Shipyard Area Manager — Production & Trade Coordination

Nassco; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Flexible spending accounts/HSAs

Life and disability insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Wellness coaching

Onsite health services

Job summary

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co in San Diego is seeking an Area Manager to coordinate shipyard trades and subcontractors within assigned areas, ensuring work aligns with plan, schedule, and budget. Reports to the Ship Manager and collaborates with QA, Planning, Engineering, and other departments.

The role requires strong communication, supervisory experience, and knowledge of shipbuilding processes, drawings, and production methods. Extended hours and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent with good knowledge of trade responsibilities, ship systems and shipbuilding practices.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of milestone planning, progressing, ship compartmentation and nomenclature, production methods, procedures and techniques.
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings, work instructions, quality assurance procedures and budget and schedule development.
• Successfully demonstrated knowledge of company policy and procedure.
• Necessity for working extended hours at various times as job accomplishments require, including weekend and holidays.
• Incumbent should be able to spend long hours on the ship and be able to climb masts, enter voids, trunks, and engineering spaces to supervise work.
• Must be able to make decisions, recognize dangerous conditions, know and understand safety, quality assurance, standard items, Union and Ship’s Force issues.
• Actively participates in implementing and monitoring continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, improve quality, reduce cycle time, and reduce costs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates/support shipboard trades and subcontractors to meet production requirements.
• Monitor and anticipate schedule and budget deviations and initiate corrective action.
• Monitor trade activities and provide input to the General Forman and/or Assistant Superintendent to initiate appropriate action.
• Verify completion of production work for each phase of compartment completion.
• Develop work plans in area(s) of responsibilities as required, working with trade supervision and training.
• Ensure areas of responsibility are safe and clean at all times.
• Initiate resolution of conflicting trade/subcontractors priorities.
• Provide input to Planning in regards to zone strategies and work developmental process.
• Provide appropriate feedback (lessons learned, ECN’s etc) to Assistant Superintendents, Planning and Management.
• Ensure material and equipment protection.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent

Job description

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co in San Diego is seeking an Area Manager to coordinate shipyard trades and subcontractors within assigned areas, ensuring work aligns with plan, schedule, and budget. Reports to the Ship Manager and collaborates with QA, Planning, Engineering, and other departments.

The role requires strong communication, supervisory experience, and knowledge of shipbuilding processes, drawings, and production methods. Extended hours and travel as needed.