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US Joiner Company Profile

On December 26, 2003, Gatewick Enterprises, Inc., a woman owned business, purchased certain assets from Hopeman Brothers Marine Interiors LLC. Included in that purchase were the assets necessary to execute the LPD Program at Northrop Grumman’s Avondale and Ingalls Shipyards, as well as those necessary to execute the BP and T-AKE contracts at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. Those assets were organized into US Joiner LLC.

Jayne J. Rathburn is the President of Gatewick Enterprises and CEO of its wholly owned subsidiary, US Joiner.

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US Joiner Organization                           

Chief Executive Officer
President
V.P. & Chief Financial Officer
V.P. Gulf Coast Operations
V.P. West Coast Operations
V.P. Business Systems
Director of Materials
Quality/Safety Manager
Glen Hinkle
Human Resources Manager
Donna Betz
IT Manager
Controller
Program Managers
 
 
 
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Health and Safety

Employee safety is important at US Joiner. We are committed to a safe workplace for all, through our behavior, environment and processes. All associates receive safety orientation and safety topics are reinforced by supervisors and fellow team members.

Training

We are committed to ensuring all employees are properly trained for their jobs. We will make training available to those seeking new skills for their betterment and advancement within the organization. US Joiner encourages continuous learning by all associates and offers a tuition reimbursement program to assist with accredited school expenses.

Service After The Sale

US Joiner is dedicated to helping the customer update, upgrade or replace joiner products or systems. Engineering and purchasing records are retained in the Virginia office making it possible to closely match existing color schemes for furniture, bulkheads, and ceilings, etc. Contact US Joiner for information.

Quality

US Joiner ensures that the products and services required by our customers specifications are provided on every job. Our commitment to Quality is achieved by our associates and our participation in the industry’s most current perspective on Quality. We believe continuous improvement will keep us at the forefront of the industry.

US Joiner believes that quality is a never ending journey in search of operational excellence. We also believe that the right approach to quality will reduce defects and rework, and actually result in a better product at a lower price.

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Quality Programs

Experience

Program Management and Engineering Staff

The program management team facilitates communication and coordination between the various stakeholders in a project. The stakeholders are both internal and external to US Joiner. They include, but are not limited to: customer purchasing/contracts departments, customer engineering, regulatory bodies, USJ engineering, estimating, materials, yard installation and accounting.

The engineering and estimating staff is equipped with the latest in computerized drafting equipment including 3-D modeling capabilities. The staff has a thorough knowledge of the requirements for the US Navy as well as SOLAS, U.S.C.G., Lloyds, UK Marine Safety Agency and other Flag Administration Regulations as they apply to the public spaces and accommodation areas of passenger carrying vessels.

Program Management , Engineering
And Estimating Staff

     We have more than 225 years

     experience in marine accommodation

     design in our program management,

     design, engineering and estimating

     departments.

Materials Team

The materials team includes a director, a sub-contract administrator and buyers with more than 72 years experience managing Navy, Offshore, Commercial, and Government contracts world wide.

Areas of Expertise

Production Team

One of the major benefits customers experience when working with US Joiner is the professionalism and experience of the onsite superintendent and core supervision. USJ has very experienced managers in the field to support the customer, providing solutions to the most challenging tasks.

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Our Shipyard Site Superintendents,

Hull Managers,

Area Supervisors and

Warehouse Managers have over

450 years of Experience.

 

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