Operations Supervisor Pipe Welding
Listed on 2026-09-30
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Manufacturing / Production
Quality Engineering, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Responsibilities for this Position
Operations Supervisor Pipe Welding
US-CT-Groton
Job :
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 2
Category: Management
EB Groton Shipyard
Overview
The successful candidate must provide technical assistance and overall direction to a team of hourly representative employees. Core to this position is the successful performance of the team's Safety, Quality, Cost, schedule and Continuous Improvement. Effective communication, leadership, and creating a positive team environment with employees and peers are key to success for the selected candidate. The position of Operations Supervisor provides a platform to gain a working knowledge of various manufacturing environments and their relationships with other parts of Electric Boat's business.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer or experienced trades-person to advance into a career-building leadership position and gain invaluable experience to support their career development.
- Lead the activities of approximately 15 Pipe welders in the performance of purging, welding and inspecting Pipe Joints on board submarines
- Primary point of contact to interface with Engineering, Ships Management, Quality and other trade departments
- Lead the team to achievement of company goals for Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule and Process Improvement
- Take ownership of team performance
- Assign work, provide technical expertise, instruction, mentorship, motivation and performance assessment of your Employee(s) while working aboard submarines under construction and repair
- Lead self-assessment audits, commit to schedules and maintain product quality
- Attend various administrative responsibility, such as LMS, Quality documentation, work completion documentation, etc.
- May be required to qualify and maintain Nuclear Trade and PRCS training
- Ability to build a strong, cohesive team and drive them toward a high level of performance
- Ability to analyze performance data, formulate process improvement ideas and continuously improve performance
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the workforce and management
- Good interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal skills
- Able to climb and work aboard submarines under construction or repair
Skills:
Ability to adapt to challenges while remaining calm in a constantly changing working environment, all while remaining compliant to technical and procedural constrains.
Core Competencies:Safety, Communication, Building Trust, Directing Others, Managing Priorities, Listening, Production/Results, Pipe Welding, Perseverance, Technical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Managing & Measuring Work, Stress Tolerance
QualificationsRequired:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Pipe Welding experience, including welding with consumable inserts
- Must be able to work all shifts and travel as required
- Minimum 1 year trade experience at electric boat
- Minimum 3 years combined relevant experience and leadership experience in a high-volume setting
- Minimum of 1 year EB experience and an Engineering degree in a related field
- BS in Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- 1+ years of tig welding experience
- Knowledge of management tools (i.e., MRP, Artemis, EWP or other EB specific tools)
PI
General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.
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