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Quonset Point

Weekly Information Bulletin February 29, 2016 Issue 9

Inside Page Safety 2

ECSA News, Earned Hours 3

Health & Wellness, 4

ERM 5 & 6

Visitors 7

Go Red 8

Discovery Filming 9

EBAC, FW 10

Recruiting 11

Job Postings, vRide 12 - 15

Welding Matters 16

HAZCOM 17

Continuous Improvement 18

Tickets 19 & 20 Junkyard Wars 21

Directory (When calling from an outside line, remember to dial 268 and the last four digits of the numbers below)

EMERGENCY 2-2222

Fire Marshal’s Office 2-2446/ 2-2626

Competent Person/ Tank Requests 2-2685

Medical Dispensary 2-2244

Safety 2-2412/ 2-2453/ 2-2221

Industrial Hygiene 2-2243/ 2-2221

Security 2-2410

Van Pool 2-2470

Employee Benefits 2-2279/2-2224

EEO Officer 2-2693

Employee Relations 2-2714/2-2620/2-2711/2-3438

Employment 2-2400

Environment 2-2717

Satellite Office 2-2768

Training 2-2335/ 2-2203/ 2-2425

Workers Compensation 2-2416

Payroll / Timekeeping 2-2646

Process Improvement 2-2765

Fairwater Store 2-2452

Optician (off site) 401-667-7259, Fax 7270

See the WIB On Line

http://www.gdeb.com/qp/communications/#WIB

HOTLINE NUMBERS

ETHICS Groton - 1-860-433-8000 or 1-860-433-1278

Corporate 1-800-433-8442 OMBUDSMAN HOTLINE Groton 1-860-433-8185 Corp 1-800-433-8442 DEFENSE HOTLINE

Washington, DC To Report Fraud, Waste/ Security

1-800-424-9098

February 29, 2016 Weekly Information Bulletin

Still In The

Green.

Keep it up.

That’s 6.

Electric Boat designs, builds, and delivers products in accordance

with contract quality, cost, and schedule requirements.

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

QUONSET FACILITY 2016 RECORDABLE INCIDENCE RATE

RECORDABLE CASES = 29RECORDABLE CASE RATE = 6.8 2016 GOAL = 7.9

2016 RIR YTD 2016 RIR GOAL

The facility is UNDER goal as of 02/13/16

Goal – 7.9

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

QUONSET FACILITY 2016 LOST WORKDAY INCIDENCE RATE

LOST TIME CASES = 10LOST WORK DAY CASE RATE = 2.0 2016 GOAL = 3.1

2016 LWIR YTD 2016 LWIR GOAL

Goal - 3.1

The facility is UNDER goal as of 02/20/16

Weekly Information Bulletin


February 29, 2016

Remember, only active members are entitled to the ECSA benefits



2016 Junior Achievement

of RI - 32nd Achieve-A-

Bowl

Attention all serious and casual bowlers and

friends of Junior Achievement. The 32nd an-

nual bowling event supporting JARI will take

place on two separate weekends at Lang’s

Bowlarama of Cranston RI on March 12,13

& 19,20. Junior Achievement is a non-profit

organization whose mission is to inspire and

prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. JA provides in-

school and after-school programs for students K-12. All bowlers participate

as part of a 5 person team. Bowlers are asked to raise flat donations, no per

pin hassle. Registration fee is $7 per person. All bowlers receive an official

event t-shirt, 2 hours of bowling, and shoe rental. Bowlers should set a goal

of raising $100 in donations. For more information and to receive a bowler

donation envelope please contact either Melissa (Gold) Burns, D924 at 2-

2538 or Blake Laverdiere , D913 at 2-2566. Spots are limited and filling up

quickly.

Incentive-Program PerformanceJanuary – June 2016

“Ahead of the Plan by 45K Hours”

12.1M HoursBaseline Goal

Earned Hours

1,847K Hours Planned Hours1,802K Hours


Health and Wellness

February 29, 2016



United Healthcare On site Representative

New Representative and a New Day

Elizabeth Alwine is our United Healthcare On site Representative at Quonset Point.

Elizabeth is here on Mondays (not Wednesdays) from 7:15 am - 3:15 pm.

The United Healthcare office is located in the QP Medical Dispensary and is adjacent to the Hearing

Testing Booth.

Please note, there will not be any representation on Monday Holidays.

Should employees need assistance later in the week they may call 860-433-6552 and speak with

Elizabeth Alwine or Peggy SanJuan (Tuesday thru Friday) or email

[email protected]. For assistance after hours they may call the number on the

back of their United Healthcare ID card.

Know Your Numbers

Thursdays:

03/March: WF-Side: Bay 4 Breakroom 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

10/March: 60-Side: B60 Dispensary 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

17/March: WF-Side: B2003 Cafeteria 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

24/March: WF-Side: B2003 Cafeteria 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

31/March: 60-Side: B60 Dispensary 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Blood Pressure, Pulse and a Cholesterol screening in just a few

minutes.

Contact Erik Teter at 2-2490 ([email protected]) to set up a Know

Your Numbers: House Call

No CTN - Contact Erik Teter 2-2490 for more information


Expect to feel tension. If you feel pain, you've gone too

far. If you have any medical problems seek medical ad-

February 29, 2016






February 29, 2016



Visit Requests

In an effort to streamline the process for vendors/visitors to access EB Facilities, we have made a

revision to the UVR (Unclassified Visit Request). Specifically, we have restricted the need for a

company to obtain the JCP (Joint Certification Program) number to only those who will be require

access to technical data (FOUO, NNPI, & ITAR), in other words working on or having prolonged

exposure to our product. For visits involving Foreign Nationals or Foreign Owned Companies,

contact Nicole Cavanagh at 2-2381 for additional requirements per SP 6-10.

If you work with Vendors/Visitors, please print out and supply the amended form to your contacts.

The new forms can be found at the QP Security website and in the Supplier page at

www.gdeb.com. Forms currently accepted and in our system will remain valid until their one

year expiration date.

Questions regarding the need to obtain the JCP should be directed to Visitor Control at 22470 or

22467.





February 29, 2016

QP

GOES

RED.




February 29, 2016



Discovery Channel Visited QP for

footage on Virginia Class

Thanks to all those who helped make this happen. Look

for the show to air this Fall.


EBAC News - www.EBAC.us EBAC Excursion Club - Discounted Tickets at Mohegan Sun

Tickets will be left at the Mohegan Sun 'will call' window on the night of the event. Remember, if our

discounted seats are in the upper level, you will not be able to be relocated to the lower level. We

have discounted tickets to these events at Mohegan Sun: - AAC Tournament (women's basketball) from March 4 - March 7. Lower level pkgs are $105 each (for all 10 games).

- Tony Bennett on Friday, April 1 at 8pm. Lower level seats for $63 each.

- Duran Duran on Thursday, April 7 at 7pm. Upper level seats for $67 each.

- Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30pm. Single upper level seat for $64.

- Journey/Santana on Friday, April 15 at 7pm. Upper level seats for $94 each.

- Jason Aldean on Friday, April 29 at 7:30pm. Upper level seats for $83 each.

- Kenny Chesney on Friday, May 13 at 7:30pm. Upper level seats for $99 each.

- Def Leppard/REO/Tesla on Sunday, May 15 at 7pm. Upper level seats for $63 each.

- Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction on June 23 - June 25. See flyer for daily prices.

- 5 Seconds Of Summer on Thursday, June 30 at 7:30pm. Upper level seats for $58 each.

- Josh Groban on Friday, July 29 at 8pm. Upper level seats for $77 each.

- Bryan Adams on Saturday, July 30 at 8pm. Lower level seats for $51 each.

- Halsey on Thursday, August 4 at 7:30pm. Upper level seats for $34 each.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: MOHEGAN SUN DISCOUNT TICKETS PURCHASED THROUGH THE EBAC ARE LEFT AT

THE WILL CALL WINDOW UNDER YOUR NAME. TICKETS CAN NOT BE PICKED UP BY ANYONE OTHER THAN

THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER. You must show a picture ID and your EBAC receipt to pick up your

tickets from will call. Questions 1-860-433-5565

For other club happenings go to the EBAC web page, just a click away. To anyone who wishes to take part in any of the

EBAC activities, if there are any special needs please let the commissioner of that activity know. You can find the latest

commissioner list on the EBAC website http://www.ebac.us under contacts.

February 29, 2016



FAIRWATER STORE News

FAIRWATER STORE - QUONSET POINT, RI We

appreciate your suggestions, please tell us how

we can improve your Fairwater Store!

Canvas Military Belts

Jolly Roger Quonset Point Zip-Up Hoodies

Carhartt Winter Hats & Ballcaps

EB Winter Hats

Now Open www.fairwaterstore.com

OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK! 7am to 4pm - Parking

right in front.

Questions or comments, please call us: 401-268-2452


How to Use the Job Application System for Electric Boat

Effective 12/6/13, Electric Boat launched a job application system. If you have not applied for an

opening since then, you will need to set up a new profile in the system.

To access the system, enter your badge number preceded by the letter “E” (i.e. E012345). If this is

your first time logging on to the system, click on the “Reset my Password” link. An email will be

sent to your gdeb.com email address, or the email address that you have on file with Personnel

Services. If you do not have a gdeb.com email address and did not provide an email address to

Personnel Services, call the Employment Office at 401-268-2400 during regular business hours of

7-4.

There are also kiosks available in the Employment Office for access to and assistant with the new

job application system. All questions should be directed to the Employment Office at 401-268-

2400, Daniel Botelho 401-268-2783.

Please be reminded that all salaried exempt positions require a résumé in or-

der to be considered. If you need assistance, please contact the Employment

Office at 2-2400.

Weather Related Announcements

In the event of weather related facility closings or schedule changes announcements will be made

on stations belonging to the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association. They include:

Television: ABC6/WLNE; Telemondo 50 WRIW-TV; WJAR/NBC10; WPRI/FOX; WHPX;

WPXQ; WLWC.

FM Radio: WCTK; WHJY; WSNE; WWBB; WEEI; WCRI; WADK; WBLQ.

AM Radio: WRIB; WARV; WPMZ; WHJJ; WADK; WNBH; WRNI; WNRI.

Quonset Point closings will also be announced on the Hall Communications group in Connecticut.

These include WICH AM and FM stations WCTY, WNLC, and WKNL.

Or call 401-268-BOAT

Recruiting The EBQP Employment Office is actively recruiting to fill current job openings. Additionally, Em-

ployment Office staff members are performing outreach into local and regional communities to cre-

ate interest in current and future career opportunities at EB.

We are currently planning and preparing for events through out Southeastern New England. If

you are aware of an event that could be a good source for new employees please let Human Re-

sources know. Contact HR @ 2-2768

Career Fair-New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, RI Thursday, March 3 9a-12p Job Fair-WPRI Fox Providence, Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI Thursday, March 3 10a-3p

February 29, 2016

Weekly Information Bulletin February 29, 2016

Job Postings Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet\

Requisi�on ID 2016-8273

Pos�ng Title QP - Construc�on Manager

Post End Date 3/2/2016 11:59:00 PM

Staffing Rep : Full Name: First Last Daniel Botelho


Pos�ng Title QP-Fire Safety Technician

Post End Date 3/2/2016 11:59:00 PM



Pos�ng Title QP - Opera�ons Supervisor - Plate Shop

Post End Date 2/29/2016 11:59:00 PM



Job Postings Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet\

Job Title Nuclear Trade Training Instructor

Number of posi�ons 2

Primary Shi�s 1st shi�

Job Descrip�on

The primary du�es of this posi�on entail instruc�ng the following topics: • Steam Plant Cleanliness and related courses • Grade “A” Cleanliness and related courses • Others as required The employees selected will be responsible for delivering classroom and hands on train-ing ac�vi�es in support of nuclear cleanliness training. They will be required to follow approved lesson plans, perform examina�ons / evalua�ons of student performance and report on student performance. Individuals will also be responsible for upda�ng LMS to ensure the status of training is correctly reflected. Other du�es include development of training packages, building training props, wri�ng and grading wri�en examina�ons. Employee must be willing and able to: • Flex their working shi� to support training needs on all shi�s as needed • Complete instructor training • Take ownership of their training responsibili�es • Pass applicable exams with ≥ 80% • Observe and document work in progress compared to trained work prac�ces The employee may con�nue to volunteer to work over�me with their previous depart-ment, if they choose. The individual may be loaned back to opera�ons during periods where training volume is limited and called back to Training when there are increased training demands or to meet produc�on needs in cases where the employee has a unique qualifica�on.

Requirements

Required: • Trained in Steam Plant and Grade “A” cleanliness • Strong history of procedural compliance. • Comfortable speaking to large groups and be able to maintain control of students • Able to oversee, evaluate and report on student performance

Preferred: • Minimum of 3 years of Steam Plant and / or Grade “A” Cleanliness experience • Prior instruc�ng experience • Proficiency with Microso� Office Suite

To apply To apply: Forward resumes to Dan Botelho in the employment office by the end of the day on 3/22/16. If you have any ques�ons, contact Dan at ext. 2-2783.

This is an internal posting only and will not be listed on the website.


Directions for submitting your profile for any of the listed

positions. 1. Go to www.gdeb.com NOTE: Kiosks are located in the Employment area should you not have access to a computer.

2. Click on our Careers link

3. Click on our Employee Opportunities Search link

4. Click on our Search for open positions link

5. Our Employment Opportunities page will open

NOTE: If you are a current General Dynamics Marine Division employee, click on the link highlighted in yellow at the top of the page

for our internal postings.

6. Search for open positions by title, location, employment type, trade and/or keyword

7. Our Job Search Results page will open with the positions that matched your criteria

8. Click on the Role Title (ex. Engineer) to view the job description for that opening

9. To apply for a job, click on the Submit Profile link located at the bottom of each job description screen. If there are no open-

ings of interest but you would like to submit a profile, you may click on the Submit Your Profile Now link located at the bottom of the

Job Search Results screen.

Only Electric Boat employees are able to apply for the positions listed here. You will be required to log in to apply. Your

username is your badge number with an E. (Example: E123456) You can obtain your password by requesting it

through the forgot/reset password link and entering your @gdeb.com email address. Your home email address may be

on file if you have entered it through employee self service and you may request a password be sent to your home email

if you do not have an @gdeb.com email. If you do not have any email address on file, please contact Human Re-

sources at either (860) 433-3332, (401) 268-2400, or (800) 742-9692 to obtain access.

vRide From Groton -

The 2nd shift van out of Groton, is

short 3 riders.

They pick up at Ext. 93 off 95 .

Cost is $47.00 per week

The Driver is Robie Vought

Contact number is 860-941-5767

February 29, 2016


Welding Matters

Editors Note - Welding Matters is an ongoing feature for the QP WIB to focus on the importance of

welding and offer guidance, tips and suggestions for improving welding at Quonset Point.



February 29, 2016

How to check Preheat and Interpass Temperatures Temperatures shall be measured on the surface of the base material on the side from which weld-ing will be performed. Both the minimum and maximum temperatures shall be checked on both members along the entire length of the intended weld pass, no closer than 1 inch, but no further than 3 inches from the weld joint edge, or toe of the weld if the edge is not visible. (figure I below) For long weldments such as hull butts and frames, measurement of interpass temperature a minimum of 2 ft ahead of the moving welding arc is acceptable. Temperature indicating crayons shall not be applied to the weld metal or the weld groove.

FIGURE I

Locations for Measuring Preheat/Interpass Temperatures


February 29, 2016




February 29, 2016



Innovate, Perform, Succeed.

Continuous Improvement is up to everyone.





February 22, 2016

The Di$count Hub is selling discounted tickets for the upcom-

ing Providence Bruins games on Friday, March 11 at 7:05

p.m vs Hartford Wolfpack, Saturday March 12 at 7:05 p.m. vs

Toronto Marlies, and Sunday, March 13 at 3:05 p.m. vs

Utica Comets at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence.

Ticket cost is $20 and includes a free hot dog and drink, a

$10 off Dick's Sporting Goods coupon, and free thunder

sticks for all group members. All orders will be payroll de-

ducted for all employees who order. (Expense will show up

on your paycheck as a Fairwater store purchase a week or

two after the offer closes.)

TO ORDER: You may call, stop in to HR off shift, or have

your supervisor send an email with all the required infor-

mation to order tickets. You must submit a completed and

signed payroll deduction form along with the name of the

person who will be picking up the tickets at the will call win-

dow before the offer closes for your order to be placed. You

may come before or after your shift or during break times to

drop it off at the front desk of the building 60 HR office

ALL TICKETS WILL BE PICKED UP AT THE WILL CALL

WINDOW LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE DUNKIN DO-

NUTS CENTER THE DAY OF THE EVENT. (A Photo ID will

be required)

You must submit a completed and signed payroll deduc-

tion form along with the name of the person who will be

picking up the tickets at the will call window before the

offer closes for your order to be placed. (Payroll deduc-

tion forms can be printed from this email and are located

at the front desk in the building 60 HR office.)

All ticket sales are final once the offer closes. You will

still be charged for all tickets you order even if you don't

attend the event.

Providence Bruins

Date

# of Tickets

Name of the person picking up the tickets at will call:_________________________________


February 29, 2016



Globetrotters at the Dunk!

The Di$count Hub is selling discounted tickets for

the upcoming Harlem Globetrotters event on Sun-

day March 20 at 2 pm and Saturday March 26 at 2

pm. at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence.

Ticket cost is $26.50 each. All orders will be payroll

deducted for all employees who order. (Expense

will show up on your paycheck as a Fairwater store

purchase a week or two after the offer closes.)

All ticket sales are final once the offer closes. You will still

be charged for all tickets you order even if you don't attend

the event.

TO ORDER: You may call, stop in to HR off shift, or

ask your supervisor/administrator to send an email

with the required payroll deduction form to order

tickets. (Payroll deduction forms can be printed be-

low and are also located at the front desk in the

building 60 HR office.) You must submit a complet-

ed and signed payroll deduction form along with the

name of the person who will be picking up the tick-

ets at the will call window before the offer closes for

your order to be placed. You may come before or

after your shift or during break times to drop it off at

the front desk of the building 60 HR office

ALL TICKETS WILL BE PICKED UP AT THE WILL CALL

WINDOW LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE DUNKIN

DONUTS CENTER THE DAY OF THE EVENT. (A Photo

ID will be required)




2016 JUNKYARD WARS– Quonset Point Teams

D913/957 Team Name: Reapers of the Deep Team Members (Left to Right) Adam Stamatakos , Ricky Barrette, Mike Jacques (Not

pictured is Wes Parker)

D915 Team Name: Buco’s Beep Beeps Team Members (Left to Right)

Katya Edson, Evan Duggan, Dan

Brown, Chris Wiggin and Mike Buco

D972/915 Team Name:

TEAM RAMROD Team Members (Left to Right) Mike Fenton, Chris Doval, Paul

Langlais, Matt Leduc and Matt

Swain (Not pictured is John Mat-

thews, Dept 915

The Teams challenge will be to design, build and

demonstrate a self-propelled vehicle to navigate a 6

x 2 x 2 ft water-filled tank, earning as many points as

possible via three different scoring options.

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