Operations - Area Manager
Oversees ship construction and repair operations within an assigned area, ensuring safety, quality, schedule adherence, and cost efficiency. Responsible for making critical decisions that affect business operations and managing the performance of production trades and subcontractors. Collaborates closely with management teams, Quality Assurance, Planning, Contracts, Subcontractors, Material Control, Safety, Customer Representatives, Ship’s Force, and other NASSCO departments to achieve project goals. Effectively prioritizes, sequences, and coordinates all activities to ensure successful completion in alignment with work specifications, schedules, and budgets. Exercises sound judgment to anticipate and address potential schedule and budget deviations by implementing corrective actions. Engages with internal and external stakeholders on product planning, issue resolution, and process or productivity improvements. Directly accountable for the efficient execution of construction or repair projects, emphasizing safety, quality, cost control, and schedule compliance.Oversees all aspects of their assigned project area, ensuring safety, schedule, quality, and cost goals are met. They lead the trade teams to deliver quality work on time and within budget while coordinating closely with trade general supervisors for resources and technical guidance. The Area Manager collaborates with QA, Planning, Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Test & Trials, OPC, subcontractors, and other departments to ensure project success for their assigned project area. They regularly brief their ship manager on project status and interface with customers and regulatory bodies to meet contractual and compliance requirements. The Area Manager is directly accountable for the shipbuilding & repair process including cost, schedule, safety, and quality. Performance is evaluated based on adherence to schedule, budget compliance, and regulatory standards. As the primary point of contact for their project area, the Area Manager ensures seamless execution of all aspects of the shipbuilding & repair process.