MFC Maintenance Department Manager

Idaho National Laboratory•Idaho Falls, ID
•$107,844 - $274,980•Onsite

About The Position

The MFC Maintenance Department Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for maintenance activities conducted in nuclear, radiological and non-nuclear facilities at MFC. Responsible for leading a department of 150 employees consisting of general foreman, foreman, staff, and all craft disciplines. Responsible for driving proactive improvements within the maintenance department to support the MFC mission more efficiently, effectively, and with high quality results. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) with every Friday off.

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree or combination of education/experience meeting DOE Order 426 and 4 years relevant experience. 8 to 10+ years of professional experience in maintenance type organization with 2 years leadership experience will be considered.
  • Must have demonstrated experience managing and overseeing a maintenance organization implemented under DOE O331.C.
  • Must have personnel management to include recruiting, developing, rewarding, and personnel management
  • Must have technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, applicable codes and standards, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance programs.
  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DOE “L” clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • Administrative experience with non-represented and represented employees is preferred.
  • Must have demonstrated experience managing and overseeing a maintenance organization implemented under DOE O331.c
  • Must have personnel management experience with hiring, developing, rewarding and managing performance.
  • Administrative experience with non-represented and represented employees is preferred.
  • Must have a technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, applicable codes and standards, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance programs.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure maintenance activities are performed safely and efficiently to achieve research outcomes and milestone commitments
  • Lead efforts to ensure general foreman and foreman are implementing the five functions of the management model; organizing, planning, staffing, leading, assessing/improving
  • Foster continuous improvement and ensure human performance improvement (HPI) tools and processes are embedded throughout all maintenance work activities
  • Responsible for providing leadership and direction in the implementation of the Predictive Maintenance program as developed by the Reliability Engineering Program Lead
  • Provide leadership and direction in developing a human capital management plan and manage assigned staff and resources to maximize performance in the execution of maintenance and deliver quality products and services in support of achieving the department goals and objectives
  • Responsible for building multi-disciplinary teams with shared goals, accountability and ownership for the INL/MFC mission and foster a culture consistent with the INL mission
  • Strategically influence INL maintenance program through participation in the Senior Maintenance Managers Committee
  • Responsible to develop working relationships with union representatives, understand collective bargaining unit agreements, and participate in union contract negotiations when scheduled
  • Responsible for leading efforts in systematically updated work control documents as part of the Asset Suite upgrade
  • Responsible for reviewing division maintenance activities as planned in the Integrated Resource Planning Tool (IRPT) ensure scope has been identified appropriately and resources are available to support work
  • Responsible for maintenance budget.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions)
  • Paid time off (personal leave)
  • Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
  • Comprehensive Relocation Package
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