Area Manager, Pipe

Seaspan Shipyards is proud to be Canada’s long-term, strategic shipbuilding partner for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. As a direct result of this work, while creating jobs and rebuilding our domestic shipbuilding industry, Seaspan Shipyards is delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.

Vancouver Shipyards, based in North Vancouver, has been very busy working on some exciting projects. We continue to make progress on two 174m long Joint Support Ships (JSS) for the Royal Canadian Navy - the largest ships ever built in Canada We are working towards delivery of an Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV) for the Canadian Coast Guard and will be starting construction later this year of the first heavy Polar Icebreaker built in Canada for over 50 years.

Following that we have several Multi-Purpose Vessels that are currently designing for construction in years to come. These projects bring long-term job stability on some of the most exciting and significant shipbuilding opportunities in the world.

The Area Manager, Pipe reports to the Trade Manager and is responsible for managing all production activities within a specific area, overseeing Trade Supervisors, Pipe and their team of pipe tradespeople. The position must ensure safety, quality, cost and schedule adherence of the blocks and zones within the shipyard in order to contribute to efficient operations. This position will require daily liaison with Safety, Quality & Accuracy Control, and Trade Personnel.

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

**The following schedule is available**:

- Afternoon: 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Monday to Friday)

**What you’ll do**
- Responsible for the safety of all employees working in assigned Area’s during the construction process.
- Communicates HSEQ plans to General Supervisors and ensures that all employees look to eliminate safety hazards at every opportunity.
- Manages and coordinates the work and schedules with General Supervisors, subcontractors and vendors within Area.
- Ensures schedules are managed to current installation methods and technologies in order to complete work with mínimal disruption to other Stage of Construction (SoC) activities.
- Monitors and reports safety, quality, cost and schedule performance for all work in assigned Area and advises SOC Manager if deviations are anticipated. Initiates timely corrective action plans necessary to maintain overall schedule adherence.
- Verifies completion of production work for each phase of the block/zone. Conducts necessary inspections and reports results to the Ship Area Managers.
- Provides input to Trade Manager for trade improvements (related to training, equipment or process) necessary for optimal build strategy implementation.
- Works with Supply Chain to resolve material, quality and schedule issues.
- Active daily management and maintenance of Seaspan Production Systems.
- Monitors team performance, coaches General Supervisors, Pipe and initiates and follows through on necessary improvements and recognizes worker performance.
- Performs all job-related responsibilities in accordance with Seaspan’s Core Values and leads by example.

**What you’ll bring**
- Red Seal Steamfitter/Pipefitter.
- Minimum 5 years of senior, related work experience. Proficient knowledge of trade responsibilities specific to heavy industrial manufacturing (welding, metal fabrication, electrical, pipefitting, paint/sandblasting, mechanical, rigging).
- 5+ years of supervisory and management experience in a union environment.
- Strong written, verbal and electronic communication skills.

**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, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, Personal Spending Account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
- Free on-site gym.
- Parking is included.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $137,000.00-$154,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have 5+ years' supervisory & management experience in a union environment?

Work Location: In person