Reports to the Planning Yard Design Section Manager:
- As the liaison for the Design Manager/Section Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring information exchange with stakeholders occurs to execute assigned work.
- Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), this position ensures delivery of superior Life Cycle Services for multiple DDG 51 ships in the fleet.
- Responsible for monitoring compliance with applicable procedures, practices, quality assurance policies, information technology policies, performance standards and specifications.
- Interacting daily with the 1st and 2nd shift design floor and supporting organizations to interpret their needs and requirements.
- Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans) and report regularly on project status.
- Interacting daily with the design floor to interpret their needs and requirements.
- Work with Workleader/Mentors on both shifts.
- Weekly metrics analysis and report creation/maintenance.
- Support Program Review actions with research, presentation development, and report creation.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership:
- Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
- Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
- Maintain regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Ship check safety.
Program Execution:
- Responsible for maintaining an integrated schedule for multiple projects.
- Interfaces daily with internal and external customers.
- Holding regular meetings to ensure that everything is going according to time and budget restrictions.
- Responsible for preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned engineering projects.
- Develops ROM (Rough order of Magnitude) and GAF (Growth Authorization Form) design estimates.
- Enters own time accounting records in accurately and ensures required LMS training are completed ahead of schedule.
- Create and maintain own Plan of the Week (POW) to ensure schedule fidelity and responsiveness to operational needs and team goals.
Operational Management:
- Manage all aspects of BIW Design team activities, including workforce performance, and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
- Regularly communicate progress on issues with Design team leadership, including any overlap with 2nd shift counterpart and support teams.
- Monitors cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
- Provide guidance and direction across the team for process, policy and technical issues.
- Work with the Section Manager to evaluate workload requirements.
- Be aware of and work in accordance with the BMDA labor contract as applicable.
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Provide technical support to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
- Actively participate in daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
- Support development of personnel, staffing plans, and critical skill maintenance.
- Foster collaboration between engineering, design, planning, and external customers.
Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development:
- Request and ensure incorporation of stakeholder comments to design products.
- Initiate and support waste and growth initiatives within our team.
Continuous Improvement:
- Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the Design floor.
- Review quality metrics and investigate/research and report on opportunities to improve within our Design process.
- Performs root cause analysis and creates corrective action plans for identified design issues, leveraging the A3 BIW Process as required.
