Submarine Manufacturing and Outfitting Efficiency Support Analyst

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Description: Provide insight into opportunities to improve schedule performance on submarine production at Quonset Point. The insight is to be gained through daily deck-plate observations and follow-up with EB, Navy team members, and other stakeholders. Follow up to include working with EB and stakeholders on the root causes for performance challenges and on working with EB and Navy on improvements. The job requires up to 25-50% or more time on deck plate, in shops, and in material storage, handling, and transportation sites understanding opportunities and challenges.

In this role, you will:

• Identify, Investigate and concisely communicate the scope, status, and impact of any construction related schedule delay to both Shipbuilder Leadership and Navy Team Leadership.
• Conduct and document work effectiveness observation studies to identify process barriers and gaps that impact shipbuilder effectiveness. This includes daily deck plate observations of work in progress, attendance daily at supervisor-to-team morning start up meetings, and turnover meetings across shifts.
• Rapidly assess the scope of a construction-impacting technical, supply chain or resource related issues. Liaison with the appropriate cognizant shipbuilder SMEs, government engineering team members, and program office support representatives to lead and drive these issues to resolution.
• Identify and document barriers including ones with NAVSEA and the Program Office that slow down or do not support acceleration of submarine construction goal of 2+1 submarine deliveries per year and accelerated delivery of 826.
• Work closely with engineering, production, quality assurance, program office and other relevant departments to resolve technical issues in an expedient manner.
• Develop, in collaboration with the shipbuilder, Navy teammates, and other stakeholders, process improvement recommendations and strategies when documenting opportunities for improvement (OFI) identified during observation studies
• Enhance communication between shipbuilders and government on technical issues to shorten timelines necessary to resolve construction-impacting liabilities.
• Streamline communication channels for routine reporting between stakeholders to reduce delays, improve coordination and maximize shipbuilder labor effectiveness.

Proactively develop in collaboration with the shipbuiler and other stakeholders process improvement plans that result in more timely and efficient resolution of technical, supply chain or resource constraint issues

Required Skills and Experiences:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An active or current DoD Secret clearance.
• Great teamwork skills. Must be able to work across multiple organizations and build trusted relationships/partnerships
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Operations Management, or Business Administration are preferred.
• • An Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
• 6+ years of experience.
• Ability to communicate with discretion
• Manufacturing, Production, and/or Operations experience.
• Project/Program management experience or similar/related experience desired.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Strong quantitative, analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to facilitate and coordinate efforts with ship builder, government and non-government stakeholders.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well within a time sensitive environment.
• Ability to learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively when opportunities present, building team cohesion and capacity.
• Highly motivated and well organized with strong project management skills and of working independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office packages to complete daily tasking; proficient MS Office skillset to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel.
• Demonstrate the ability to brief complex technical issues and process barriers with teammates and team leadership.
• Ability to be a team player, work well with others and contribute positively to work/team environment while continually seeking ways to enhance contribution to the team.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment accepting emergent tasking with little to no supervision and/or direction.
• Discretion in performing specified work requirements.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills to communicate effectively and build strong working relationships with a vast team of diverse professionals.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines, as well as work independently and with sufficient knowledge to present projects to senior management.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of time to the EB Groton facility to support assessing issues at QP.
• Additional desired experience and skills:
• • Submarine related experience
  • An active NNPI account and CAC
  • Experience with Navy acquisition and Submarine Programs.
  • Experience leading a project and interfacing with an end item customer.
  • Knowledge of Program Management, including the acquisition process, the budgeting process and Navy program execution.
  • Active-Duty experience serving on a U.S. Navy submarine preferred.
  • Experience working in the DoD or DoN environments
  • An advanced MS Office skillset to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel.
  • Experience leading and engaging in weekly meetings with the ship builder and supplier regarding actions and statuses desirable.
  • Knowledge of current DoD policies, NAVSEASYSCOM/Team Submarine policies and procedures.
    
    

Additional desired experience and skills:

• 4+ years military experience
  

Degree Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Operations Management, or Business Administration are preferred.
• • An Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
    
    
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

ORBIS offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary in a professional atmosphere.

Company DescriptionORBIS is an ISO 9001 certified, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) with over 20 years of major Navy Program experience leading, delivering, and managing professional support services for NAVSEA, the Warfare centers and the Navy industrial enterprise. From our beginnings in the submarine program, we have grown to also support other DOD and Federal Government branches and a number of commercial customers. ORBIS provides capabilities encompassing the full DOD lifecycle of acquisition, program management, delivery, modernization, quality, audits and certification. Our CEO, Guy Mossman, has a long history with the submarine program and before starting ORBIS was the Executive Director for PEO SUBs. Unique for a small business and always part of the company vision, we operate a research and development laboratory in Charleston, SC, focused on Automated Test Equipment and related technologies. We leverage our extensive portfolio of engineering and technical support tasks to provide innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions that exceed the requirements of Government and Commercial customers.Company DescriptionORBIS is an ISO 9001 certified, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) with over 20 years of major Navy Program experience leading, delivering, and managing professional support services for NAVSEA, the Warfare centers and the Navy industrial enterprise. From our beginnings in the submarine program, we have grown to also support other DOD and Federal Government branches and a number of commercial customers. ORBIS provides capabilities encompassing the full DOD lifecycle of acquisition, program management, delivery, modernization, quality, audits and certification. Our CEO, Guy Mossman, has a long history with the submarine program and before starting ORBIS was the Executive Director for PEO SUBs. Unique for a small business and always part of the company vision, we operate a research and development laboratory in Charleston, SC, focused on Automated Test Equipment and related technologies. We leverage our extensive portfolio of engineering and technical support tasks to provide innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions that exceed the requirements of Government and Commercial customers.

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Description: Provide insight into opportunities to improve schedule performance on submarine production at Quonset Point. The insight is to be gained through daily deck-plate observations and follow-up with EB, Navy team members, and other stakeholders. Follow up to include working with EB and stakeholders on the root causes for performance challenges and on working with EB and Navy on improvements. The job requires up to 25-50% or more time on deck plate, in shops, and in material storage, handling, and transportation sites understanding opportunities and challenges.

In this role, you will:

• Identify, Investigate and concisely communicate the scope, status, and impact of any construction related schedule delay to both Shipbuilder Leadership and Navy Team Leadership.
• Conduct and document work effectiveness observation studies to identify process barriers and gaps that impact shipbuilder effectiveness. This includes daily deck plate observations of work in progress, attendance daily at supervisor-to-team morning start up meetings, and turnover meetings across shifts.
• Rapidly assess the scope of a construction-impacting technical, supply chain or resource related issues. Liaison with the appropriate cognizant shipbuilder SMEs, government engineering team members, and program office support representatives to lead and drive these issues to resolution.
• Identify and document barriers including ones with NAVSEA and the Program Office that slow down or do not support acceleration of submarine construction goal of 2+1 submarine deliveries per year and accelerated delivery of 826.
• Work closely with engineering, production, quality assurance, program office and other relevant departments to resolve technical issues in an expedient manner.
• Develop, in collaboration with the shipbuilder, Navy teammates, and other stakeholders, process improvement recommendations and strategies when documenting opportunities for improvement (OFI) identified during observation studies
• Enhance communication between shipbuilders and government on technical issues to shorten timelines necessary to resolve construction-impacting liabilities.
• Streamline communication channels for routine reporting between stakeholders to reduce delays, improve coordination and maximize shipbuilder labor effectiveness.

Proactively develop in collaboration with the shipbuiler and other stakeholders process improvement plans that result in more timely and efficient resolution of technical, supply chain or resource constraint issues

Required Skills and Experiences:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An active or current DoD Secret clearance.
• Great teamwork skills. Must be able to work across multiple organizations and build trusted relationships/partnerships
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Operations Management, or Business Administration are preferred.
• • An Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
• 6+ years of experience.
• Ability to communicate with discretion
• Manufacturing, Production, and/or Operations experience.
• Project/Program management experience or similar/related experience desired.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Strong quantitative, analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to facilitate and coordinate efforts with ship builder, government and non-government stakeholders.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well within a time sensitive environment.
• Ability to learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively when opportunities present, building team cohesion and capacity.
• Highly motivated and well organized with strong project management skills and of working independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office packages to complete daily tasking; proficient MS Office skillset to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel.
• Demonstrate the ability to brief complex technical issues and process barriers with teammates and team leadership.
• Ability to be a team player, work well with others and contribute positively to work/team environment while continually seeking ways to enhance contribution to the team.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment accepting emergent tasking with little to no supervision and/or direction.
• Discretion in performing specified work requirements.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills to communicate effectively and build strong working relationships with a vast team of diverse professionals.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines, as well as work independently and with sufficient knowledge to present projects to senior management.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of time to the EB Groton facility to support assessing issues at QP.
• Additional desired experience and skills:
• • Submarine related experience
  • An active NNPI account and CAC
  • Experience with Navy acquisition and Submarine Programs.
  • Experience leading a project and interfacing with an end item customer.
  • Knowledge of Program Management, including the acquisition process, the budgeting process and Navy program execution.
  • Active-Duty experience serving on a U.S. Navy submarine preferred.
  • Experience working in the DoD or DoN environments
  • An advanced MS Office skillset to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel.
  • Experience leading and engaging in weekly meetings with the ship builder and supplier regarding actions and statuses desirable.
  • Knowledge of current DoD policies, NAVSEASYSCOM/Team Submarine policies and procedures.
    
    

Additional desired experience and skills:

• 4+ years military experience
  

Degree Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Operations Management, or Business Administration are preferred.
• • An Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
    
    
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

ORBIS offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary in a professional atmosphere.

Company DescriptionORBIS is an ISO 9001 certified, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) with over 20 years of major Navy Program experience leading, delivering, and managing professional support services for NAVSEA, the Warfare centers and the Navy industrial enterprise. From our beginnings in the submarine program, we have grown to also support other DOD and Federal Government branches and a number of commercial customers. ORBIS provides capabilities encompassing the full DOD lifecycle of acquisition, program management, delivery, modernization, quality, audits and certification. Our CEO, Guy Mossman, has a long history with the submarine program and before starting ORBIS was the Executive Director for PEO SUBs. Unique for a small business and always part of the company vision, we operate a research and development laboratory in Charleston, SC, focused on Automated Test Equipment and related technologies. We leverage our extensive portfolio of engineering and technical support tasks to provide innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions that exceed the requirements of Government and Commercial customers.Company DescriptionORBIS is an ISO 9001 certified, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) with over 20 years of major Navy Program experience leading, delivering, and managing professional support services for NAVSEA, the Warfare centers and the Navy industrial enterprise. From our beginnings in the submarine program, we have grown to also support other DOD and Federal Government branches and a number of commercial customers. ORBIS provides capabilities encompassing the full DOD lifecycle of acquisition, program management, delivery, modernization, quality, audits and certification. Our CEO, Guy Mossman, has a long history with the submarine program and before starting ORBIS was the Executive Director for PEO SUBs. Unique for a small business and always part of the company vision, we operate a research and development laboratory in Charleston, SC, focused on Automated Test Equipment and related technologies. We leverage our extensive portfolio of engineering and technical support tasks to provide innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions that exceed the requirements of Government and Commercial customers.

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