Supervisor Coach (For Torpedo Tube/Weapons Shipping and Handling with Security Clearance

ORBIS Inc; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ORBIS Inc. in Groton, CT seeks a deck plate supervisor coach for Torpedo Tube/Weapons Shipping and Handling Assembly.

The role focuses on coaching to boost productivity, speed, and strict adherence to schedules while upholding safety and quality. Requirements include 5+ years in the relevant assembly, 10+ years supervising in an industrial shipbuilding setting, 5+ years in 2nd level management, US citizenship, and a secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on Torpedo Tube and Weapons Shipping and Handling Assembly.
• 10+ years of supervisory experience in an industrial shipbuilding environment.
• 5+ years of 2nd level management experience in shipbuilding / ship maintenance industries.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide deck plate supervision coaching to improve productivity and schedule adherence.
• Lead workers to ownership of output and outcomes.
• Ensure backup tasks are defined and ready if primary tasks fall behind.
• Coach on problem resolution with paperwork, tooling, and materials.
• Spend at least 4 hours a day on deckplate.
• Attend meetings with Supervisor and coach on preparation and response.
• Ensure handoffs to successors are planned without delay.
• Start 2nd shift work without delay and communicate progress

Skills

Torpedo Tube/Weapons Shipping

Supervisory experience

2nd level management

Job description

Job Description: (For Torpedo Tube/Weapons Shipping and Handling Assembly) Provide deck plate supervisor coaching and mentoring to improve productivity to required level and drive schedule adherence without compromising safety or quality: Salary for this position is $150K-$170K per year. Position is available in Groton, CT.

• Setting clear and unambiguous expectations to workers for work progress to be achieved in ½ shift increments . Lead workers to ownership of output and outcomes.
• Ensuring backup tasks are defined and expectations for backup tasks are in place if primary task(s) is(are) not able to make required progress.
• Ensuring clear and unambiguous expectations are set for workers for rapidly communicating barriers and challenges for making required progress and for communicating progress on a half-shift by half-shift basis.
• Ensuring supervisors can effectively lead workers to achieving target time on task and required progress and productivity.
• Ensuring work site conditions are understood by the supervisor and ready for workers.
• Ensuring work support is ready for work and workers, e.g., services, work instructions, tools, and equipment.
• Coach supervisor on effective supervision of work in progress:
• Coaching on how to increase supervisor's deckplate presence and effectiveness of presence to ensure required progress is being made prior to it being unachievable. I.e., (1) there is no substitute for deck plate presence and direct observation of work in progress and (2) progress to be achieved by lunch must be achieved by lunch.
• Coaching on problem resolution , e.g., resolution of problems with paperwork, tooling & equipment, with as-found conditions, and material.
• Coaching on how to ensure work package documentation requirements are kept up with.
• Identifying through direct observation opportunities to improve productivity, e.g., through better access to tools, equipment, and materials and following through on communicating to functional owners and ensuring they follow through.
• Attend meetings with Supervisor. Provide coaching on how to prepare, how to listen, how to respond at meetings.
• Be on deckplate When Supervisor is encumbered with mandatory tasks, e.g., time-and-attendance system tasks, that pull supervisor away from deckplate.
• Spend at least 4 hours a day on deckplate.
• Ensuring handoffs to successor and supporting trades are planned for and made without delay.
• Ensuring work that is handed off to 2 nd shift starts without delay and expected progress communicated and agreed upon.
• Coach the superior of the supervisor (General Foreman / Area Superintendent) on how to better support the supervisor and how to provide reinforcing direction to the supervisor to sustain the coached behaviors after the coaching session has been completed.
• Required Skills and/or Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience on Torpedo Tube and Weapons Shipping and Handling Assembly Minimum 10 years of Supervisory experience in an industrial environment within the shipbuilding / ship maintenance industry. Minimum 5 years of 2 nd level management experience in an industrial environment within the shipbuilding / ship maintenance industry. Degree Requirements: None
• Must be a US Citizen
• A secret security clearance All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. ORBIS offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary in a professional atmosphere.