
QA Supervisor
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Job Description
This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding.
POSITION SUMMARY
Work closely with QA Manager to ensure all QA activities are accomplished for all hulls and the ESG Quality Management System (QMS).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Because Eastern
Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, your duties and responsibilities may be different than described.
Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations and policies while performing duties.
Assist Manager in resolving issues with day-to-day operations.
Assist Manager in meeting production schedule, maintaining resources and training needs within the Dept.
Assist Manger to ensure the QMS conforms to customer requirements.
Provide technical assistance and expertise to QA Inspectors.
Promotes the awareness of customer requirements throughout the organization.
Ensure the quality records are established and maintained to provide evidence that the QMS is being followed.
Assist inspection teams to ensure high productivity and technical integrity.
Investigate and correct deficiencies related to customer requirements, specifications, and Company standards.
Assist in coordinating production activities to meet the quality standards.
Ensure all inspections and tests are complete and meet customer requirements.
Work with minimal supervision.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly and/or indirectly supervise employees assigned to the QA Dept. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work. Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required.
REQUIREMENTS
Education/Experience: Associate degree in Quality Assurance or a related field plus three to five years experience in ship construction desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. One to three years supervisory experience desired. Working knowledge of shipbuilding terminology, Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, U.S. Coast Guard classification rules and shipbuilding standards desired.
Skills: Intermediate level Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook Express. Ability to read and comprehend written technical specifications, drawings, blueprints and schematics. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors and employees. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and preserve interdepartmental relationships. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Ability to obtain and maintain a valid drivers’ license.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstand extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures, policies, and personal safety equipment requirements is therefore mandatory.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I have reviewed and fully understood the job description for QA Supervisor. I further understand that I am responsible for the satisfactory execution of the essential functions described herein, under any and all conditions as described.
We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
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