Line Supervisor - UPF Facility Engineering

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Line Supervisor is a first-level manager providing leadership, technical direction, and oversight to engineers, technical support personnel, and potentially subcontract employees in UPF Facility Engineering. The role maintains safe working conditions and safety awareness, establishes goals, expectations, and priorities, and integrates work across the supervised organization. It leads engineering resources in problem solving and issue resolution to support the Uranium Processing Facility’s operational mission. The supervisor maintains a workload management system so staff are aware of cost, schedule, and technical commitments; advises management on staffing needs; and develops, reviews, or approves budgets, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents. Frequent contact with internal and external customers is required. The role also maintains a lead technical role as a system engineer. As Cognizant System Engineer/Technical Authority for assigned systems, the supervisor coordinates configuration management, assesses system health and performance, and provides overall technical responsibility for plant system operability and maintenance activities. The role works with the Configuration Management program, prepares configuration control and design change packages, evaluates proposed changes and modifications for impacts to approved facility safety authorization bases, and performs troubleshooting and improvement work. It applies systems and equipment expertise to resolve technical issues with other disciplines.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program in the United States, or designated equivalent from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or ABET’s list of substantially equivalent programs.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Willingness to work in a production environment and communicate clearly with hourly employees, technical personnel, and management.
Ability to perform technical assignments requiring originality and independence in applying engineering knowledge and experience.
Ability to review and analyze data and use statistical process control techniques.
Ability to interpret mechanical drawings and dimensional inspection results.
Understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating in a nuclear-regulated environment.
Ability to evaluate and provide feedback on proposed revisions to technical operating procedures, design drawings and requirements, and facility systems, structures, and components.
Ability to make informed decisions and support those decisions to peers and senior management.
Ability to pass the required pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Engineering with over 7 years of manufacturing experience.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight to engineers, technical support personnel, and potentially subcontract employees.
Maintain safe working conditions and safety awareness, and establish organizational goals, expectations, and priorities.
Lead engineering resources in problem solving and issue resolution in support of the UPF operational mission.
Maintain the department workload management system and ensure staff understand cost, schedule, and technical commitments.
Advise management of staffing needs for forecast and emerging workloads.
Develop, review, and/or approve budgets, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents.
Maintain frequent contact with internal and external customers.
Serve as Cognizant System Engineer/Technical Authority for assigned systems, coordinating configuration management and assessing system health and performance.
Provide technical responsibility for plant system operability and maintenance activities, working with the Configuration Management program.
Prepare configuration control and design change packages; evaluate proposed changes and modifications for impacts to approved facility safety authorization bases.
Perform troubleshooting and improvement activities and collaborate with related disciplines to resolve system and equipment issues.