Welding Project Leader 2

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. seeks multiple Welding Project Leader 2s for a contract opportunity in Newport News, VA.

The role requires a high school diploma, eight years of welding production experience, and knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and quality procedures. Responsibilities include expediting productivity and quality improvements in welding operations, coordinating projects end‑to‑end, and providing hands‑on support for automatic systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years production welding experience.
• Knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and equipment, and quality procedures.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Expedites productivity and quality improvements in welding operations.
• Coordinates projects from initiation through implementation (equipment, testing, modification, training, design changes).
• Provides technical and hands‑on assistance to Trades in automatic systems and new materials introductions.
• Assists in job planning, equipment setup and troubleshooting during implementation.
• Coordinates movement of equipment and materials and required services.
• Liaises between Trades and Welding Engineering/Design to resolve problems.
• Supports communication between Engineers and Production team.
• Inspects weld quality of production team.
• Evaluates welding processes; advises on efficiency, quality, safety, technique, consumables.
• Tracks quality metrics and notifies Engineers of concerns.

Skills

Welding experience

Shipbuilding know‑how

Quality procedures

Communication skills

Automatic welding equipment

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Automatic welding processes

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Welding Project Leader 2's for a contract opportunity in Newport News, VA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• This job requires a high school graduate, or equivalent, with a minimum of eight years production welding experience.
• A candidate must have knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and equipment, and applicable welding and quality procedures.
• In addition, a candidate must have excellent communication skills.
• Required PPE:
• Steel or composite toes shoes or boots (must cover the ankle)
• Hard hat (fiberglass is what we use due to support hot work production areas)
• Ear muffs
• Safety glasses (ANSI approved, side shields if prescription)
• Recommend the following since he will be supporting production areas with hot work:
• Long sleeve cotton shirt
• Cotton pants in good condition (no holes)
• Gloves

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Expedites the implementation of productivity and quality improvements in welding operations.
• Coordinates assigned projects from initiation through implementation, which may require initiation and coordination of equipment purchases/testing/modification, training program development, design changes, etc.
• Provides technical and hands-on assistance to Trades personnel in the implementation of automatic systems and new materials introductions.
• Assists in job planning, equipment set-up and the troubleshooting of problems incurred during implementation.
• May coordinate and expedite the movement of needed equipment and materials, and provision of required services.
• May function as a liaison between the Trades and other Company functions, such as Welding Engineering, Design, etc., to coordinate the resolution of technical problems.
• Serves as liaison and helps facilitate communication between Engineers and Production team.
• Inspects weld quality of production team.
• Evaluates welding processes and advises production team and engineers on areas of improvement such as: Efficiency, Quality, Safety, Technique, Monitoring consumables.
• Tracking Quality Metrics. Responsible for notifying Engineer of quality concerns.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• An NNS Apprentice graduate and experience in the operation of automatic welding processes is preferred.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• High school diploma is required.
• School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

5/40 workweek. 6:00AM-2:30PM.