Quality Trades Support I

Duties / Responsibilities

Aids Quality and / or Accuracy Control Inspectors with daily tasks as directed.

Performs basic measuring tasks, material preparation and clean up.

Performs basic in-process product assessments during vessel construction, including documenting surface defects requiring correction or providing dimensional assessment.

Performs basic auditing for Quality and Accuracy related processes.

Performs basic administrative and document related tasks.

Performs other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Good organizational skills required.
• Proven ability to read, write and comprehend correspondence and follow instructions in written, oral and diagram format required.
• Good oral and written communication skills required.
• Possess the willingness and ability to increase his/her understanding of the applicable standards and requirements for the job required.

Additional Guidelines

• Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be considered for employment with Austal USA:
• 18 years of age or older at time of application.
• Able to provide proof of US Person Status.
• No felony convictions of Theft/Deception or Violent crimes within seven years from disposition date.
• No felony convictions of Drug crimes within three years from disposition date.
• Willing to submit to a drug screen.
• Willing to submit to a background check.
• Comparable trade experience with comparable trade experience defined as five (5) or more years of experience working in the applicable trade, two (2) years of experience in shipbuilding, or, education in the trade comparable to apprenticeship.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Specific Physical Requirements Include The Following:
• Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
• Perform prolonged standing.
• Able to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts.
• Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead).
• Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.
• Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.
• Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.
• Able to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toes shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.
• Able to withstand cold and hot temperatures.
• Able to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.
• Able to utilize adequate visual skills.
• Able to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down.
• Able to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.

Safety

• Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.

Equal Employment Commitment

Austal’s commitment to equal employment opportunity applies at all levels of employment, in all job titles, including the executive level, and to all employment actions, including but not limited to decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion.