Job Description
This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Assistant Outfitting Coordinator supports the coordination and execution of vessel outfitting activities while helping ensure safety, quality, budget, schedule, and environmental objectives are achieved during vessel construction. This position is responsible for coordinating production activities, supporting craft and vendor readiness, communicating Company standards and owner specifications, and assisting with resolution of production issues impacting vessel progress. The role is expected to maintain a strong onboard vessel presence throughout the work shift, typically spending approximately 6 to 8 hours per shift within active production areas supporting coordination, execution, safety awareness, and production priorities. Remaining time is generally spent supporting production coordination functions including material tracking, engineering coordination, vendor communication, reporting, work order management, and vessel support activities. This position is expected to exercise sound judgment and independent decision-making in coordinating daily vessel activities, resolving production conflicts, prioritizing work progression, supporting craft execution, and communicating operational needs to production leadership. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, your duties and responsibilities may be different from those described. Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends and holidays. Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties. Coordinate with Project Managers, Craft Managers, subcontractors, vendors, and production leadership to facilitate efficient execution of vessel work scope. Review engineering drawings, ECNs, specifications, and work orders to support production planning, material coordination, and field execution activities. Evaluate vessel readiness conditions and coordinate corrective actions necessary to support inspections, testing, equipment installation, and production progression. Support decision-making related to production priorities, work sequencing, and vessel execution activities while maintaining alignment with Company procedures and project objectives. Monitor production activities and communicate risks, delays, safety concerns, engineering conflicts, and execution issues impacting schedule or operational performance. Coordinate vendor activities and subcontractor support to minimize operational disruptions and maximize production efficiency. Collaborate with production leadership in evaluating field conditions and determining practical solutions to support vessel completion objectives. Coordinate and attend inspections and ensure vessel areas are properly prepared prior to regulatory or customer inspections. Support execution of production goals through proactive communication, problem-solving, and operational coordination across multiple departments and crafts. Monitor time and material activities related to vendor support, production work, and project execution. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not have direct personnel management responsibilities such as employee evaluations, disciplinary actions, payroll approval, or compensation decisions. However, the role is responsible for coordinating and directing daily work activities between production crafts, subcontract vendors, and vessel support functions to support production priorities, vessel readiness, and schedule execution. The position is expected to exercise independent judgment and decision-making authority related to production coordination, workflow prioritization, vendor support activities, operational issue resolution, and execution of assigned vessel objectives while working under the general direction of production leadership. Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required. REQUIREMENTS
Education/ Experience/ Knowledge :
High school diploma or GED equivalence plus five to seven years of previous shipyard experience. One to three years of Shipyard or related industry experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Requires knowledge of ship terminology, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms or plans. Ability to apply sound judgment and practical decision-making in a fast-paced production environment. Ability to prioritize competing operational demands and coordinate multiple activities simultaneously. Ability to identify production issues and recommend effective solutions supporting schedule and execution objectives. Ability to read and understand blueprints and engineering drawings. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, employees, vendors, and customers. Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools and reading a tape measure. Ability to accurately demonstrate knowledge of basic math and English scale measuring units. Behavioral Attributes:
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety consciousness, and multitasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with Production and Vendors. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/ or working from scaffolding and/ or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstanding extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space. WORK ENVIRONMENT T
he w ork en v i ron m ent c h a r ac t e r i s t i cs de s c r i bed he r e a r e re p re s en t a t i v e of t ho s e an e m p l o y ee encou n t e r s w h il e per f or m i ng t he e s se n t i al f u nc t i ons o f t h i s j o b . The e m p l o y ee m ay be exposed t o t he r i sk of e l ec t r i c a l sh o c k , m o v i ng m echan i c a l p a r t s , v i br a t i on, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, a n d o t her ha z ard s found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment . R i g orous co m p l i ance w i t h saf e t y pro c edu r es, p o l i c i es, and p e rso n al sa f e t y eq u i p m ent req u i r e m en t s i s therefore mandatory. We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
