Electrical Manager

Authorities / Responsibilities

• Implement all production schedules, monitoring and maintain schedules through subordinate managers and supervisors, and explain and mitigate any variances in schedule.
• Manage electrical installation on vessels under construction.
• Proactively forecast Manning needs to meet schedule requirements and to manage production costs.
• Prepare and oversee adherence to cost budgets, both vessel specific and overhead for department.
• Assure conformity to quality and accuracy requirements; track and review areas of non-conformity and develop continuous improvement action plans.
• Implement Lean Processes, Continuous Improvement and Root Cause analyses, insuring Foremen and Supervisors are actively involved.
• Maintain project metrics (i.e. TAKT time, throughput and constraints) and daily update status boards Implementation of 5S and survey reporting.
• Prepare and maintain CPI cost bridge.
• Update and maintain EAC for each vessel under construction.
• Provide input and work with Production Control to develop and improve build strategies as an active participate in Project Kickoff and Lessons Learned meetings.
• Ensure timely response to clear Liens, CARS, Survey reports.
• Generate Field Change Requests (FCR’s), Work Package Variances (WPV’s) and Request for Materials (RFMs).
• Accountable for monitoring resource levels, distribution of resources to meet schedule demands, and assure that scrap levels are maintained at a minimal level.
• Assure the maintenance of safe working practices and good housekeeping in all areas and ensures Austal’s policies are being followed with respect to safety compliance.
• Accountable for ensuring all Foremen under their control are complying to the Leadership Creed.
• Provide effective and timely feedback to Foreman regarding:
  Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety.
• Oversees all timesheets are processed and allocated daily.
• Review and recommend pay rates in conjunction with Foremen.
• Review and approve all department assessments (30, 60 and 90 day, annual and apprentices) and coach subordinate managers as to how to provide effective performance feedback.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in shipbuilding or comparable production manufacturing industry required.
• 5 years Electrical experience required.
• 5 years of mid to upper level Management experience of a department of 150+ required.
• Displays good working knowledge of planning and monitoring.
• Excellent knowledge of scheduling required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in CPI and SPI measures required.
• Knowledge of principles and standards of Earned Value Management System preferred.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling methodologies and reporting, including manning requirements, effect of late starting tasks, late finishing tasks, 60 day look ahead and physical percent complete.
• Knowledge of Lean Methods and experience implementing these methods.
• Skilled as a Change Agent. (i.e. ability to model, influence and accelerate necessary and / or meaningful changes to work processes with the facility to manage toward a desired end result.)
• US Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization is required.
• SAFETY:
  Ensure a safe working environment is maintained for all employees. Provide and implement safety solutions for any safety insufficiencies.

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• Direction Exercised:
  Full discretionary authority to provide work direction to Production staff directly and through subordinate managers.
• Discretion Exercised:
  Full discretionary authority to establish and hold accountable for meeting performance standards. Full discretionary authority to correct and discipline, recommend discharges and transfers, and resolve employee issues and concerns.