Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Position Title: Foreman
Location of Position: United States -- Wisconsin -- Sturgeon Bay
Business Group: Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
Department: Electrical
Position Type: Full-Time; Permanent; Exempt
Reports To: General Foreman
Position Summary: This position is responsible for supervising and coordinating all electrical department activities and schedules at our vast, 63-acre facility. Significant heavy manufacturing takes place both in several fab shops, as well as on the waterfront. The successful candidate will support the 1,000+ working men and women on our waterfront by performing the following duties.
Detailed Description: - Plan and direct work on new construction and repair projects.
- Train and instruct employees on most efficient ways of completing a job.
- Enter time, enforce company policies, and appraise employee performance.
- Serve as a resource to key stakeholders (i.e. crews, leaders, boat reps, senior leadership, etc.).
- Read and interpret blue prints and engineering drawings to determine materials required and task sequences.
- Inspect work progress, equipment, and work sites to ensure that specifications are met.
- Work with purchasing to order parts and materials.
- Responsible for providing onsite direction and leadership for workers within specific guidelines.
- Ability to establish and manage project budgets.
- Attend meetings, identifying conflicts, and resolving problems.
- Promote a positive company image to staff and customers.
- Attendance is an essential function of the job.
- Ability and willingness to engage in highly energetic pursuits on the waterfront.
- Maintain a commitment to and promote the Quality and Environmental, Health & Safety Policies.
- Abide by all organizational policies and procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises 20 to 35 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding's policies, and procedures. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Willingness to be a mentor, and demonstrate leadership skills that align with the mission, vision, and values of Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding.
Core Competencies: - Communicates Effectively -- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Builds Effective Teams -- building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Optimizes Work Processes (Quality & Continuous Improvement) -- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Ensures Accountability -- holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
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Requirements Minimum Qualifications: - High School Diploma
- Excellent communication abilities
- Highly accountable
- Read and understand plans and specifications, including one-line diagrams, cable schedules, ladder diagrams, and loop diagrams
Desired Qualifications: - Prior shipyard experience a plus
- 3+ years management experience or commensurate education
- Prior electrical apprentice/training is desired
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Experience using Time and Attendance tracking software
- Journeyman or equivalent certification
- Strong math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
- Experience with ABS, USCG, NEC, IEEE 45 standards
- Ability to work as a team and individually with a positive and professional attitude
Company Overview: Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. With roots dating back to 1918, we currently exist as an industry leader in new construction, repair, and major conversions. The FBS portfolio includes articulated tug-barge units, OPA 90-compliant vessels, dredges and dredging support equipment, and offshore supply vessels along with specializing in Great Lakes self-unloading vessels. We strive to be the shipbuilder of choice in safety, quality, value and dependability by offering innovative and competitive maritime solutions tailored to our customers' needs. Our mission is to build, repair and sustain maritime vessels that proudly supply, service and defend our nation and the world.
Competencies Fincantieri utilizes basic universal competencies for all employees that are consistent with our strategy, culture and values. Our competencies are intended to provide basic behavioral expectations for all roles and include the following:
- Open Mindset : Identify and analyze potential problems to implement effective solutions, adopting alternative perspectives and methods to improve processes, activities and tasks, embrace change and proactively seek development opportunities to acquire new skills
- Strategic Leadership : Lead toward shared and common goals while promoting a culture of trust, cohesion, follow through, and support, engaging with others and leveraging their peculiarities to successfully create value for the entire organization and promote development
- Accomplishment : Own projects and activities to achieve or exceed objectives, focus on priorities, time and budget constraints, resources and quality, embrace internal and external customer needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
- Social Connection : Work interdependent and enhance collaboration between different teams, actively listen, communicate and share knowledge, embrace diversity and take value from all differences while promoting a culture of acceptance and inclusiveness
Physical Demands and Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and occasionally stand or walk; use hands to handle materials or equipment; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee's workspace is in a clean and comfortable climate-controlled setting with little to no exposure to the moving equipment, elements, extreme conditions, or risk of injury. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. When entering the shipyard, areas of the work environment may not be climate-controlled and there is exposure to moving equipment, etc.
Posting Disclaimer The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the work environment, knowledge, skill, ability, and physical demands that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities of the particular position. Other duties may apply. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EEO Statement Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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