What are the responsibilities and job description for the WEIGHT CONTROL MANAGER position at Birdon America, Inc.?
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE
Weight Control Manager
LOCATION
Elmwood, Louisiana
MANAGER
Ship Design Manager
POSITION TYPE
Full Time – Exempt
Our Values
Make It Happen Customer Driven Trust Family Culture
Our values are embedded in our organisation and form the basis of our business planning, recruitment processes, training, and leadership.
Our Vision
Creating certainty for our customers by engineering and delivering the right maritime solutions
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Weight Control Manager is responsible for:
- Controls and monitors Weight Management Plan to ensure weight margin is not used Recommends design changes that can help keep VCG in targeted area
- Meets regularly with systems leads to receive updates as to the status of the design and associated changes effecting the weight of the design
- Creates a process to receive CAD model weight updates periodically
- Coordinates with Systems Design Manager to ensure supplier data sheets for purchased components are maintained and accurate to the latest design configuration
- Partners with Quality to have components weighed and recorded during receiving inspection
- Approver of Engineering Change Notifications to ensure weights in released design data is accurate
- Coordinate the weight management activities during vessel launch, hydrostatic draft measurements, and inclining tests
- Contributes to Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts
WORKING CONDITIONS & SCHEDULES
- Position requires use of computer, telephones, and other office equipment, reading, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity
- Position occasionally requires ability to work in a manufacturing environment and boats from the beginning of production through the sea trails. This includes mobility to work in and around incomplete aluminium hull structures
- Ability to lift packages, equipment, etcetera, up to 50 lbs
- Schedule negotiable
QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Naval Architecture
- 7 years of experience in vessel weight management
- Oral & Written Comprehension & Expression - Candidate must have excellent communication, teamwork, leadership, conflict management, and critical thinking skills
- Experience managing engineering deliverables
- Contribute to continuous improvement
- Ability to work under limited supervision
- Ability and desire to manage individual(s) as assigned with a result driven approach
- Experience with Automation - MS Office
- Experience with CAD – NX, Teamcenter
