Requisition Id 17396
We are seeking a Reliability and Maintenance Coordinator who will focus on the reliability, availability, maintainability, and safe operation of systems within the Superconducting Linac (SCL) Systems Group at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS).
This position will coordinate maintenance planning, work execution, reliability improvement, operational readiness, and performance monitoring for mission-critical accelerator and support systems. The successful candidate will work closely with system owners, engineers, technicians, operations personnel, planners, safety professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure maintenance activities are effectively planned, safely executed, properly documented, and aligned with facility priorities.
This position resides in the SCL Systems Group in the Accelerator Systems Section, Research Accelerator Division (RAD), Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
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Coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergent maintenance activities for SCL systems and associated support infrastructure.
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Develop, review, and maintain maintenance plans, work packages, procedures, job hazard analyses, permits, pre-job briefings, and other work-control documentation.
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Apply fundamental reliability and maintenance practices to improve equipment availability, system performance, maintainability, and operational readiness.
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Monitor system and equipment performance, maintenance trends, work-order data, recurring failures, and other indicators to identify opportunities for corrective action and reliability improvement.
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Coordinate maintenance schedules and priorities with system owners, operations, engineering, craft personnel, planners, and facility stakeholders.
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Support maintenance readiness for planned outages, system evolutions, startups, shutdowns, cooldowns, warmups, testing, and other complex operational activities, as applicable.
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Lead or support root-cause evaluations, failure reviews, lessons-learned activities, and corrective-action development.
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Ensure maintenance activities are conducted in accordance with applicable procedures, safety requirements, work-control processes, quality expectations, and facility requirements.
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Review work execution and closeout documentation for completeness, accuracy, configuration control, and future maintainability.
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Support development and improvement of preventive-maintenance tasks, inspection requirements, spare-parts strategies, equipment histories, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
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Prepare operational reports, maintenance metrics, status updates, technical documentation, and recommendations for management review.
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Contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives using tools such as Lean, data analysis, process mapping, or other appropriate performance-improvement methods.
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Provide technical and operational leadership to maintenance and reliability activities and promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
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Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.
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A BS degree in engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, maintenance management, operations management, physical science, or a related field, and five or more years of relevant experience in reliability, maintenance, operations, work control, asset management, or a closely related area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Significant experience applying fundamental maintenance and reliability processes in a complex industrial, research, manufacturing, aviation, energy, utilities, defense, or other mission-critical environment.
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Experience developing or reviewing maintenance plans, work packages, procedures, permits, hazard analyses, pre-job briefings, or comparable work-control documentation.
Preferred Qualifications:
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An MS degree in engineering, maintenance management, operations management, aviation maintenance, or a related discipline.
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Experience supporting cryogenic systems, superconducting linear accelerator systems, particle accelerator facilities, large-scale scientific facilities, vacuum systems, industrial utilities, or other complex technical infrastructure.
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Experience with central maintenance planning, work management, computerized maintenance management systems, equipment history, backlog management, or maintenance performance metrics.
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Experience with reliability-centered maintenance, preventive-maintenance optimization, predictive maintenance, failure-mode analysis, root-cause analysis, or corrective-action programs.
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Experience supporting system cooldowns, warmups, pump-downs, startups, shutdowns, commissioning, or other complex operational evolutions.
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Experience leading large or geographically distributed technical, maintenance, operations, or production organizations.
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Experience in military, aviation, Department of Energy, nuclear, research, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environments.
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Experience with maintenance readiness reviews, outage planning, operational risk assessment, or configuration management.
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Demonstrated success improving equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, work execution, safety performance, or operational readiness.
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Professional certification or formal training in reliability engineering, maintenance management, project management, Lean Six Sigma, or a related discipline.
This position may require:
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Periodic work outside standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, or scheduled outages, based on operational needs.
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Completion of required facility, safety, radiation, electrical, cryogenic, and work-control training, as applicable to assigned duties.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
We offer competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain hardworking people! The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience.
Other benefits include the following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, and Employee Discounts. Relocation Assistance is available for certain positions.
If you have difficulty using the online application system or need an accommodation to apply due to a disability, please email: ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov
This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.
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ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.
