Manager, Critical Lift (Starship)

• →Manage a team of technicians and supervisors who specialize in heavy crane lifting and rigging operations
• →Lead by setting an example, taking feedback from all levels of the organization, and motivating your organization to achieve the highest level of results
• →Monitor and improve operations, ensuring a safe work environment – with a goal of zero OSHA recordables
• →Conduct regular safety walks, address safety issues, and promote safety policies
• →Create and implement critical lift plans
• →Manage fleet of owned and rented crane and rigging assets
• →Build strong working relationships with cross-functional and upstream partners to ensure effective and efficient team operations
• →Follow applicable DOT, local, state, and federal safety requirements; environmental and system principles
• →Assess employee performance; provide positive and constructive feedback; provide conflict resolution; complete annual performance review process; address performance issues with corrective actions in performance improvement plans or through disciplinary actions
• →Learn and apply qualitative and quantitative methods to measure team effectiveness and performance
• →Identify process improvement and modifications to develop strategies, increase efficiency, and improve upon existing company objectives
• →Analyze logistics problems and produce new solutions to aid in faster, leaner processing of flight hardware and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• →Lead cost saving opportunities, identifying internal/external cost reductions and optimization opportunities
• →Lead Industrial Standards Audits for lifting operations
• →Ensure all processes are followed and remain compliant
• →Ensure employees have requisite training and remain proficient in their compliance work
• →Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
• →Above all, remain dependable which means being unfazed by ambiguity or major changes in strategic direction 

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