Job Description
The candidate will interact with all divisions of Bath Iron Works in the development and implementation projects that support construction of surface combatants. This Senior/Principal Engineering position will be heavily involved in ships construction as it relates to lifting and handling throughout the site. The successful candidate will be inspecting, designing and providing guidance for modifying and repairing any one of a number of support structures, piers or buildings to aid in ships construction. Provide engineering design and analysis support for projects implemented by Facilities Engineering and Maintenance personnel. Assist maintenance mechanics in fabricating structures designed by you or others to include identification of materials and resolving design issues that occur. Provide engineering support to production work site issues. Develop designs for various work access problems and for loadout platforms using staging components. Provide technical guidance to Front Line Supervisors, Trade Planners, Project Managers, Facilities Mechanics, and Production Department Machine Operators. 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. Maintain task list with updated status of activities. Ensure all work performed is done in compliance with local state and federal regulatory guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership
• Follow and re-enforce safety policies and procedures, with a focus on housekeeping and personal safety. • Participate initiatives to enhance workplace safety and foster a culture on continuous improvement. • Ensure Jobs on task have been properly vetted with the appropriate level Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) highlighting the work hazards identified. • Follow and Enforce BIW's PPE requirements
Task Execution
• Prioritize work to ensure your Plan of the Week (POW) is aligned with critical path activities, to ensure we are working on the right job at the right time. • As needed 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
Program Controls Management
• Manage the overall execution of the Plan of the Week. • Participate in efforts to improve Program Controls departmental efficiency and optimization. • Ensure accountability of task and goal completion. • Support Facilities Department metric(s) and established goals
Training and Development
• Research training programs to ensure trade mechanics are trained for the tasks assigned and participate in trainings as appropriate. • Ensure Procedures and Process Controls are well-documented so they can be clearly communicated to the personnel charged with executing the task
Team Collaboration and Communication
• Work cross-departmentally with multiple functions/organizations in effort to achieve Production and department • Collaborate with Project and Functional Managers to mitigate project/job execution delays. • Partner with Facilities Management and Planning group to identify efficiency, cost savings, and reliability opportunities to minimize equipment downtime and mitigate interruptions to Production
Continuous Improvement
• Participate in Business Operating System (BOS) principles and Operational Performance Improvement Plan (OPIP). • 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.
Required/Preferred Education/Training
• BS in an engineering discipline is required, Civil/Structural engineering preferred. • Professional Engineer license preferred. • Passed NCEES SE Exam preferred.
Required/Preferred Experience
• Minimum of 5-years work experience. • Must have the skill to read and understand schematics, drawings, and technical manuals. • Must have the flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure of changing and often conflicting priorities. • Basic proficiency with personal computers, must be competent in Microsoft Office Products. • Ability to execute and progress multiple simultaneous project. • Self motivation and strong ability to contribute in a team environment. • Demonstrated experience working with all levels of a Company. • Strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred
• Minimum of 10 years work experience. • Shipyard or Facilities experience. • Unique/Additional Requirements
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee must be able to climb ladders, stairs, work at heights and be able to work around moving machinery.
Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.
Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde, US Army (Ret) took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. Nearly two decades later, he incorporated his diversified marine business interests as Bath Iron Works, Limited in 1884, before expanding into shipbuilding with the acquisition of the Goss Marine Iron Works in 1888.The first BIW-built vessel was a coastal passenger ship named Cottage City built for the Maine Steamship Co. Since the completion of Hull #1 in 1890, BIW has been awarded more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 military ships (mostly destroyers and frigates for the US Navy) and over 160 private yachts and commercial vessels. BIW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics in September 1995.
In terms of modern US Navy surface combatant programs -- ones where BIW ships are still in service -- the Lead Ship construction contract for the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) Class of guided missile frigates was awarded to BIW in 1973, and 24 of these surface combatants were delivered over the next 15 years.
In 1982, the Navy selected BIW as second-source shipbuilder for the Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class of AEGIS guided missile cruisers. The company went on to win contracts for eight of these warships, delivering the final one in 1993. In 1985 BIW won the competition for detail design and construction of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) , the Lead Ship for the Navy's newest, most capable class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers. BIW has delivered the lead ship and 30 follow ships, with delivery of the final follow ship under the most recent contract expected in 2011. The US Navy has announced that it will acquire further Arleigh Burke class vessels during the next decade.
Under General Dynamics' ownership, BIW solidified its industry leadership position by teaming with the City of Bath and the State of Maine to support a long-term capital investment plan. With the first phase of modernization completed in 2001, BIW began building ships in its new state-of-the-art facility. These improvements ($320 million so far) enable the company to offer unprecedented productivity, quality and affordability to our customer. Further applications of lean manufacturing techniques and advanced modular construction are planned, and the yard has switched to 3D computer-aided design for its latest ships. BIW is building the first of the DDG 1000 class of destroyers, Zumwalt, using these advanced technologies.
BIW is a yard with a history, and a bright future. Throughout Navy circles - and especially with their current and former crews - it's generally recognized that 'Bath Built Is Best Built' a phrase first heard in the early 1900s, and every bit as true today as when it was first said.