Production Supervisor, Paint - Halifax, Canada - Irving Shipbuilding

Irving Shipbuilding

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, PAINT

Located at 3099 Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 5M7, and 35 Micmac Boulevard, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3A 4Y8, Irving Shipbuilding is proud to be Canada's National Shipbuilder. Over the next 30 years, our shipbuilders will construct 20+ modern patrol ships and surface combatants for the Royal Canadian Navy as part of the largest defence procurement project in Canadian history.

We have built more than 80% of Canada's current combatant fleet and continue to perform maintenance and modernization work on these vessels. We are committed to building the best ships, with the best workforce in the best facilities. By joining our team of more than 2,300 shipbuilders, you can enjoy a dynamic, diverse, and family-friendly career with a company dedicated to your success, learning, health, wellness, and safety.

At Irving Shipbuilding, we're making history - why not make it with us? Learn more about careers at Irving Shipbuilding*.**Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is seeking a
Production Supervisor, Paint.

The Production Supervisor will lead and direct multi-disciplinary productions/operations crews.

They need to be able to manage the activities of a large crew of 12-15 skilled trades people alongside hundreds of other skilled trades in a safe and efficient manner.

Production Supervisors must be able to lead crews in the Shipyard but also in the naval dockyard, embedded with the client.

The supervisor's work is underpinned on change management and the ability to find growth work quickly and be part of the solution, which is directly linked to customer value and company revenue.

Each Production Supervisor is responsible to deliver aggressive production throughput targets each week. Production Supervisors will be responsible for meeting Production schedule requirements. They will be responsible for the safety of their crew and quality of the output of work. The Production Supervisor will assume full accountability for their area. The Production Supervisor will develop the team's competency as part of continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications:

Education
Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training.
Experience:
5+ years of supervisory experience, with at least 2 years being in a Production environment Ship building, and Ship Repair is preferred.
6+ years of spray and blast experience in shipbuilding, defence, manufacturing or a similar environment.
Applicants should have a proven record of managing work in a safe and efficient manner.
Experience mentoring, training and/or coaching.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficient with Computers. Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, Kronos, Aviva considered an asset.
Problem solving skills and ability to lead and manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment.
All successful applicants must meet requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP), Canadian Government Security clearance, and U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)._

Key Responsibilities:

Production activity.

Safety
Drive the safety culture and ensure procedures are followed and that no work commences without a DPS and Safe Start.
Participate in daily Production meetings to present and discuss information regarding job status and schedule progress.
Monitoring of Operations to ensure that priorities are maintained, and deliverables are met.
Support the execution of work across multiple trades: rigging, welding, fitting, outfitting, HVAC, mechanical and electrical.
Accountable for quality of Production documentation that is submitted to Document Control for archiving.

Communications.

Assist the team with issue resolution and priority definition.
Report generation, development, and presentation.
Provide input on the overall build and repair strategy, influence the direction of the strategies to ensure that they satisfy milestone requirements.
Update production and schedule metrics on communications boards.

Achieve results.

Exceeds objectives.
Sets commitments and always follows through on them; goes beyond "just getting it done".
Proactively anticipates / manages risks and unexpected problems to consistently deliver results.
Improves business practices; upholds organizational values and encourages others to do the same.

Drive improvement.

Consistently seeks best practices, generates ideas, and implements solutions that make things better.
Consistently demonstrates innovation to "find a better way every day".
Implements change initiatives and effectively influences others to drive commitment.
Anticipates and measures the effectiveness of changes initiatives; has plans in place to deliver business results.

What We Offer:

Irving Shipbuilding is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to: