• Job Description

  Req#: 357080

  
  

  
  

  Job title	Helper – Labor Shop
  Direct Reports	None
  Reports to	Foreman / Assistant Foreman / Leadperson

  Job purpose

  
  

  Works in the labor department and assigned to other departments to assist with other labor and helper requirements. As well as, supplement manpower assistance to complete assigned tasks. Carries out other duties as assigned by the Shop Foreperson for the following shops;

  
  

  • Labor Shop

  
  

  Duties and responsibilities

  (Duties and responsibilities, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.)

  1. Works under the direction of department supervisor or group leader and receives job training from department supervisor.
  2. Performs assigned helper jobs such as vessel jobs such as clean up, Climbs in and out of tanks for cleaning purposes, or if qualified fire watch for hot work being performed by tradesmen, pick up unused equipment and hoses, welding leads, etc., upon completion of jobs.
  3. When a regular vacancy occurs in higher labor/helper grades, supervisors may draw from employees in the labor/helper pool who have shown adaptability to their work and successful job performance.

  1. May be assigned to any unskilled job at the shipyard.

  Competencies

  
  

  1. Technical Capacity.
  2. Communication Proficiency.
  3. Problem Solving/Analysis.
  4. Initiative.
  5. Results Driven.
  6. Thoroughness.

  
  

  Work Environment

  Work is regularly performed in outside weather conditions, including rain and extreme heat, near moving mechanical parts and includes occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and to vibration.

• About the company

  Lyon Shipyard, Inc. proudly serves as a full service ship repair facility with over 80 years of continuous service to the U.S. Navy and Maritime Industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Located only minutes from downtown Norfolk, Lyon Shipyard is readily a...

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