Production Support Manager

Job Type: Full-Time, 40 hours.

Location: Newport News, Virginia.

Activity: Advanced manufacturing, maritime industrial base.

Key Responsabilities:

Manage and supervise teams on-site to ensure the assembly and commissioning of machines, including technical support for machine assembly and adjustment
Identify equipment malfunctions and propose assembly improvements
Seek optimal performance of operations by developing a strategy for improving operational productivity and leveraging achieved productivity gains
Organize, plan, direct, and control the activities of your department to ensure that achievements are consistent with internal or external requirements, especially those defined in the IMS
Conduct analyses leading to the resolution of technical, organizational, and planning issues, including identifying and resolving equipment malfunctions and performance optimization
Ensure compliance with safety rules for property and personnal
Regularly update superiors on project status and other activities
Establish, monitor, and enforce budgets
Ensure the maintenance and development of personnel resources in order to meet departmental needs and provide team members with regular feedback and maintain strict confidentiality of all work materials

What you bring:

Extensive mechanical assembly knowledge
Experience performing technical support for machine assembly, including lifting and handling experience, mechanical erection process and order of operations, and solving mechanical assembly related issues
Experience optimizing mechanical assembly processes
Experience with mechanical systems troubleshooting; Experience with mechanical drawing interpretation
Experience with hydraulic schematics and troubleshooting
Fabrication process including order of sequence, welding, fit up/adjustments
Experience with team leadership
Experience with client relations and Safety knowledge including safety equipment
Requires five years of experience as a Mechanical Fitter or similar occupation

What we offer:

APCO Technologies specializes in designing and manufacturing high quality mechanical and electromechanical equipment for space, energy and industry applications.