Workforce Development Supervisor, Pipe

3 months ago

North Vancouver, Canada Seaspan ULC Full time

The position reports directly to the Director, Workforce Development although will work heavily with the Trade Manager, Pipefitting and has significant interaction with General Supervisors and Area Managers.

**Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.**

**What you’ll do**
- Participates in the recruitment of journey persons and apprentices through local unions, subcontractors, and training facilities throughout British Columbia and other Canadian provinces.
- Develops pre-employment, post-employment, and career development training programs for tradespeople and apprentices working in specific areas, or on specific projects within the shipyard.
- Ensures an adequate mix of tradespeople with required skills and qualifications in specific areas or on specific projects.
- Develops and instructs internal trade specific training courses.
- Conducts and validates certifications, refresher courses, and/or recertification training for trade specific training courses in specialized/technical fields.
- Develops criteria for evaluating efficiency of training activities.
- Participates and represents Vancouver Shipyards in trade shows, recruitment conferences and process improvement conferences to ensure best shipyard practices are being utilized at VSY.
- Implements and enforces Seaspan's health, safety, environmental and quality processes on the shop floor.
- Develops and implements solutions to technical trade issues as identified by management
- Partners with management to ensure trade employees have the skills, equipment, training and certifications required to perform planned work activities.
- Works with management to eliminate inefficient work practice and fully use their work crew experience and skills to progress the work.
- Assists in the allocation of qualified trades employees in accordance with schedule and priorities.
- Follows and enforces the collective agreement and management practices to manage trades employees effectively.
- Ensures all employees are provided with a work environment that is respectful and harassment free.
- Works with closely Wellness and Abilities Management as required.
- Other duties as assigned.

**What you’ll bring**
- Red Seal Certification in Steamfitting/Pipefitting or international equivalent required.
- Recent supervisory experience in a New Construction Shipyard or Marine Industry required.
- Minimum 5 years of related trades work experience in a new construction shipyard or marine Industry required.
- Proficient knowledge of trade responsibilities specific to heavy manufacturing (welding, metal fabrication, forming, manual and automated burning) is necessary
- Previous experience instructing/teaching Apprentices and Journeypersons in a relevant field or developing course material in a Trades School or in Industry is an asset.
- Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Possess excellent management and leadership skills and the ability to motivate and work with and through others to achieve desired results.
- Appreciates and understands the value of diversity within a team.
- Conflict resolution and negotiations skills to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively, bring a problem-solving demeanour to conflicting approaches and priorities involving others.

**Why you’ll love working here**
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, maternity and parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, Personal Spending Account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
- Free on-site gym
- Parking is included.

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