Operations Supervisor - Machinists - General Dynamics Electric Boat
Groton, CT 06340
About the Job
The successful candidate must provide technical assistance and overall direction to a team of hourly represented employees. Core to this position is the successful performance of the team’s Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Continuous Improvement. Effective communication, leadership, creating a positive team environment with employees and peers is key to success for the selected candidate. This position of Operations Supervisor provides a platform to gain a working knowledge of various manufacturing environments and their relationships with other parts of Electric Boat’s business. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer or experienced tradesperson to advance into a career-building leadership position and gain invaluable experience to support their career development.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the activities of approximately 15 Outside Machinists in the performance of their duties which
encompasses all aspects of on-hull submarine mechanical systems - Act as the lead point of contact to interface with Engineering, Ship’s Management, Quality, Human Resources and other Trade departments
- Lead their team to achieve the company goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Process Improvement
- Take ownership of their team and the departments performance
- Assign work, provide technical expertise, instruction, mentorship, motivation and performance assessment of your Employees while working on-board new construction and commissioned submarines
- Attend to the various administrative duties of themselves and their employees
- As needed, obtain various nuclear qualifications possibly including PRCS certification
- Must be willing to work ALL shift and travel as required
Required:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Outside Machinist/Mechanic
- Candidates must be available for any shift.
- Candidate must be available to travel as needed. Expected travel is minimal.
Preferred:
- Bachelors Degree
- Knowledge of MS Office and various Electric Boat Computer Systems
Skills:
- Ability to build a strong cohesive team and drive them to a high level of performance
- Ability to analyze performance data, formulate process improvement ideas and continuously
improve performance - Ability to communicate to all levels of Tradespeople and Management
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal abilities
- Able to work in and on submarines including ladders, stairs and various confined spaces
Unique Skills:
- Ability to adapt to a very challenging work environment while remaining calm in a constantly
changing work environment – all while adhering to strict and unwavering safety and quality
standards
Core Competencies:
- Safety
- Communication
- Building Trust
- Directing Others
- Managing Priorities
- Listening
- Productivity
- Perseverance
- Strong technical and blue print reading skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence
- Managing and measuring work throughput
- Stress tolerance
- Commitment to Quality