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Now Hiring — Ship Repair Superintendent

JOB TITLE:   Ship Repair Superintendent

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:  Ship­yard President

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:                        

Gen­er­al Description

The Ship Repair Super­in­ten­dent (SRS) is respon­si­ble for suc­cess­ful exe­cu­tion of repair con­tracts, includ­ing direct over­site of the safe and effec­tive com­ple­tion of all repair projects and pro­grams on time, with­in bud­get and in a high-qual­i­ty man­ner. The Repair Super­in­ten­dent will use their expe­ri­ence and exper­tise to iden­ti­fy and resolve any poten­tial prob­lems or con­cerns dur­ing ves­sel repair projects. 

Gen­er­al Requirements

  • Direct all Repair Depart­ment pro­duc­tion craft activities.
  • Coor­di­nate / Share resources with New Con­struc­tion Department.
  • Man­age con­tract activ­i­ties with cus­tomer, includ­ing change order devel­op­ment and approval with assis­tance from the Ship­yard Gen­er­al Man­ag­er and Project Managers.
  • Over­sees all assigned project per­son­nel, bud­gets, sched­ules, pur­chas­ing, ven­dor track­ing, labor hour fore­cast­ing, and invoicing.
  • Mon­i­tor and over­see the progress, ensur­ing work com­plies with spec­i­fi­ca­tion and client require­ments and that every aspect of the repair pro­gram, includ­ing weld­ing, machin­ery instal­la­tion, elec­tri­cal, aux­il­iary sys­tems, out­fit­ting, com­mis­sion­ing, sea tri­als and deliv­ery of any assigned ves­sels is safe­ly com­plet­ed in a qual­i­ty man­ner with­in the deliv­ery time required and with­in budget.
  • Addi­tion­al assign­ments may require trav­el or super­vi­sion of work aboard tugs or oth­er ves­sels; how­ev­er, the posi­tion is pri­mar­i­ly shore­side and based in Cleve­land, Ohio.
  • The SRS will have a work­ing knowl­edge of ABS and USCG Rules and Reg­u­la­tion, work close­ly with ABS, Lloyds, DNV, BV Clas­si­fi­ca­tion Soci­eties and oth­ers as required to meet all qual­i­ty and reg­u­la­to­ry requirements.

Phys­i­cal Requirement/Work Environment

  • Wear Per­son­al Pro­tec­tive Equip­ment (PPE) appro­pri­ate to cur­rent or dai­ly job duties
  • Be fit for a respirator
  • Car­ry up to 50 pounds
  • Con­stant­ly climb stairs and lad­ders on dai­ly basis
  • Bend, twist, kneel and reach constantly
  • Endure noise, fumes, dust and inclement weather