Steel Foreman

**Steel Foreman**

*St Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full-service shipbuilding and marine repair company that specializes in new construction and repair of commercial aluminum and steel vessels. Operations are conducted in a storm-protected 100-acre inland campus in the city of Palatka just 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River that provides direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. We are committed to providing top quality craftsmanship and personalized service by delivering vessels on time and on budget.*

**Position Summary**

The Steel Foreman oversees all functions pertaining to the steel welding department. Ensures the manufacturing process remains smooth and efficient by organizing workflows and monitoring staff. Plans, directs, or coordinates the work activities and resources in the welding department necessary for new construction and repairs in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Supervises (including hiring, orienting, training, evaluating, and discharging) the welders to ensure they receive the training and support required for optimal performance. Maintains up-to-date supervision records on each employee. Complete all staff evaluations and any required staff disciplinary actions as requested and on time. Ensures that the selection of employees is administered without regard to race, religion, color, veteran's status, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, or non-job-related disability and consistent with Affirmative Action objectives and EEO laws. Responsible for ensuring excellent customer service and performance by subordinate staff.

**Responsibilities**

• Directs and coordinate the steel welding department of St. Johns Ship Building's projects.
• Meets or exceeds the production deadlines for the steel welding department.
• Ensures that the steel welding department budget meets or exceeds goals.
• Monitors the production schedule, prioritizes work and adjusts staffing and production to ensure deadlines are met
• Notify the Production Manager when it is necessary to outsource work.
• Coordinates the flow of raw materials to ensure continuous production.
• Requisitions the purchase of supplies and equipment as needed.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Coordinates maintenance on welding and related equipment as needed.
• Schedules employees in his/her area of responsibility, approves time off and ensures proper staffing.
• Inspect Fit-up and tank shells
• Coordinates production with 2nd Shift and Weekend Supervisors
• Operate automated welding equipment
• Layout and plasma cut
• Weld airtight, watertight, fuel tight
• Able to read blueprints and weld schedules
• Work with inspection authorities as well as in-house QC
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• And miscellaneous duties may be required.
  
  

**Qualifications**

• Welding Certification, either AWS or ABS required
• Five or more years of welding experience
• Two or more years of supervisor experience
• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• Microsoft Office Suite experience required
  
  

**What We Have to Offer You**

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Cost Savings and Worksite Benefits
• Company paid Medical Gap Insurance
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Company paid Basic Life and ADandD
• Company Match 401K
• Paid holidays
• Personal and Vacation time
  
  

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand C (Constantly) Walk C (Constantly) Sit O (Occasionally) Handling / Fingering C (Constantly) Reach Outward C (Constantly) Reach Above Shoulder C (Constantly) Climb F (Frequently) Crawl F (Frequently) Squat or Kneel F (Frequently) Bend F (Frequently)

10 lbs or less F (Frequently) 11-20 lbs F (Frequently) 21-50 lbs F (Frequently) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable) Push/Pull

12 lbs or less F (Frequently) 13-25 lbs F (Frequently) 26-40 lbs F (Frequently) 41-100 lbs F (Frequently)

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Occupation r