12-Hour Supervisor

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The 12-Hour Supervisor supervises chemical operators and other hourly personnel in chemical processing areas of the Production Division during 12-hour shifts. The supervisor provides leadership in maintaining safety awareness and compliance with Conduct of Operations procedures and fills in for the AA-DD 12 Hour Shift Supervisors when they are unavailable. The role plans, schedules, assigns, directs, and monitors work to meet production quality and schedule requirements. It oversees crews generally consisting of 3–5 employees and occasionally more than 10. The supervisor ensures workers understand applicable requirements and are qualified for assigned work, provides instruction on safe work procedures and equipment, and maintains a presence in operational areas to monitor conditions and equipment status. The supervisor is responsible for safety, security, environmental, criticality, facility safety, quality, and Conduct of Operations requirements; personnel matters; budget performance; communication and problem resolution; and appropriate corrective actions when operational problems arise.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
Thirteen or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy the education and experience requirements.
May require certification or qualification in administrative and technical procedures associated with Conduct of Operations, maintenance, and assigned production processes.
Strong communication skills and ability to work with operations, maintenance, technical, and craft personnel.
Ability to understand and administer the bargaining unit contract.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Must pass pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation; employees may be randomly selected for drug testing.
May be required to enter Material Access Areas and participate in the Human Reliability Program, including successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
May be designated under 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

Nice To Haves

Some technical trade school, college, and/or chemical operations experience.
Prior experience supervising chemical operations personnel.
Strong working knowledge of chemical processing methods, procedures, equipment, and safety awareness of chemical operations and weapons quality requirements.

Responsibilities

Promote safe working conditions and proactively prevent injuries, radiological or beryllium contamination, and other hazardous exposures.
Ensure ISMS, ISSM, and ALARA principles are applied to operations.
Ensure compliance with security and plant-protection regulations and participate in formal safety investigations involving employees.
Plan, schedule, supervise, assign, direct, and monitor the work of chemical operators and other hourly personnel to meet production quality and schedule requirements.
Ensure employees read and understand applicable requirements, orders, procedures, and policies before performing work.
Interpret engineering drawings, instructions, sketches, and specifications to develop work assignments.
Match tasks to employee training, qualifications, skills, and experience and ensure workers are qualified or certified for assigned work.
Instruct employees in the use of safety devices and equipment, recommended work procedures, and special methods and techniques.
Ensure tools and equipment are in proper working condition and necessary materials and supplies are available in a timely manner.
Manage budget performance, including worker productivity and direct and indirect hours.
Handle personnel matters, including interviewing, hiring or making hiring recommendations, evaluating performance, coaching, counseling, rewarding, disciplining, training, and developing staff.
Handle employee complaints and resolve personnel problems.
Ensure approved procedures, environmental regulations, criticality and facility safety requirements, and operating practices comply with Conduct of Operations requirements.
Participate in developing, reviewing, and approving administrative and technical procedures to address safety, health, criticality and facility safety, security, quality, and Conduct of Operations requirements.
Communicate between hourly staff, supervisors and management, and technical support personnel, including identifying and resolving problems.
Maintain floor presence during shift turnover and periodically during the shift, monitor operations, and keep appropriate personnel informed of equipment status and conditions.
Respond promptly to facility problems, direct corrective actions, and ensure they are carried out.