Y-12 National Security Complex · 14 hours ago
Gas Analysis Laboratory Supervisor
Y-12 National Security Complex is dedicated to supporting missions vital to national and global security. The Gas Analysis Laboratory Supervisor will provide leadership and technical direction to chemists and technicians, ensuring proper task execution and equipment maintenance while managing workload and personnel performance.
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Responsibilities
As a first level supervisor, will provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight to chemists and technicians within the groups in the Analytical Chemistry Organization
Assigns and schedules work, monitoring completion
Provides direction based on goals, deliverables and sample backlogs
Provides status updates to laboratory and project management
Ensures proper requirements are completed and documented before task execution (procedure use, training, SQA, etc)
Conducts daily pre-/post-job briefs for backlog execution
Ensures equipment certifications and calibrations are maintained
Ensures proper handling and ordering of selected instrumentation, chemicals and consumables
Help troubleshoot, approve data, approve time, analyze samples
Manage and ensure regular and required activities are accomplished (temperature monitoring, SAA/waste areas monitored, etc)
Help execute/manage minor procedure revisions and manage procedure periodic reviews
Help manage overtime
Help manage equipment list for accountability and replacement. Conducts personnel performance appraisals and recommends promotions & adjustments of direct reports
Helps in new hire training, mentoring and on-boarding processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related field (biology, biochemistry): Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
OR 13 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting
In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., High School diploma and 3 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
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
Experience with gas chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, or mass spectrometry
Experience as a lead chemist or equivalent
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.
Funding
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