Operations Specialist-I

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clear direction to a team of technicians across three departments within GSS.
• Build strong relationships based on trust, integrity, and keeping commitments.
• Proactively identify opportunities to provide recognition and constructive feedback to employees.
• Congduct tailgate meetings to include safety briefings.
• Assign technicians to work crews for daily scheduled tasks.
• Work closely with planners, schedulers, area integrators and flow management ensuring diligent planning, readiness, and scheduling to optimize resources and maximize productivity.
• Forecast overtime labor and assign as required to meet schedule, especially in support of critical path work/tasks.
• Maintain persistent communication and coordination with customers and leadership.
• Ensure work is performed safely per established Health, Safety and Environmental Procedures (HSEPs), Operating Procedures(OPs), and Work Authorization Documents (WADs).
• Ensure timely and thorough incident response, reporting, and corrective action.
• Engage in the field including participation in pre-task briefings, review of work orders and safe plans of action; assessment of personal protective equipment, and performing behavioral safety observations and filing reports.
• Monitor department certifications for technicians to include required training, and supporting the development of new certifications as required.
• Work to develop and recognize strong performance within the department and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Facilitate meetings between engineering, technicians, work control, and customers as required to proactively solve problems associated with accomplishing work and meeting schedule.

Requirements

• High School degree and 15 years of experience.
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience and success in leading represented operations and maintenance technicians (to include an understanding of Collection Bargaining Agreements) and working with engineers.
• Must have an understanding of hazard assessment (ex: working at heights) and OSHA requirements.
• Experience with planning and scheduling tools such as Maximo, Primavera, and Solumina are desirable.

Qualifications

• This position may require significant overtime (to include weekends) and may require shift work on occasion.

Benefits

• Access to Kennedy Space Center Amenities
• Flexible Schedule and Telework