Production Support Manager

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Support Manager provides the main leadership in an assigned production area to translate the customer deliverables into daily work tasks for execution by the production crews.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
Minimum 5 years of relevant supervisory/ management experience.
In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major and 4 years nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status.
The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP).
If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709.
Medical requirements may apply.
CNS is a drug-free workplace.
Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation.
As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter.
U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.
All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of enriched uranium production operations and equipment, hazards and controls.
Requires strong technical, organizational, and communication skills.
Demonstrated knowledge and application of Conduct of Operations, Integrated Safety Management System and Quality requirements.
Demonstrated implementation of Lean, 5S and Productivity Improvement projects.

Responsibilities

Achieving established goals for production quantities, product quality, personnel safety, procedural adherence, and security protocol adherence within their assigned area of responsibility.
Ensuring processes, procedures, tooling and equipment are developed and functional to support production requirements.
Setting performance expectations and monitoring performance of employees assigned to their work area ensuring the assigned workers maintain their training and qualifications and that work assignments are in accordance with union contracts and craft jurisdictions.
Utilizing workers to participate in job hazard analysis, procedure development, and productivity initiatives to maximize employee involvement in workplace conditions and practices.
Executing work within required cost and schedule agreements, including approval and monitoring of overtime for workers.
Obtaining work start authorization for daily operations to ensure compliance requirements are met ensuring material accountability is maintained and security protocols followed.
Utilizing System Engineers and System Health process to evaluate condition of production equipment and determine risk to operations.
Identifying and evaluating emerging technologies for application to operations creating a work environment focused on Continuous Improvement.