Nuclear/High Hazard Operations Supervisor

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Front Line Supervisor plans, schedules, and directly supervises hourly personnel assigned to their work crew. The role is responsible for production quantities, product quality, personnel safety, procedural adherence, and security protocol adherence within the assigned area. The supervisor maintains worker training and qualifications, assigns tasks according to skills and qualifications, ensures compliance with union contracts and craft jurisdictions, and maintains safe, organized work conditions. The supervisor obtains work-start authorization for daily operations, executes work within cost and schedule agreements, conducts crew and pre-job briefs, monitors timekeeping and absences, and maintains records. The role also handles personnel matters, including hiring recommendations, performance evaluations, coaching, counseling, rewards, discipline, employee complaints, and personnel problems. Additional duties include arranging material transfers between production facilities and ensuring material clocking is completed during processing. The supervisor is accountable to the Production Support Manager for Production division deliverables and employee safety, and to assigned crews for training, coordination, involvement, issue resolution, and communication. The role is authorized to manage Production craft workers, resolve cost, schedule, or resource conflicts within its span of control, represent the Production Division in Labor Relations interactions, and represent workers in developing procedures and operating protocols that affect work conditions and performance. The position is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance. The position may involve entry into Material Access Areas and participation in the Human Reliability Program, including successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. Candidates accepting an offer must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation; employees may also be subject to random drug testing. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; 13 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered in place of the stated education and experience requirements.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, subject to the stated substitution for education and experience.
Three years of relevant job experience in hazardous or chemical material processing operations in a disciplined facility production environment.
Minimum one year of relevant experience in low-level radioactive waste handling and hazardous/radioactive waste processing.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
Ability to pass required pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Ability to complete a DOE counterintelligence evaluation if required for the position; it may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
Ability to administer the bargaining unit contract.
Demonstrated analytical ability and ability to communicate in writing and through interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership skills and ability to establish effective working relationships with senior managers, peers, and other team members.
Demonstrated decision-making, oral and written communication, and basic computer skills.
Accountability, initiative, self-motivation, and proven success meeting objectives through teamwork.
Ability to adapt to and accept or manage change.
Strong ethical character and ability to work effectively and productively in high-stress environments.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisor or relief supervisor experience.
Skill in developing innovative measures to promote efficiency and achieve economies while ensuring requirements are reasonable and compliant.
Experience with SAP Manufacturing Execution.
Willingness to work overtime.
Experience working in a foundry environment.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and directly supervise the work of hourly personnel assigned to the crew.
Achieve production quantity, product quality, personnel safety, procedural adherence, and security protocol goals within the assigned area.
Set performance expectations and monitor employee productivity.
Maintain worker training and qualifications, and match work assignments to employees' skills, experience, and qualifications.
Instruct employees in safety controls, equipment, processes, and special fabrication methods and techniques.
Ensure employees have the knowledge, experience, skills, training, and qualifications to perform assigned functions.
Ensure work assignments comply with union contracts and craft jurisdictions.
Maintain safe work conditions, housekeeping, and organization of workplace tools and materials.
Prevent injuries, contamination, and other hazardous exposures to the workforce.
Obtain work-start authorization for daily operations and ensure compliance requirements are met.
Execute work within required cost and schedule agreements.
Conduct crew and pre-job briefs; monitor timekeeping and accountable absences; maintain records; and document activities and events.
Handle personnel matters, including administering the bargaining unit contract; interviewing, hiring, or making hiring recommendations; evaluating performance; coaching, counseling, rewarding, and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and personnel problems.
Set up and execute material transfers between production facilities.
Ensure material clocking is completed during material processing.
Resolve personnel and equipment issues and support assigned crews through training, coordination, involvement, issue resolution, and communication.
Manage Production craft workers to support mission deliverables and resolve cost, schedule, or resource conflicts within the role's span of control.
Represent the Production Division in interactions with Labor Relations personnel and represent workers in developing procedures and operating protocols affecting work conditions and job performance.