ESU Team Lead - 25630

ESU Team Lead

Join HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat! Join our Elevator Support Unit (ESU) as a Team Lead! This position will support contracted skilled trades work on Weapon Elevators and Aircraft Elevators and their systems on U.S. Navy ships. Travel within and outside of the continental United States may be required. This is a full-time position, located in Chesapeake, VA.

What You Will Do:

• Leads technical teams for installations and repairs, within or across technical trades specialty.
• Ability to manage, oversee, schedule and assign tasks to one or more multiple jobs.
• Repair, modernize, and test various shipboard elevators and weapons handling systems, including those on T-AKE, LPD, LHD, LSD, CVN, CG, and DDG class ships.
• Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies equipment.
• Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time.
• Installs, upgrades and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
• Maintains effective customer communications and relations.
• May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.

What You Must Have:

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience to include at least 2 years of team/deck lead experience.
• Must have experience with repair and testing of T-AKE Class Ship Cargo/Weapons Elevators.
• Must have experience with repair and testing of T-AKE Class Ship Personnel Elevators.
• Must have experience with repair, modernization and testing of LPD Class Ships Cargo/Weapons Elevators, Dumbwaiters and Ammunition Lift Platforms.
• Must have experience with repair and testing of LHD Class Ships Cargo/Weapons Elevators and Aircraft Elevators.
• Must have experience with repair and testing of LSD Class Ship Cargo/Weapons Elevators.
• Must have experience with repair, modernization and testing of CVN Class Ships Weapons Elevators and Aircraft Elevators.
• Must have experience with repair and testing of CG and DDG Class Weapons Handling Systems.
• Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
• Must be proficient in reading drawings and schematics.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain base access credentials.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• Preferred: Bonus points for candidates who hold a current or active DoD secret clearance or higher preferred. Candidate with related technical training, degrees and/or certifications preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs.
• Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces.
• Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
• May ride ships at sea for extended periods. May require wearing a respirator.
• Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

Why HII:

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals. Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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