General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works · 3 hours ago
Manager Engineering & Planning, Facilities
Bath, ME, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
15+ years expGeneral Dynamics - Bath Iron Works is seeking a Manager Engineering & Planning for Facilities. The role involves overseeing maintenance operations, ensuring safety compliance, and managing project execution while collaborating with various departments to drive process improvements and meet production goals.
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Responsibilities
Oversee Facilities Mechanical, Rollingstock, and Carpentry Maintenance Operations at all Facilities
Provide leadership to Planners and Engineers, to ensure they are properly trained to efficiently perform their tasks and maintain a safe working environment
Work with various functional areas in evaluating existing processes and identifying process improvement opportunities to drive business results (i.e. cost reductions, operational efficiencies, adequate controls)
Ensure employees in functional areas follow established procedures and generate finished work products on schedule and within budgetary constraints while ensuring customer expectations are met
Administer Collective Bargaining Agreement, working with the representatives of BMDA
Ensure all work performed is done in compliance with local state and federal regulatory guidelines
Implement the manning resource plan in accordance with the operational plans for direct, capital, and indirect funding
Enforce safety policies and procedures, with a focus on housekeeping and personal safety
Lead initiatives to enhance workplace safety and foster a culture on continuous improvement
Ensure team members complete all safety training assigned
Ensure Jobs on task have been properly vetted with the appropriate level Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) highlighting the work hazards identified the assigned safety envelope
Ensure assigned crews are following House-Keeping Best Practices at their assigned job sites
Enforce BIW’s PPE requirements
Prioritize trade’s work to ensure the Plan of the Week (POW) projects are aligned with Production’s critical path activities, and to ensure the crews are working on the right job at the right time
Track the status of crew workload(s) involving Critical Equipment assets to monitor and reduce Out-Of-Service (OOS) time to minimize impacts to cost, schedule, budget, etc
Track the status of assigned Preventative Maintenance (PM) workloads and work order’s completion status to enable intervention for planned downtime (and reduce unplanned outages)
Responsible for maintaining and auditing all cost data for accuracy and data integrity for assigned area(s) of responsibility
Coordinate with Production Department leaders to facilitate job scheduling and track jobs to completion
Work with assigned Trade Planners to develop the POW and ensure job(s) are scheduled to resource capacity
Lead in critical equipment root-cause analysis with Reliability and Facilities Engineers (including the Safety Department, and Environmental team(s), as appropriate)
Manage the overall Development and performance monitoring of the Plan of the Week
Participate in efforts to improve Program Controls departmental efficiency and optimization
Set appropriate team expectations for completion of goals
Ensure accountability of task and goal completion
Support Facilities Department metric(s) and established goals
Drive training programs to ensure trade mechanics are trained for the tasks assigned
Ensure Procedures and Process Controls are well-documented and communicated to the personnel charged with executing the tasks
Work cross-departmentally with multiple functions/organizations in effort to achieve Production goals
Collaborate with Project and Functional Managers to mitigate project/job execution delays
Partner with Facilities Engineering and Planning group to identify efficiency, cost savings, and reliability opportunities to minimize equipment downtime and mitigate interruptions to Production
Participate in Business Operating System (BOS) principles and productivity enhancements
Focus on critical equipment reliability opportunities
Focus on the quality of trade’s workmanship to ensure quality standards
Incorporate the Plan-Do-Check-Act model to ensure sustainment of the improvements established
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma required
BA of Engineering discipline in related field required
Required knowledge of LLTF & Drydock Certification requirements and process
Knowledge of Facilities Division work processes/operations and administration required
Must have the flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure of changing and often conflicting priorities
Ability to execute multiple simultaneous projects
Strong research skills with the ability to organize, plan, and execute complex projects
Self-motivation and strong ability to contribute to a team environment
Overall knowledge of processes and procedures
Must be competent in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project, Access, MAXIMO, WFM etc
Demonstrated experience working with all levels of a Company
Strong written and oral communication skills are required
Demonstrated effective communication with union employees
Supervisory experience with multiple trades required
Must have knowledge of Complex Machinery, Cranes, Conveyance, Electrical, Carpentry, and Piping
Knowledge of Blasting and Paint to include maintenance and repair of all equipment
Experience troubleshooting machinery & equipment in production environment
Preferred
Minimum of 15 years Shipyard or Facilities experience preferred
Company
General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works
"Bath Built Is Best Built" Part of General Dynamics Marine Systems, Bath Iron Works is a full service shipyard specializing in the design, building and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown1995-08-18Acquired
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