Maintenance Manager, Nuclear Fuel Facility

X-energy • Oak Ridge, TN

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the maintenance team to install, maintain, and upgrade equipment in support of fuel production on time and on budget according to prescribed specifications while meeting expectations for quality, efficiency, waste, and safety. The role directs and leads maintenance efforts for technical improvements, process development, continuous improvement, maintenance planning, and maintenance staffing. The role also coordinates projects and maintenance schedules with other organizational leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical field is required.
• Typically, seven- ten plus years of experience in manufacturing or production in nuclear or other highly regulated industry, such as chemical or pharmaceutical, with at least five years in a supervisory or leadership role directing a high performance, manufacturing team with measurable results and improvements.
• At least four years of work experience in the nuclear industry is required.
• Five years’ experience in the supervision of maintenance staff and workload while maximizing plant efficiency.
• Experience with plant engineering team leadership & development with a high level of mechanical, electrical, or technical aptitude.
• Experience with technical contract management is required (specification, bid, review, recommendation/award, submittal review, change management, contract closeout).
• Strong understanding of maintenance programs, production processes, quality control standards, and manufacturing safety protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with plant or process start-up, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee directly, and through a group of leaders, the daily activities of the maintenance team, including spares inventory, preventive maintenance, work orders, and continuity planning.
• Communicate, disseminate, and model overall plant safety culture to maintenance program.
• Supervise team members which may include tracking of time and attendance, scheduling, associate counseling, discipline, setting goals, evaluating work performance, and assisting in skill development.
• Develop effective organizational planning, goal setting, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Use process improvement and direct engagement to enhance the skills and abilities of team members.
• Foster high morale and teamwork by supporting the activities of subordinates through daily interaction and one on one contact.
• Create preventative & predictive maintenance program requirements to maximize equipment reliability through TPM programs with improved system optimization and automation.
• Identify, develop, and implement capital projects that meet equipment and infrastructure needs for short term and long-term plant objectives aligned with our businesses, while leveraging contractor expertise as needed.
• Drive problem solving through all levels of the site organization.
• Determine optimal solutions for complex problems down to the root cause level that leads to the initiation, approval, and execution of projects that improve safety, service, quality, and costs.
• Support the classification of plant equipment for developing an asset management strategy.
• Ensure proper integration of maintenance into each plant system.
• Oversee the development of systems to perform maintenance or to monitor systems using sensors and other highly technical automated solutions.
• Identify technical risks.
• Develop, implement and manage appropriate risk mitigation strategies in a timely manner.
• Work closely with production planning and scheduling as well as engineering and research and development to manage spare parts inventory for efficiency, cost savings, and availability focusing on zero machine downtime.
• Design and implement strategies, department procedures, and people utilization with an end goal of improving efficiency, productivity, delivery and performance.
• Build systems to maintain department quality and operation.
• Quantify and analyze individual performance, equipment utilization, product quality, people utilization, inventory management, facility setup, efficiency and operating expenses for assigned areas.
• Assess skill training and department capability and implement advancement plans through training and/or capital investment.
• Track and report KPIs to senior management.
• Create operating budgets and capital budgets in conjunction with other leadership team members.
• Manage department expense budget.
• Develop short and long-term cost containment/reduction strategies.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees