Pipe Supervisor; Night Shift

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the Ten Fundamentals of Supervision
• Ensure working environment is conducive to worker comfort and safety
• Set and monitor time goals for all tasks
• Monitor work performance of staff daily and undertake assessments as required
• Enhance and encourage skill development of staff
• Monitor timekeeping and verify hours
• Encourage effective communications and flexibility within the team and gain an understanding of their needs and problems
• Provide motivation, maintain a high level of morale and minimize confrontation
• Ensure on-the-job training and instruction is provided for trainees and apprentices
• Provide feedback to Foreman on performance and recruitment requirements
• Provide constant feedback to Foreman regarding:
  Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale

Pipe Foreman

Pipe department personnel

• Implement the Ten Fundamentals of Supervision
• Ensure working environment is conducive to worker comfort and safety
• Set and monitor time goals for all tasks
• Monitor work performance of staff daily and undertake assessments as required
• Enhance and encourage skill development of staff
• Monitor timekeeping and verify hours
• Encourage effective communications and flexibility within the team and gain an understanding of their needs and problems
• Provide motivation, maintain a high level of morale and minimize confrontation
• Ensure on-the-job training and instruction is provided for trainees and apprentices
• Provide feedback to Foreman on performance and recruitment requirements
• Provide constant feedback to Foreman regarding:
  Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale

• Plan material requirements
• Generate requisitions for Foreman’s approval to be obtained from stock yard
• Ensure the economic use of materials and consumables to meet targets of quality and material elimination

• Control and maintain records of company equipment and machinery under his control
• Ensure regular maintenance of company equipment and machinery is undertaken in conjunction with the relevant Department.

• Ensure a safe working environment is maintained
• Attend to injuries of staff and follow up with necessary paperwork

• Ensure your team’s housekeeping is maintained and promoted

• Inspect work and ensure quality is maintained during all phases of work
• Inspect and sign off all completed work
• Implement and maintain quality standards, check sheets and procedures
• Ensure company policies and procedures are understood and adhered to
• Identify and record problems and initiate or recommend corrective action to your Foreman
• Shall notify Foreman when a system or equipment is ready for survey and then the Foreman shall re-inspect the area with the supervisor

• Plan future work
• Provide input for production schedules and provide weekly updates
• Actively plan and implement production improvements
• Set daily goals, monitor progress throughout the day and report status to Foreman before end of shift
• Ensure every effort is made to reach agreed milestone and production schedule dates
• Demonstrate proven commitment to Austal’s company goals

• A minimum of three years ship building experience or five years in a relevant field.
• A good practical understanding of how ships and associated components or systems are fabricated or assembled
• Possesses the ability to schedule and monitor tasks
• Basic computer skills, Outlook, excel beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in achieving schedule dates and budgets.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints
• Ability to ensure his direct reports work complies with the Austal pipe standards book

TOOLS:
Not applicable

DIRECTION EXERCISED:
Authority to assign work to employees.

DISCRETION EXERCISED:
Discretionary authority to correct, discipline and recommend pay increases.

LIAISES WITH:
Other supervisors, Logistics supervisors, surveyors, Human Resources Staff, Project and Engineering departments

• 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…