General Supervisor, Manufacturing - Vancouver, Canada - Vancouver Shipyards

Vancouver Shipyards

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

General Supervisor, Manufacturing:

The General Supervisor, Manufacturing is responsible for leading teams of multi-discipline trades workers. The General Supervisor resolves staffing requirements and is responsible for work assignments within an assigned Area.

The General Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all work is carried out in accordance shipyard safety, quality, and environment standards, policies and procedures.

To ensure standards are met the General Supervisor will regularly check on performance, conduct performance management tasks, including but not limited to, focusing trades employees, approving trade employee timecards, trade employee leave requests and ensuring the collective agreement is applied appropriately.

The position reports directly to an Area Manager or SOC Manager and requires significant interaction with Trade Managers.

Note:
Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver.

What you'll do

Assumes accountability for safety, cost, schedule and quality performance in area of responsibility.
Implements and carries out Seaspan's health, safety, environmental and quality processes on the shop floor and strives to eliminate safety hazards at every opportunity.
Responsible for delivering product in accordance with Company and customer quality standards.
Allocates personnel in accordance with schedule and priorities, assigning work to trade employees with the skill and ability to efficiently complete scheduled work.
Follows and implements the collective agreement and standard methodologies to handle trades employees successfully.
Partners with Trade Development Managers to ensure trade employees have the skills, equipment, training and certifications required to perform planned work activities.
Responsible for interpreting work order specifications and manufacturing information by ensuring work orders are completed, keeping updated on standards, changes in plans and provision of materials.
Assists in the resolving work plans, sequences and schedules and may be required to assist in preparing estimates.
Investigates workplace incidents and completes Drug & Alcohol checklists and testing as required.
Responsible for timekeeping administration and approval for direct reports and indirect reports.
Ensures work crews minimize waste expense and unnecessary delays in construction or repair work.
Works with Management to eliminate inefficient work practices and promotes continuous process improvement ("CPI") daily.
Collaborates with front line supervision to establish daily and weekly goals and holds employees accountable for performance

What you'll bring

Trades certification: Fitter or Welder
Minimum 5 years of related trades work experience outside of any trades apprenticeship or educational program.
A minimum of an additional 2 years of previous supervisory experience in a heavy industrial environment. Experience in a unionized environment preferred.
Proficient knowledge of trade responsibilities specific to heavy manufacturing (welding, metal fabrication, electrical, pipefitting, paint/sandblasting, mechanical, rigging, etc.).
Strong written, verbal and electronic communication skills.
Time management and organization skills with a proven dedication to followup and followthrough.
Ability to empower others, lead change, have difficult conversations and coordinate discipline when vital.
Conflict resolution and negotiation skills to resolve disagreements quickly and optimally, bringing a problemsolving attitude to conflicting approaches and priorities.
Ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate with others towards a shared goal.
Appreciation and understanding of the value of diversity within a team.

Why you'll love working here

This is a fulltime, permanent position. With multiple operations and longterm projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
We also provide a bestinclass health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
Free onsite gym
Parking is included.

About us:

Seaspan Shipyards:

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America's most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada's Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels.

Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.
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