Nov. 5 - 9, 2012 NNS Employee Information Phone Line: 1-877-871-2058 CURRENTS A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding NOV 05 Supply Chain Hosts Students for Shipyard Visit Read on p. 2 Safety Song Voting Will Restart on Monday, Nov. 12 Due to unusual voting irregularities and potential use of an automated voting program, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has decided to restart the 2012 Safety Song Contest. After much research into various voting systems, a new tool to calculate votes and prevent multiple responses per computer will be utilized. NNS hopes that the spirit of this contest has not been deflated and that the song that best represents shipyard safety at NNS will be selected as the winner. The weeklong voting period will begin on Nov. 12 at nns.huntingtoningalls.com/events/safety. Winter 2013 Night School Applications Available Registration for Winter 2013 Night School is underway! The application deadline is Nov. 19. Contact the Night School Office at 688-8608 or visit the Night School Yardnet website for additional information. X72 Shipbuilders at the NetCenter line danced during lunch on Nov. 1 to raise money for Newport News Shipbuilding’s (NNS) 2012-2013 United Way Campaign. “Anyone can donate money to the United Way, but X72 wanted to do something different this year,” said Event Organizer and Line Dance Instructor Sandra Harrell (X72). “I think everyone had fun doing the ‘Wobble’ and sliding to the Cupid Shuffle. We raised money for a good cause and even burned a few calories in the process. X72 plans to make this a yearly tradition. Hopefully next year we can get even more shipbuilders out on the dance floor to raise money for our community.” The deadline for the 2012-2013 United Way Campaign has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 7. NNS is currently at 77 percent of its new money goal of $100,000 for this year’s campaign. Shipbuilders should contact their department’s United Way Coordinator for additional information. Shipbuilders “Wobbled” in the lobby of NetCenter to raise money and awareness for NNS’ United Way Campaign. Photo by Ricky Thompson Shipbuilders “Wobble” to Raise Money for the United Way NNS Leader Receives International Engineering Honor Read on p. 3 Minnesota Posters are Available Read on p. 3
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Supply Chain Hosts Students for Shipyard Visit Read on p. 2
Safety Song Voting Will Restart on Monday, Nov. 12Due to unusual voting irregularities and potential use of an automated voting program, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has decided to restart the 2012 Safety Song Contest. After much research into various voting systems, a new tool to calculate votes and prevent multiple responses per computer will be utilized. NNS hopes that the spirit of this contest has not been deflated and that the song that best represents shipyard safety at NNS will be selected as the winner.
The weeklong voting period will begin on Nov. 12 at nns.huntingtoningalls.com/events/safety.
Winter 2013 Night School Applications AvailableRegistration for Winter 2013 Night School is underway! The application deadline is Nov. 19. Contact the Night School Office at 688-8608 or visit the Night School Yardnet website for additional information.
X72 Shipbuilders at the NetCenter line danced during lunch on Nov. 1 to raise money for Newport News Shipbuilding’s (NNS) 2012-2013 United Way Campaign.
“Anyone can donate money to the United Way, but X72 wanted to do something different this year,” said Event Organizer and Line Dance Instructor Sandra Harrell (X72). “I think everyone had fun doing the ‘Wobble’ and sliding to the Cupid Shuffle. We raised money for a good cause and even burned a few calories in the process. X72 plans to make this a yearly tradition. Hopefully next year we can get even more shipbuilders out on the dance floor to raise money for our community.”
The deadline for the 2012-2013 United Way Campaign has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 7. NNS is currently at 77 percent of its new money goal of $100,000 for this year’s campaign. Shipbuilders should contact their department’s United Way Coordinator for additional information.
Shipbuilders “Wobbled” in the lobby of NetCenter to raise money and awareness for NNS’ United Way Campaign. Photo by Ricky Thompson
Shipbuilders “Wobble” to Raise Money for the United Way
NNS Leader Receives International Engineering Honor Read on p. 3
Minnesota Posters are Available Read on p. 3
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Congratulations NNS Shipbuilders on Christening MinnesotaHave you seen the billboard on Interstate 664 North congratulating Newport News shipbuilders on the christening of Minnesota (SSN 783). The billboard will stay up throughout the month of November. To learn more about Minnesota or other Virginia-class submarines, visit nns.huntingtoningalls.com/Minnesota.
On Oct. 18, students from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy visited Newport News Shipbuilding’s (NNS) Supply Chain Management (SCM) division. The Eisenhower School prepares selected military officers and civilians for strategic leadership and success in developing U.S. national security strategy and in evaluating, marshalling, and managing resources in the execution of that strategy.
The purpose of the visit was to give students a look at the supply chain for a prime contractor in the shipbuilding industry. Brian Fields, vice president of SCM, provided the students with a summary of NNS’ supply chain processes including how NNS applies technology to integrate design, material, and build strategy. Each SCM functional director also
Supply Chain Hosts Students for Shipyard Visit
spoke in more depth to their respective areas of responsibility. Following the presentations, students were taken on a windshield tour of the shipyard and a demonstration of the Rapidly Operational Virtual Reality (ROVR).
SCM received great feedback from the visit. One student commented, “The tour was fantastic, very educational and a perspective that can’t be achieved in the classroom.” The SCM division acknowledges the importance of hosting guests interested in the shipbuilding industry and looks forward to continued visits in the future.
Sammy Vreeland, director of Manufacturing, gives students from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy a demonstration of NNS’ Rapidly Operational Virtual Reality. Photo by John Whalen
More than 16,000 pounds of waste was collected at Newport News Shipbuilding’s (NNS) Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD) on Sept. 29. The event, sponsored by NNS’ Environmental Engineering team, permitted NNS employees to dispose of hazardous wastes such as oils, paints, thinners, fuels, anti-freeze, lawn and garden, cleaning products, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and propane tanks, at no cost to the employee.
Following the event, NNS’ hazardous waste vendor, Clean Harbors, packaged and removed the waste. Employee feedback on the event was very positive with the recurring suggestion of “Offer this again!” Plans are currently being made to hold another HHWD next year.
NNS’ HHWD Numbers Have Arrived
Members of NNS’ Environmental Engineering team sort wastes into the appropriate disposal streams during HHWD. Photo by Dar Deerfield Mook
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Building Relationships EarlyNewport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Talent Acquisition attended several university fall semester career fair recruitment events in nine states during the months of September and October. NNS recruiters, along with shipbuilders who are alumni from the schools visited, were on-site to provide information on summer internships and full-time career openings with NNS.
“As a company, it is critical we establish a solid relationship with these universities and most importantly their students,” said Marti Kuhns, manager of Human Resources Talent Acquisition. “Our goal is to hire the best of the best for our summer internships and our entry-level business, IT, and engineering positions.”
NNS and Huntington Ingalls Industries will begin accepting applications for the 2013 summer internship program on Nov. 26. For info, visit www.huntingtoningalls.com/careers/internship.
Photo (L to R): Ryan Somero (E46), Amarita Kim (O20), and Mark Vance (E26) speak with a student at the Virginia Tech career fair event on Sept. 20.
Minnesota Posters are AvailablePosters celebrating the christening of Minnesota are available for shipbuilders outside of the Communications Office on the first floor of Bldg. 520.
Newport News Shipbuilding’s Hourly Leadership Development Program invites all participants to join in the 2012 Holiday Sponsorship Program. The program matches families in need with sponsors during the Thanksgiving holiday. Participants who would like to contribute should bring all non-perishable food donations to the Night School Office in The Apprentice School Annex Trailer or to the lobby in Bldg. 907 before or after normal working hours Nov. 12-14. For additional information, contact the Night School Office at 688-8608 or Nancy Hill (E49) at 688-7575.
Hourly LDP Invites You to Join In and “Make a Difference”
NOTICES
Steam Heat Start-Up UnderwayDue to the unusually cold weather, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has begun to turn on the steam heat to buildings. The process began Oct. 31 and will be complete by Nov. 9. As a reminder, it is against NNS policy to use non-NNS authorized space heaters/fans in the shipyard. To request an authorized space heater/fan, submit a Facilities Service Request to Plant Engineering/Technical Services (O41). For special heating needs, call the Facilities Service Desk at 688-9888. For other energy or utility related issues, contact Ken Allmon (O46) at 688-8793.
New Direct Deposit OptionEffective Nov. 1, 2012, a direct deposit option will be available for salaried employees on an approved short-term disability claim. The Leave of Absence (LOA) staff will provide employees with the necessary form when they call to request a leave. Salaried employees currently on short-term disability will be contacted directly by Unum, our disability administrator. If you have questions, contact the LOA staff at 688-3800.
Need Extra Holiday Cash? ... Submit an OFISubmit an Opportunity for Improvement (OFI) Nov. 1-30 for a chance to win $500. Ten names will be drawn from a pool of employees who submitted valid OFIs during the promotional period. Contact the OFI Program Office at 380-2428 for additional information.
The American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) has selected Jennifer Boykin, vice president of Engineering and Design, as the 2012 Engineering Manager of the Year. The award is presented to an engineering manager who contributes to the advancement of engineering management by way of personal achievement, leadership, professional integrity or service to the profession and the public.
NNS Leader Receives International Engineering Honor
“I work with some of the greatest engineering managers in the world, so I am very humbled by this award,” said Boykin.
ASEM is a professional organization for engineering managers worldwide. Members include academics, industrial engineers and engineering management professionals from a variety of high-technology industries.
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