Foreman Rigging Day Shift

General Dynamics NASSCO is a proud member of the General Dynamics Marine Systems business unit. In addition to ship construction, our capabilities include advanced ship repair, conversion, and maintenance for both commercial and national defense assets. We encourage you to learn more about our open positions and how you can become part of the important and exciting work we do here at NASSCO. Come join our team! We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Rigging department. This position specifically is located in Norfolk, Virginia. We are looking for a DayShift Foreman.

Responsibilities

• Leads, guides, coordinates, and supervises a team that may comprise of Journeyman Level Mechanics, Trainees, Helpers, and Subcontracted Labor.
• Reports to the General Foreman; typically has direct reports for 8‑30 skilled, semi‑skilled, unskilled employees and/or trade subcontractors.
• Supports Production and Program Management by monitoring and managing manpower resources, quality, schedule, and budget performance.
• On‑site deck‑plate leader for the trade, working with a team of typically 8‑30 mechanics to accomplish assigned production activities.
• Responsible for safety, quality, schedule, cost for his/her team.
• Plans and projects manpower requirements to support Production/Program Management activities.
• Communicates resource requirements to the General Foreman.
• Reviews Gantt chart schedule to start planning work 2 weeks out, develops 1‑2 week schedules for all members of their team and communicates progress to General Foreman.
• Develops daily work assignments and expectations for production workforce.
• Reviews and documents employee performance.
• Understands and upholds the requirements of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Walks every production job before assigning it to assess necessary preparations for an efficient and safe execution of the work.
• Follows up at the job site multiple times a day to ensure proper progress and resolve potential issues.
• Assigns mechanics to jobs to most effectively utilize their skill set and maximize performance.
• Ensures all