Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manager - Marine Fabrication

Description

Who We Are

Vigor is a values-driven, diversified industrial business operating in six locations with 1,800 people in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Built around a collection of powerful, unique assets and differentiated capabilities, Vigor excels at specialized shipbuilding and ship repair, supporting both commercial customers and our national defense. With deep respect for people and the planet, Vigor strives to be a positive, regenerative force for good - environmentally, in the lives of its employees and in the community. Vigor ... Industrial Evolution. For more information, visit vigor.net.

Salary Range: $94,000 - 106,000

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position has full authority and responsibility for management of the execution of the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) scope on the MSVL Program. The individual provides primary interface to the ILS team throughout the project. Through project team members, the ILS Manager will review the application of labor and materials to achieve timely, better-than-bid results and assure customer satisfaction.

Logistics support services include logistics, supply support and planned maintenance development support services as well as subcontractor management. A major part of the ILS Manager position will be to manage all work done by subcontractors. Subcontractor management scope includes, but not limited to:

• Page-based Technical Manual Development and Delivery
• Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) Development and Delivery
• Reliability Analysis
• Supply Support
• Classroom Training Development
• Parts List Development and Maintenance
• Maintenance Program Support
• Obsolescence Reporting

Candidates must have excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; demonstrated leadership and management skills as evidenced by previous work experience; and have a strong customer service orientation.

Candidate must communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with all levels of company personnel as well as other subcontractors, Government civilian and military personnel. Ensures all deliverables comply with good quality practices and comply and conform to Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) requirements including required Data Item Description (DID) documentation. Ensures subordinates and subcontractors carry out all assigned duties in a timely and efficient manner per requirements.

The role operates within general parameters, but must use sound judgment and independent decision making when carrying out job responsibilities. Has the ability to influence and recommend modifying existing protocols. Will be responsible for $2-4M annual revenue and reliability bonus generated from sustainment of delivered and deployed boats. The incumbent is held accountable for the overall guidance and consistency across projects to ensure profitable performance of the work is achieved. The incumbent has profit and loss responsibility for his/her projects as well as, a critical role in securing revenue for the Company.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job's overall responsibilities.)

• Plans, estimates, negotiates, staffs, and directs the work, on assigned projects. Resolves any internal or technical issues that arise over the productive, safe management of the project.
• Meets or exceeds realistic expectations for quality, productivity and safety on projects, and manages the customer relationship through any changes in the scope and price of the project to assure continuing customer satisfaction and profitable project closure.
• Resolves issues on a day-to-day basis with customers, stake holders, and other interested parties. Represents the Company fairly and consistently when interacting with customers.
• Works closely with the Contracting & Estimating department to estimate, plan, execute projects. Provides all necessary documentation for billings and negotiation of change orders in a timely manner. Advises Contracting Department of opportunities to increase profits and avoid losses.
• Interprets specifications, plans project sequencing and coordinates the various phases of the project. Ensures that change order requests and Condition Found Reports (CFRs) are properly written, and approves them before providing them to the Project Management team.
• Writes timely and accurate documentation of each job and contributes accordingly to final written specifications.
• Confers with supervision and project management staff, and shop personnel and suppliers of materials, to resolve repair problems and to improve repair methods.
• Plans, coordinates and directs ILS production activities for assigned projects. Audits subcontractors' reports and monitors job progress to ensure that manpower utilization and allocation meets job requirements. Works with Production Management when manpower changes are necessary.
• Prepares monthly management reports and updates weekly metrics on work progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports. Ensures adherence to the work process reports.
• Leads the project team in a project close out review of each completed project, and assures complete documentation and dissemination of all lessons learned in order to capture best practices and to avoid repeating mistakes. Ensures that lessons learned on own and other projects are captured in the preplanning phase of new projects.
• Ensures that worker safety and environmental concerns are constantly monitored, and that problems are effectively resolved.
• Assesses and documents overall work performance of direct reports by close of project, providing feedback to same. Ensures performance documentation by managers or supervisors of all assigned project personnel. Clearly identifies strengths and weaknesses of project team members and recommends specific development activities.
• Remains technically competent, ensuring personal skills remain current with changes in the field and consistent with Vigor's productivity improvement initiatives.
• The Project Manager is actively involved at an operational level in reviewing the relevant costs data, quality and capability for performing work internally versus subcontracting to outside suppliers and vendors. The incumbent is responsible for the decision to make or buy a product or service for the particular project under their direction after thorough analysis of relevant information.
• The Project Manager plays an active role in managing or providing oversight for the subcontractor and/or vendor performance on the project, including setting expectations for such groups. It is critical to the overall profitability of the project that the Project Manager actively monitors and drives the performance standards of all subcontractors/vendors and holds them accountable.
• Conducts recurring integrated product team (IPT) meetings with team members, subcontractors and customer as the primary means of communication and status of activities across organizations. Meeting agendas and minutes are required to be distributed to the IPT stakeholders.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

The role is responsible for managing approximately 1 to 2 individuals within the Integrated Logistics Support Team as well as a large Subcontractor Scope. Responsible for management of direct ILS production activities for assigned projects. Audits subordinates' and subcontractors reports and monitors job progress to ensure that manpower utilization and allocation meets job requirements. Works with Production Management when manpower changes are necessary.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated financial expertise as it applies to labor-intensive projects.
• Strong knowledge of ship systems as relates to how they interact and construction/repair sequencing. Uses a systems approach to work planning and execution.
• Strong leadership skills including conflict resolution, real-time decision-making, high performance expectations and the capability of inspiring the team to meet them.
• Strong customer relationship skills in terms of achieving customer satisfaction through their buy-in to business and project realities rather than through diluting project profitability.
• Excellent contract, specification and print interpretation skills.
• Effective communication skills that span the customer and project population. Skilled at acquiring knowledge through asking the right questions.
• Demonstrated hands-on approach to problem-solving and knowing the ship and the project.
• Capable of effectively handling multiple priorities on own with little or no supervisory guidance.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• BS in a technical discipline is required. An advanced degree is preferred in a technical marine discipline.
• Experience with managing an Army Integrated Logistics Support Program for a Prime Contract to design and manufacture equipment required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or DOD/DHS equivalent preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of progressively more complex work experience that demonstrates technical and project management expertise. A minimum of five (5) years of project management / project engineering experience, including at least one "large" project is required. The critical criterion is specific, demonstrated success in planning, staffing, coordinating and profitably executing multi-trade, extensive, labor-intensive, multi-phased projects.
• Experience and skills in a majority of the following logistics functions is required: requirements development; warehousing; provisioning; logistics support analysis; life cycle cost; component and system test and evaluation; maintenance program development; support equipment planning, acquisition and support; and validation of provisioning, sustainment and support technical documentation.
• Experience managing provisioning and maintenance programs and conformance with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) requirements including required Data Item Description (DID) documentation required.
• Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Project) skills required.
• Self-starter, proactive professional interested in contributing to individual and team growth.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires that the successful candidate work onsite 5 days per week. The person may be required to be in production areas at times. There may be local travel up to 25% of the time and out-of-town travel (including air travel) up to 10% of the time with notice.

CITIZENSHIP: Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship.

Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.

Vigor Values

Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day.

Truth: We seek the truth, and we speak the truthResponsibility: We act on what we know is rightEvolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing worldLove: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in

Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor's Human Resources Department.

In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.