Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: ORMC Work Control Manager
Career Level: Manager
Job Specialty: General Quality
What You'll Do
- Responsible for the successful support of nuclear and non-nuclear Y-12 missions in regard to the delivery of calibration activities.
- Responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, status reporting, and escalation of calibration priority and scheduled work activities.
- Responsible for providing direction on organizational goals and procedures for work control process of calibrated assets for the Y-12 site.
- Drives department implementation of Integrated Safety Management (ISMS) principles, Conduct of Operations requirements, Nuclear Criticality Safety, and other key plant programs into department-level procedure and practice.
- Ensure direct reports perform meetings and field walkdowns with customers and all applicable support organizations to accurately identify scopes, analyze hazards, estimate resource/material needs, and prepare technically accurate work control documents that deliver quality results and mitigate safety risks to personnel.
- Analyze and optimize calibration work schedules to improve efficiencies and equipment availability for Operations use, and establish methods for maximum utilization of resources.
- Assist in the development of priorities based on guidance from Production Operations, System Health, Projects, BOP Managers, and the Command Center.
- Report regularly upon planning and execution barriers encountered and will be responsible for developing/managing resolutions to overcome those barriers.
- Managing order and movement of materials, tools, and standards, follow-on actions for non-conforming assets, vendor calibration coordination, regular production demand forecasting, and inventory management of consumable standards.
- Assist in the development of department-level and site-level procedures implementing new/revised guidelines from key plant programs, as well as developed/improved manners of business that enhance efficient workflow. Participate in assessments to ensure requirements and regulations are properly adhered to.
- Handle all personnel matters associated with direct reports. Conduct/participate in interviews; hire or make hiring recommendations; establish goals and expectations; provide guidance on priorities; conduct personnel performance reviews and provide on-the-spot feedback; coach, counsel, reward, and discipline employees, as appropriate. Handle employee complaints and resolves personnel problems.
- Manage the performance of direct reports per organizational metrics analysis and backlog management to ensure continuous improvement within the group.
- Responsible for annual salary planning, promotion/adjustment recommendations, and award program solicitations/nominations (e.g. SRA, SOE, DP awards, Good Catch, etc.)
- Manage and mentor employees through direct and personal interaction, fostering a positive culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Develop career paths and training programs to enhance employee skills and job satisfaction.
- Ensure personnel are trained and qualified to perform assigned responsibilities for high hazard nuclear conditions.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
- OR 15 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., High School diploma and 3 years nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
Preferred Job Requirements
- Must possess outstanding people skills with the ability to energize, organize, coordinate, and lead the team assigned to the ORMC Work Control group.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks at once, have good organizational skills, strong verbal and written communication skills, sound decision-making skills, and the ability to interface effectively with all levels of management.
- Must be self-motivated and willing to take ownership of responsibilities.
- Current or previous supervisory experience
- Management skills to include technical oversight, effe.ctive planning and organizing, communication, interpersonal, fiscal responsibility, schedule compliance and an in-depth understanding of nuclear work control process and procedures.
- Work experience with DOE and/or NNSA Orders and practices.
- Experience in Work Control and/or Integration.
- Experience in Industrial Engineering, logistics, and/or lean manufacturing.
- Strong grasp of issues related to performing work in production areas to strengthen the interface between Metrology, Production Operations, and System Health.
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
