Description
Vessel assembly supervisors coordinate the employees involved in boat and ship manufacturing and schedule their activities. They prepare production reports and recommend measures to reduce the cost and improve productivity. Vessel assembly supervisors train employees in company policies, job duties and safety measures. They check compliance with applied working procedures and engineering. Vessel assembly supervisors oversee the supplies and communicate with other departments to avoid unnecessary interruptions of the production process.
Duties
Here are some of the duties of a vessel assembly supervisor:
- Coordinating the employees involved in boat and ship manufacturing and scheduling their activities
- Overseeing the assembly of vessels and ensuring that the manufacturing process remains smooth and efficient by organizing workflows and monitoring staff
- Directing, training, and assisting lower-level manufacturing and production workers
- Preparing production reports and compiling production records
- Ensuring that all equipment is functioning properly and preparing work schedules
- Conducting reviews for personnel performance and evaluating employee performance
- Conferring with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances
- Advising others on ways to improve processes or products.
Other titles
The following job titles also refer to vessel assembly supervisor:
boat assembly safety supervisor
vessel engineering compliance supervisor
boat engineering compliance supervisor
vessel assembly safety supervisor
ship assembly supervisor
ship engineering compliance supervisor
vessel assembly quality supervisor
boat assembly quality inspector
ship assembly quality supervisor
boat assembly supervisor
boat quality compliance supervisor
boat assembly quality supervisor
ship quality compliance supervisor
ship assembly safety supervisor
vessel quality compliance supervisor
Working conditions
Vessel assembly supervisors work primarily in shipyards or manufacturing facilities where vessels are constructed. The work environment can be dynamic and fast-paced, involving exposure to noise, dust, and varying weather conditions, especially if the assembly takes place outdoors. They may need to wear personal protective equipment, such as helmets, safety glasses, and steel-toed boots, to ensure safety on the worksite. The role may require occasional travel to attend meetings, inspections, or training sessions.
Minimum qualifications
The educational requirements for a vessel assembly supervisor may vary depending on the employer and the complexity of the vessels being assembled. Typically, a high school diploma or equivalent is required, and some employers may prefer candidates with additional technical or vocational training in marine engineering, shipbuilding, or a related field. Previous experience in vessel assembly or a similar manufacturing environment is essential, with a demonstrated track record of leadership and supervision. Strong knowledge of vessel construction techniques, assembly processes, and quality control procedures is necessary. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills are crucial for effectively managing the assembly team and coordinating with other departments. Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation is also important.
ISCO skill level
ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:
- the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
- the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
- the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.
Vessel assembly supervisor is a Skill level 3 occupation.
Vessel assembly supervisor career path
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These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to vessel assembly supervisor.
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Long term prospects
These occupations require some skills and knowledge of vessel assembly supervisor. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of vessel assembly supervisor with a significant experience and/or extensive training.
wood factory manager
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chemical plant manager
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Essential knowledge and skills
Essential knowledge
This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of vessel assembly supervisor.
- Electromechanics: The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement or devices that create electricity by mechanical movement.
- Mechanics of vessels: The mechanics involved in boats and ships. Understand the technicalities and participate in discussions over related topics in order to solve problems related to the mechanics.
- Mechanics: Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Essential skills and competences
These skills are necessary for the role of vessel assembly supervisor.
- Create solutions to problems: Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
- Oversee production requirements: Oversee production processes and prepare all the resources needed to maintain an efficient and continuous flow of production.
- Provide department schedule for staff: Lead staff members through breaks and lunches, schedule work adhere to labour hours allocated to the department.
- Manage health and safety standards: Oversee all personnel and processes to comply with health, safety and hygiene standards. Communicate and support alignment of these requirements with the company’s health and safety programmes.
- Wear appropriate protective gear: Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
- Read standard blueprints: Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.
- Evaluate employees work: Evaluate the need for labour for the work ahead. Evaluate the performance of the team of workers and inform superiors. Encourage and support the employees in learning, teach them techniques and check the application to ensure product quality and labour productivity.
- Analyse the need for technical resources: Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.
- Supervise staff: Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.
- Ensure vessel compliance with regulations: Inspect vessels, vessel components, and equipment; ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
- Supervise work: Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of subordinate personnel.
- Keep records of work progress: Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
- Coordinate communication within a team: Collect contact info for all team members and decide on modes of communication.
- Report on production results: Report on production to the hierarchy. Mention a specified set of parameters, such as amount produced and timing, and any issues or unexpected occurrences.
- Train employees: Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.
- Liaise with managers: Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
Optional knowledge and skills
Optional knowledge
This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of vessel assembly supervisor. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.
- Defense system: The various weapons and weapon systems used to protect citizens and to harm or shield incoming enemies and enemy weapons.
Optional skills and competences
These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of vessel assembly supervisor. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.
- Monitor manufacturing quality standards: Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.
- Oversee logistics of finished products: Ensure that the processes of packing, storage and shipment of finished products meet the requirements.
- Tend CNC milling machine: Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
- Tend CNC metal punch press: Monitor and operate a computer numerical controlled (CNC) metal punch press according to regulations.
- Oversee quality control: Monitor and assure the quality of the provided goods or services by overseeing that all the factors of the production meet quality requirements. Supervise product inspection and testing.
- Identify hazards in the workplace: Perform safety audits and inspections on workplaces and workplace equipment. Ensure that they meet safety regulations and identify hazards and risks.
- Recruit personnel: Carry out assessment and recruitment of personnel for the production.
- Ensure quality of final product: Ensure that finished products meet or exceed company specifications.
- Tend CNC grinding machine: Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) grinding machine designed for manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
- Use CAM software: Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.
- Procure mechanical machinery: Procure adequate machinery. Research the market to find the best machinery, staying within budget limits, and negotiate the purchase. Maintain records.
- Tend CNC drilling machine: Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) drilling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
- Integrate new products in manufacturing: Assist with the integration of new systems, products, methods, and components in the production line. Ensure that production workers are properly trained and follow the new requirements.
- Provide advice to technicians: Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.
- Liaise with quality assurance: Work closely with the relevant quality assurance or grading party involved.
- Schedule regular machine maintenance: Schedule and perform regular maintenance, cleaning, and repairs of all equipment. Order necessary machine parts and upgrade equipment when necessary to ensure optimal performance.
- Tend CNC laser cutting machine: Monitor and operate a computer numerical controlled (CNC) laser cutting machine according to regulations.
- Program a CNC controller: Set up the desired product design in the CNC controller of the CNC machine for product manufacturing.
- Tend computer numerical control lathe machine: Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathe and turn machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
- Check material resources: Verify that all requested resources are delivered and in good working order. Notify the appropriate person or people of any problems related to technical and material resources.
- Analyse production processes for improvement: Analyse production processes leading toward improvement. Analyse in order to reduce production losses and overall manufacturing costs.
ISCO group and title
3122 – Manufacturing supervisors
References
- Vessel assembly supervisor – ESCO
- Vessel Assembly Supervisor – Job Details | Prerequisite network
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