Responsible for managing all the Fabrication requirements of the company for all vessel projects.

Reports to: Production Manager

Direct Reports: Production Coordinator – Fabrication

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish a self-sustaining shipyard
  • Recruit a professional and competent team of fabrication personnel in line with the shipyard development plan
• Efficient construction of vessels;
  • on time
  • on budget
  • on specification – quality
  • safety
• Safety, Health & environment
  • Direct responsibility for establishing and improving safe and environmentally responsible work practices across the shipyard
• Human resource management
  • Conduct human resource planning as basis for recruitment and development of employees to fit team positions
  • Provide training and support to new hires in terms of job description and responsibilities and ensure to provide the required resources to fulfil the role
  • Collaborate with HR for cross-training employees to ensure job rotation and minimise assignment coverage gaps
  • Provide coaching and performance feedback to all team members and identify the need for corrective actions
  • Communicate and ensure understanding of functional or departmental goals
  • Monitor individual and team metrics and performance versus targets
  • Evaluating overall team and individual performance and delivering the performance reviews
  • Engaging with other line managers across the organisation and maintain high level of communication with direct reports, other departments & Production Manager
  • Providing reports on productivity and other performance indicators to management
  • Direct management of fabrication personnel including development and performance management
  • Establish high level of teamwork and morale
  • Continuous monitoring and management of resource plans and schedules
• Contractor and supplier management
  • Manage external contractors as required
  • Liaise with the SCM Manager to ensure all material requirements are met in an efficient manner (time, cost, quality)
• Cost control
  • Establish and monitor labour and material budgets
  • Periodic reporting on cost performance and variances
  • Identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives
• Quality
  • To conduct work as per Austal standards and procedures
  • Implement and support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Identify and implement waste elimination initiatives
  • Ensure quality standards for all processes
• Culture
  • Actively support all business policies and values
  • Establish and maintain a culture of accountability and responsibility
  • Promote strong working relationships between AP personnel and other work places

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S Engineering Graduate

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience in shipbuilding construction management
• Knowledge and experience of Aluminium ship construction methods, joints and welding standards.
• Knowledge of GL and DNV Aluminium welding standards.
• Knowledge and experience of the latest aluminium construction NDT methods.
• Work Planning and scheduling.
• Creating a budget and budget management.
• OHS & E experience.
• Management of contractors.
• Monitoring and setting of KPI’s
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS
• Computer literate.
• Proven leadership and management abilities