Section Manager, Facilities Planning

Job Description Key Responsibilities Safety Leadership: 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 schedule have been properly vetted with the appropriate level Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) highlighting the work hazards identified within the assigned safety envelope. Ensure assigned crews are following House-Keeping Best Practices at their assigned job sites. Enforce BIW’s PPE requirements. Ensure “safe” work plans, equipment, and job scope are prepared prior to scheduling. Project Execution: Oversee the management of all facilities work orders, including; Self Performed Capital, M&R, PM's and Safety Work Orders. Provide leadership to Facilities Planners, to ensure they are properly trained to efficiently perform their tasks and maintain a safe working environment. Develops weekly schedules for all Facilities Trades. Use established Resource Planning Techniques to ensure crew plans align with crew capacity. Work closely with the Facilities Engineering Section Manager to understand the forecast of capital and major maintenance work, including ensuring jobs are ready to schedule (plans, material availability, and customer). Assist planners in determining job priorities. Ensure workforce is engaged in the planning process, seeks input, and follows through. Ensure all work orders are closed out appropriately and within required timelines. Implement the resource plan in accordance with the operational plans for direct, capital, and indirect funding. Management: Manage the overall development and performance monitoring of the Plan of the Week. Set appropriate team expectations for completion of goals. Ensure accountability of task and goal completion. Support Facilities Department metric(s) and established goals. Ensure all work performed is done in compliance with local state and federal regulatory guidelines. 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. Training and Development: Drive training programs to ensure trade planners are trained for the tasks assigned. Ensure Procedures and Process Controls are well-documented and communicated to the personnel charged with executing the tasks. Assist in the education of the Maintenance Management Team and operations personnel. Team Collaboration and Communication: Work cross-departmentally with multiple functions/organizations in an effort to achieve Production goals. Collaborate with Project and Functional Managers to mitigate project/job execution delays. Partner with Facilities subject matter experts to identify efficiency, cost savings, and reliability opportunities to minimize equipment downtime and mitigate interruptions to Production. Work closely with the customer to ensure quality, schedule, and safety expectations are met. 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). Continuous Improvement: 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 (PDCA) model to ensure sustainment of the improvements established. Identify, analyze, and review maintenance problems in concert with Facilities Engineering as well as review the Maintenance Management Program as necessary to improve and enhance plant and field operations. Make changes and adjustments to the work plans after collaborating with the Utilities/Mechanical Section Managers. Recommend Resource Plan adjustments to Facilities Managers based on work plan urgency. Evaluate operations effectiveness through customer feedback and established metrics. Required/Preferred Education/Training High School Diploma required. BS of Engineering discipline, Business or related field preferred. Required/Preferred Experience Minimum of 5 years Shipyard or Facilities experience preferred. 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. 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 preferred. Must have knowledge of Complex Machinery, Cranes, Conveyance, Electrical, Carpentry, and Piping. Knowledge of Blasting and Painting to include maintenance and repair of equipment. Experience troubleshooting machinery & equipment in production environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works