General Supervisor, Electrical

**General Supervisor, Electrical**: The General Supervisor (Electrical) is responsible for managing teams of multi-discipline trades workers. The General Supervisor determines staffing requirements and coordinates work assignments within an assigned Area. The General Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with shipyard safety, quality, and environment standards, policies and procedures. To ensure standards are met the General Supervisor will regularly check on performance, conduct performance management tasks, including but not limited to: disciplining trades employees, approving trade employee time cards, trade employee leave requests and ensuring the collective agreement is applied appropriately. The position reports directly to an Area Manager or SOC Manager and requires significant interaction with Trade Managers. **Duties/Accountabilities**: - Assumes accountability for safety, cost, schedule and quality performance in area of responsibility. - Implements and enforces Seaspan's health, safety, environmental and quality processes on the shop floor and strives to eliminate safety hazards at every opportunity. - Responsible for delivering product in accordance with Company and customer quality standards. - Allocates labour force in accordance with schedule and priorities, assigning work to trade employees with the skill and ability to efficiently complete scheduled work. - Follows and enforces the collective agreement and standard methodologies to lead trades employees effectively. - Responsible for discipline, including performance and attendance management, termination of employment and assigning or removing chargehand responsibilities of trades employees. - Partners with Trade Development Managers to ensure trade employees have the skills, equipment, training and certifications required to perform planned work activities. - Responsible for interpreting work order specifications and manufacturing information by ensuring work orders are completed, keeping updated on standards, changes in plans and provision of materials. - Assists in the determining of work plans, sequences and schedules and may be required to assist in preparing estimates. - Investigates workplace incidents and completes Drug & Alcohol checklists and testing as the need arises. - Responsible for timekeeping administration and approval for both direct and indirect reports. - Ensures work crews minimize waste expense and unnecessary delays in construction or repair work. - Works with Management to eliminate inefficient work practices and promotes continuous process improvement ("CPI") daily. - Collaborates with front line supervision to establish daily and weekly goals and holds employees accountable for performance. - Reports internally on work process and status to Area Managers and/or SOC Managers. - Raises technical trade issues with Trade Managers and implements solutions as identified. - Promotes a work environment that is respectful and harassment-free. - Works collaboratively with Trade Development Managers, HSE, Quality, Human Resources and the Employee Relations teams as required. - Leads by example and demonstrates Seaspan's core values. - Carries out other duties as assigned. **Education and Experience**: - Must have Red Seal and trades certifications - Minimum 5 years of related trades work experience outside of any trades apprenticeship or educational program. - A minimum of an additional 3 years of previous supervisory experience in a heavy industrial environment. Experience in a unionized environment preferred. - Proficient knowledge of trade responsibilities specific to heavy manufacturing (welding, metal fabrication, electrical, pipefitting, paint/sandblasting, mechanical, rigging, etc.). **Skills, Knowledge and Required Proficiencies**: - Strong written, verbal and electronic communication skills. - Time management and organization skills with a demonstrated dedication to follow-up and follow-through. - Ability to empower others, lead change, have difficult conversations and administer discipline when required. - Conflict resolution and negotiation skills to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively, bringing a problem-solving demeanour to conflicting approaches and priorities. - Ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate with others towards a shared goal. - Appreciation and understanding of the value of diversity within a team.