Y-12 National Security Complex · 16 hours ago
Line Supervisor - UPF Engineering
Multnomah County, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expY-12 National Security Complex is seeking a Line Supervisor for UPF Engineering. The role involves providing leadership and technical direction to engineers and technical support personnel while ensuring safety and operational efficiency within the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF). Responsibilities include managing workloads, overseeing budgets, and serving as a technical authority for assigned systems.
ManufacturingProfessional ServicesSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
First level manager providing leadership, technical direction and oversight to engineers, technical support personnel, and potentially subcontract employees
Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness, establishing goals, expectations, and priorities and integrates work within the supervised organization
This includes leading engineering resources for problem solving and issue resolution to support the operational mission of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF)
Maintains department workload management system to ensure staff is cognizant of cost, schedule, and technical commitments
Advises management of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload
Develops, reviews, and/or approves budgets, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents required to meet customer needs
Frequent contact with external and internal customers is required
Maintains a lead technical role as a process or system engineer performing the following: Process Engineers function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on weapon operation processes and associated procedures
They perform duties and tasks that are vital to ensuring the reliability and integrity of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile
Process Engineers ensure weapon operation processes comply with customer specifications and requirements, including Design Agency requirements and safety basis requirements
Process Engineers are responsible for achieving approval for readiness assessments on new processes, including supervision during the conduct of start-up plans and ensure tests are conducted as written
They develop, maintain, and lead implementation of new weapon processes and changes on existing weapon processes
Process Engineers performs process studies and evaluations and lead efforts to resolve technical issues that may impact production, quality, efficiency, capability, and capacity
They participate and advise in training to operations personnel and maintain process description and work procedure documents
As a Cognizant System Engineer/Technical Authority for assigned systems, coordinates configuration management activities, assesses system health and performance, and provides overall technical responsibility for plant system operability and maintenance activities
Works in conjunction with the Configuration Management program for the assigned system(s)
Prepares configuration control/design change packages for tasks; evaluates the impact of proposed changes and/or modifications to approved safety authorization bases for facilities; and performs troubleshooting and improvement activities
Applies the systems and equipment expertise needed to resolve technical system and equipment issues in cooperation with other related disciplines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET
Requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities
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
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination
This position may be categorized as a 'designated position' identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination
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
Preferred
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with over 7 years of manufacturing experience
Must demonstrate the ability to handle complex assignments and to have good oral and written communication skills
Must be willing to work in a production environment and be able to interact and communicate clearly with hourly employees as well as technical personnel and management
Requires significant amounts of time in production environments
Candidate must be capable of performing technical assignments requiring originality and exhibit independence in utilizing engineering knowledge and experience
Must be able to review and analyze data and use statistical process control techniques
Must be able to interpret mechanical drawings and dimensional inspection results
Frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques
Understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating within a nuclear regulated environment
The ability to evaluate and provide feedback on new and proposed revisions to technical operating procedures, design drawings and requirements, and facility systems, structures, and components
Able to make informed decisions and support those decisions to peers and senior management
Benefits
Medical plan
Prescription drug plan
Vision plan
Dental plan
Employer matched 401(k) savings plan
Disability coverage
Education reimbursement
Company
Y-12 National Security Complex
Y-12 National Security Complex is a premier manufacturing facility.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jill A. Armstrong, CFCM
Program Coordinator, Strategic Partnership Projects
Mandy Parks, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Business Partner
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