Naval Berthing & Messing Barge Lead Person

United Support Services, Inc., founded in 2003, is an innovative engineering and technology business headquartered in San Diego, CA. We have an exciting new opportunity and are adding to our berthing barge and messing maintenance team. As a Lead Person for our facility in the Kittery, Maine area, you will be responsible for assisting the Foreman in assigning employee tasks onboard U.S. Navy vessels. USS offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits!

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recognizes, addresses, and resolves conflicts between employees.
  
• Conduct daily detailed material condition inspections of all barges both in and out of service.
  
• Conducts daily walkthrough inspections on employees’ work progress and workmanship.
  
• Oversees the execution of the work, including quality and production, ensuring that the crew work to job specifications.
  
• Ensures employee compliance with customer and company policies/procedures.
  
• Follows program schedules and ensures that employees perform daily and weekly activities to meet production goals.
  
• Supports and facilitates teamwork and harmony between all employees by promoting and fostering a positive, visible teamwork attitude among all crew members.
  
• Inspects completed work to ensure it meets quality standards.
  
• Maintains work standards and outlines expectations to ensure employee morale and productivity.
  
• Maintains and enforces OSHA and other safety regulations.
  
• Maintains a work file Current Ship’s Maintenance Program (CSMP) for each barge.
  
• Effectively communicates either orally and/or in writing with all levels of customer representatives, sub-contractors, and vendors.
  
• Complete and submit daily work log including crew hours and job charge codes.
  
• Must be located on site at each location in their designated workspace.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience:

• 5 years’ related ship repair work experience.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have Security Clearance.
• Must have valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to pass a government background check and obtain base access credentials.
• Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes, no less than 50lbs.
• Must be able to work on and climb ladders.
• Be able to work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces.
• Able to perform other duties as assigned which may involve high heat, humidity, noise, and dirty conditions as well as working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
• Experience in reading and interpreting blueprints, technical manuals, and other technical data and in sequencing work appropriately to eliminate repeating work efforts.
• Experience in testing, troubleshooting, and inspecting installed equipment and systems.
• Familiar with Federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations.

ADA Notations:

Ability to traverse narrow passageways, ladders/stairs, and confined spaces.

Requires walking, reaching, sitting and concentration in the presence of occasional noise.

Able to lift, carry and move objects up to 50 lbs. in weight.

Special Conditions:

This employment position is CONTINGENT upon a contract award to employer for the required services, completion of applicant’s favorable employment background investigation, and the ability of applicant to obtain a military base access card and security clearance at all times during the period of employment.

Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

United Support Services, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer.