Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Plant
Job Title: Plant Shift Superintendent
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Emergency Management (51348688)
Job Specialty: Plant Shift Superintendent
What You'll Do
Duties
Works as a part of a team in the coordination of plant activities from within the Operations Center (OC). Duties include:
- Activation of initial investigations,
- Coordination, management and submission of occurrence reports
- Monitors the condition of facilities
- Utilizes knowledge of in plant operations
- Gather information about occurrences to establish appropriate communication links.
- Other duties associated operations as required by the Department of Energy (DOE).
- Supports the designated Facility Manager with categorization of all occurrences according to DOE orders. Interfaces with DOE Headquarters (HQ) Emergency Operations Center (EOC), DOE Albuquerque Field Office, DOE Amarillo Area Office (AAO) facility representatives, and appropriate contractor management on reportable occurrences.
- Submits reportable occurrence notifications/reports into the DOE Occurrence Reporting and Processing System. Activates/supports the Incident Investigation Team for reportable occurrences or events deemed worthy of formal incident investigation.
- Suspends any operation due to a potential safety concern, Technical Safety Requirements (TSR) violation, or an unresolved safety question.
- Announces emergency notifications via public address or other appropriate system.
- Serve as a Derivative Classifier reviewing documentation created in or forwarded through the Operations Center. Initiates the Pantex Emergency Plan and serves as the EOC Director as needed during an emergency situation.
- Provides centralized 24-hour hazardous shipment information in compliance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 170-178. Initiates Severe Weather/Freeze Protection/Lightning-Static Potential warning and other notifications.
- Ensures that both DOE and plant line management are fully informed of all events that affect the health and safety of plant personnel or public, seriously impact the intended purpose of the plant, or have an adverse effect on the environment.
- Remains cognizant of ongoing craft/maintenance activities that may impact safety and health or requires turnover of facility to maintenance.
- Maintains/provides real-time status of all identified low and moderate hazard facilities to DOE/AAO, Pantex management.
- Accountable for all direct output assigned and for providing direct output support to his/her manager. Responsible for maintaining a thorough knowledge of applicable federal, state, DOE, corporate and plant rules, regulations and plant-wide operating policies and procedures.
- Responsible for application of established personnel and operating policies and programs, including union agreements, employee concerns, discipline processes, and safety, health and security standards. Successfully complete require training classes (Reference DOE Order 426.2), and management.
- Facilitates/supports plant safety initiatives, provides instruction in safety awareness and training while resolving issues/concerns within the organization.
- Ensures worker involvement in work planning, and determination of hazards and control in accordance with Integrated Safety Management (ISM) principals. Respects a worker’s right to stop work when they feel their personal safetyis jeopardized and resolve the concern in a timely manner.
- Attends and/or conducts required safety meetings and training.
During off-shift operating hours, weekends, and holidays, coordinates plant operations/activities on behalf of the General Manager. In the event of an emergency, takes initial mitigating actions, makes inceptive evaluations and assessments, and conducts coordination of communications with offsite organizations as appropriate. Exercise initiative, independent judgment and discretion, accountable for the results of actions taken.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years.
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
- OR PhD.
- OR applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 12 years of completed education and/or relevant experience
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science and 4 years nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)
Preferred Job Requirements
Professional & Technical Competency
- Policy & Procedure Compliance: Demonstrated mastery of Pantex policies, operational procedures, and conduct of operations (COOP). Proven ability to strictly enforce compliance and maintain operational discipline across all shifts.
- Information Security & Systems: Advanced familiarity with both classified and unclassified information systems, ensuring strict adherence to cybersecurity, data handling, and information security protocols.
- Technical Literacy & Equipment Mastery: Deep technical understanding of all relevant plant equipment, control systems, software programs, established procedures, and specialized work techniques necessary to oversee continuous plant operations.
- Administrative & Collaboration Tools: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), electronic mail, Microsoft Teams, and enterprise calendar systems to facilitate seamless reporting and scheduling.
Leadership & Decision-Making
- Independent Judgment & Discretion: Demonstrated ability to perform high-consequence duties while exercising initiative, critical thinking, and decisive independent judgment under general supervision. Proven capability to manage complex, ambiguous situations where work is reviewed primarily for the successful achievement of strategic objectives.
- Emergency Response & Crisis Management: Ability to act as the primary on-site authority during off-hours, coordinating emergency response efforts, liaising with emergency services, and executing established emergency protocols calmly and effectively.
- Operational Decision-Making: Ability to analyze real-time plant data, identify operational deviations, and make timely, safety-oriented decisions regarding equipment shutdowns, start-ups, and process adjustments.
Communication & Collaboration
- Advanced Communication Skills: Exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills. Ability to clearly articulate complex technical information, operational statuses, and safety briefs to diverse audiences, including shift personnel, senior management, and external regulatory bodies.
- Shift Handover & Coordination: Proven capability to lead comprehensive, structured shift briefings and handovers, ensuring the seamless transfer of critical operational information, open maintenance items, and safety alerts between shifts.
- Regulatory & Safety Oversight: Strong working knowledge of Pantex and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations. Commitment to fostering a robust safety culture and ensuring zero-incident operations during the assigned shift.
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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.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex 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 random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. Such terms and conditions of employment include, but are not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Pantex takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans; including disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active-duty wartime, or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.
