welder/fitter

quality assurance analyst

electrician

pipefitter

millwright

Vigor, LLC

Scheduling all jobs with manpower per shift, adjusting schedule times for supervisors, foreman, updating & distributing daily report for all crafts and companies to match daily scheduling for all shifts (days, swing & grave).
Rehire employees as per requested from Supervisors via: Staffing requests to the Unions; email; Manning updates; or verbal requests.
Complete all lay-offs (time frame deadline to payroll).
Daily corrections of previous day's time entry/time clocking errors before payroll submits daily payroll (time frame deadline).
Daily Attendance updating in systems (double data entry).
Attendance reporting to HR & Upper Management.
Print out and distribute time sheets for all companies/crafts.
Process New Hires on an as needed basis from pre-employment screening to completion of Orientation.
Assist employees with questions regarding pay check errors, union dues, benefits & miscellaneous issues or concerns.
Process all Pay Code Changes.
Investigate and Process all Pay Shortages/Overages weekly.
Assist Supervisors, Employees, Union Personnel, Upper Management with several miscellaneous reporting and clerical tasks.

I don't find anything hard about my job or what my role is at Central Staffing, since this is Ship Repair Work things can change at a moments notice. When we need to staff a new job that just came in and we have less than 2 hours to do so, I take it as a challenge and try to get that job staffed as soon as I had before in a similiar circumstance.

I really enjoy my job knowing that I am helping my fellow employees out when they stop be Central Staffing when they have questions or need assistance. I have been working in this ship yard for quite sometime and know just about everyone that works here and have the reputations as someone that always gets the job done effeciently and accurately no matter how big or small.

I worked a 3/12 shift, which is long but the 4 day weekends were well worth it. Leads and supervisors on that specific shift were super cool and chill, but largely overworked due to miscommunications and other problems higher up the ladder, including the obvious work politics. Communication between leads and supervisors woth employees was great compared. Always knew what to do and how to do it. Safety was 50/50 the safety guy talked to you like a child and would go straight to your supervisor if he found something wrong, rather than talk to you or try to correct the issue in any way. Leads and supervisors had/have a significantly better grasp on safety and far more knowledgable on how things work than the safety manager. It got pretty cold during winter and hot during summer, but theres heaters and fans provided throughout the bays. Sometimes there are contracters and you could meet some pretty interesting/funny people. Workmates were generally pretty chill and friendly, quite a bit of general workplace benter trading jokes and whatnot. All in all, it was an alright job with decent pay for the workload. I definetly learned a few useful skills i can apply at my current job and in the future. 

My job at Vigor required me to work offsite at a military base and therefore this review is reflective of my role their.

A typical day at work started with production meetings at 0650 to rally supervisors and subcontractors before starting production work.  The emphasis was always on cost/schedule and most importantly achieving our goals safely.  

Most of the day was spent estimating and scheduling change orders.  Once our package was complete and reviewed our proposal would be submitted to the customer to begin negotiations.  My other responsibilities consisted of reporting cost and schedule integrity to both my management team and our customer on a weekly basis.  This would be achieved either by report submittals and/or presentation material.

The most enjoyable part of my job was leading a great group of people who were hard working and dedicated.  They did everything in their power to complete their daily tasks even if it meant staying late.  

The hardest part of my job, other than being in a fast paced and sometimes very tense environment, was watching my team separate after years of working together when our contract ended.

    Typically I would start the day with the morning stretch and flex. Then it was go over any tasks that need to be done and set up a plan of attack. Schedule walk throughs staff work or order supplies/work with sub contractors. I would also check the budget for my work items to ensure employees were chagrining to the correct work items and not over charging my budget, contacting any supervisors that may have incorrectly charged my items. Then I would attend the morning meeting POD (plan of the day). in order to be aware of any happenings around the project as well as share what I would be accomplishing that day. I would then walk the vessel and ensure work areas of mine were clean and kept in safe array. As well as make sure was being completed correctly and on schedule. I then would tackle my hit list for the day meeting with any and all personnel to move my work load along, including working with the scheduling department to make sure I hit key mile stones. Then I would create my plan of the day to submit for the following mornings meeting. Breaks and lunches were antiquate and the vibe in the air was great. I really loved my job as a Ship Superintendent. Vigor is a great company with a lot to offer it's employees. 

The production manager at Vigor is a truly rotten and evil person. This person is cruel and enjoys hurting and embarrassing other people. This person also enjoys keeping you in fear that you could lose your job at any second if they have a personal whim to get rid of you. QC (and everyone below this person on the food chain) pretty much gets treated like garbage by this individual. All of these reasons add up to the fact that Vigor is horribly inefficient because it runs on a culture of authoritarianism and fear, rather than working together to get things done. This negative culture also has the added awful bonus effect of making everyone's first reaction to blame someone else for a mistake or to cover said mistake up as quickly as possible, rather than addressing the disconnect openly and honestly and coming up with a better system of reporting, manufacturing, scheduling, etc. 

Pay is better than other companies, but not consistent across the board or location nor does it keep up to date with current cost of living. Going above and beyond your job title will not ensure you a promotion, but will ensure more responsibilities that will go uncompensated for. Be prepared for some gaslighting and emotional manipulation when you ask to be fairly compensated. There is no clear path to a raise unless you’re in a union. 

As with most modern companies, they try to be “woke” but without the concrete changes to support true change. If it hurts the bottom line, they won’t care about you. It’s business. 

That being said, it’s still not a bad place to work. Just keep your nose down and don’t buy into the workplace family trap. Work your required time and go home to spend time with your family and hobbies. Be aware that it’s like a construction trade. Work is not guaranteed long term. No work when there are no ships, and work can be affected by whichever Presidential administration trade policies. 

Its temporary because of the nature of the Navy.  Security can't really have a union, but needed.  The front gate you need ten minute breaks, its stressful and there is none.  The time I was employed there is brief, so at least pay more. The management is from a county where no woman are in the military. If  your a woman treated horrible.  There's prejudice and preconceived ideas they come to this culture.  My schedule was messed because of this.  I go to work and won't have anyone speak to me.  I'm treated awful.  I hate the way I'm treated.  It's a miserable long shift.  There's backstabbing, gossip,  and clicks. If someone doesn't show up your expected to work 16 hours, which is they don't even care about your welfare on drive home.  They can't understand why there is no loyalty.  When you have mean managers on a power trip.  It's a temporary job at least pay more and treat people fair.  There favoritism big time.  God forbid you don't fit in the shifts click!

I have worked here for several. The company is going through a process of "evolution" and it is being poorly executed. The management group at all levels is implementing "improvements" at too high a rate to keep key priorities in focus. It is a highly metric focussed company but with the metrics focussed on areas that do not progress work and instead, slow it down. Staff is reduced and work load is increased. A focus on compliance but no adherence to or verification of compliance. Most insideous is the depressing culture. Every single person you talk to is burned out and unhappy... Except management whom add work but do not do any themselves. Management truly has no clue and every person in the company feels it. You should not work here if you can avoid it. It does seem like it would be a good place to work but it is highly unorganized and disfunctional. 

High tempo demanding work environment that required dedicated focus to get progress on challenging work tasks on a daily basis. Really learned how to juggle work priorities and make an schedule transparent. Support was very good and the upper management were very fair and willing to go out of their way to help out. Honestly say that the workforce is really trying to produce an excellent product with some limited resources. The hardest part of the job was getting the work integrated with other outside contractors work, minimizing collisions on the job! What I enjoyed the most was working with great young people who wanted to learn and give it their all-out-best effort day in and day out.

I thought the shop was great and functioned well together. The guys I worked with looked out for each other, they were funny, and FULL of knowledge I was never scared to ask questions about how to operate a piece of machinery or equipment. If I didn't have the tool for the job my co-workers had no problem lending theirs to help me. The job itself can get intense at times, as someone who came in with little marine experience, they welcomed me and taught me a lot. The days were long (not mandatory I just liked overtime pay), and the work was intense at times (when we got busy). Pay per hour was lower then I would've liked, but the benefits make up for it. AMAZING medical/dental/vision plan...never seen one as good as that was.

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