
• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, and Project.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise multiple trades, assign tasks, ensure deadlines.
• Lead safety culture and enforce safety practices.
• Coordinate with production and project managers for staffing, scheduling, tools, materials and subcontracts.
• Coordinate with purchasing and engineering to ensure parts, materials, and contract work arrive on time.
• Ensure work packages are current revisions and compliant with specs.
• Update progress and earned value data to project management.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Team management

Communication

Education

BA/BS + 2 years related field

AA/AS + 4 years related experience

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Project

Job description

Job Details:

Level: Experienced, Job Location: Everett Ship Repair LLC - Everett, WA, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $105000.00 - $125000.00Salary, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Construction,

Everett Ship Repair is the Pacific Northwest’s Premier Ship Repair Facility. Founded in 2019, Everett Ship Repair offers vast ship repair capabilities from its facility in Everett, Washington, including repair, maintenance, and conversion services for any type of commercial vessels, with focus on commercial workboats and passenger vessels. With the US Navy as our neighbor, it is no secret that we are in aggressive pursuit of earning their business as we grow our footprint, skills, and profile in this market. With impressive dry-docking capacity, and an opportunity to be part of an emerging team of industry veterans and highly skilled tradesmen, ESR strives to continuously improve our repair and construction methods into efficient and reliable processes. We seek tradesmen who share that view, value learning opportunities, and desire an opportunity to apply their skills in our progressive environment.

We are now seeking an experienced Ship Superintendent to lead the efforts of multiple shipbuilding trades for one or more of our construction or repair projects under his/her supervision and motivate them to accomplish the work safely, correctly, and efficiently. Reporting to the Operations Director, the incumbent will execute the project strategy and supervise skilled trades across all shipbuilding crafts to complete the service project in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.

What You will Do

• Provide supervision to assigned employees in multiple trades, including supervisors and leads. Supervision includes assigning tasks, assuring completion of tasks within deadlines, resolving conflicts, and motivating optimal performance from department trades and support staff.
• Lead and communicate company safety culture and policies. Holds employees accountable for demonstrating acceptable safety practices. Provides input to ways to instill attention to safety among all employees.
• Work closely with production managers and project managers for elements in the projects in the supervisor’s craft area; handles planning including specifying staffing needs and scheduling, tools, materials, equipment, and subcontracts.
• Coordinate with purchasing and engineering departments to ensure vessel parts, materials, and contract work arrives correctly and on time.
• Ensure engineering work packages in use are current revisions and accurate to the project contract specifications.
• Update progress and work status to project management team for earned value/critical path analysis.
• Coordinate regulatory agency compliance for assigned crafts. Assure employees accomplish work in accordance with proper practices and within specifications.
• Ensure all employees have all the necessary tooling, equipment, specifications, drawings, and procedures to properly accomplish their jobs.
• Perform risk assessment and determining contingency plans.
• Perform or oversee initial quality assurance check for all work types on project.
• Assist in developing, auditing, or teaching apprenticeship training and testing materials.
• Coordinate with department heads to ensure smooth workflow and inter departmental communication.
• Work with owner representatives on quality control records and sign off.
• Oversee schedule performance, investigates discrepancies, and develops practical solutions.
• Ensure through personal inspections that crews are following correct construction procedures and work follows the plans and specifications.
• Work with PM to update project schedules to reflect actual work completed to monitor progress throughout the build process.
• Contribute to and participate in project review meetings with key stakeholders.
• Lead and be recognized as leader by others; coach and motivate others; and resolve conflicts.
• Initiate and/or participate in the quality improvement process to address and resolve issues impacting quality. Share your knowledge in the trade with other employees, especially those in learning or apprentice roles.
• Other tasks as needed that may arise in our exciting work environment.

Qualifications: What You Bring to Our Team

• 5-10 years’ experience in Marine Construction Supervision, and tradesman experience at the journeyman level in a Marine Construction Field
• BA/BS plus 2 years in a related field or AA/AS plus 4 years directly related experience
• Proficient computer skills in Outlook, Excel, and Project
• Learning orientation as demonstrated by record of growing personal competency through education, outside literature, seminars, or the like
• Knowledgeability on modern shipbuilding including the creation and use of build strategies, master schedules, product work breakdown structures, material requirement planning, product modeling, wok order creation and budgeting, resource loading and detailed scheduling.
• Knowledgeability of all areas of production, such as craft parameters, material requisitioning, purchasing, scheduling, quality assurance and testing requirements, contract specifications, regulatory body requirements and receiving and warehousing. Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-discipline, resourcefulness, and accountability for delivering on commitments to the customer.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and employees.
• Skill in directing and coordinating the work of others; act as a leader and be recognized as such by others; coach and motivate the work of others; and resolve conflicts.
• Previous journey -experience in a shipbuilding trade
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

What Additional Things Would Distinguish You

• Experience with commercial shipbuilding software.
• Experience with and ability to read and interpret schedules in P6
• Knowledge of ship construction, shipboard systems, equipment, and their operations
• Works to continue personal competency through education, outside literature, seminars, or the like.

Benefits:

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Health insurance & Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Group Life Insurance with Optional supplemental life and disability insurance programs
• Paid time off plus 9 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Culture of Learning with State-Certified Apprenticeship Programs

Everett Ship Repair is a drug free workplace, and all applicants are subject to a pre-employment drug screen and a background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Everett Ship Repair is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, political affiliation, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability.