Procedure Writing Specialist

Location: Oak Ridge, TN | Organization: Technical Procedures Mgmt

About the role

Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and team lead for assigned Production or Quality area on topics of Y15-232, Technical Procedure Process, Y15-030GUD, Technical Procedure Writer’s Guide, Y15-235, Administrative Management Requirements, and the Technical Procedure Workflow (TPW). Ensures day-to-day activities and procedure support meet customer needs and expectations within assigned area to meet surge needs when schedules, deadlines, and plant mission may be at risk. In conjunction with Responsible Managers, establishes and monitors procedure priorities and assigns procedure modification requests to technical writers. Provides technical leadership and work direction in the Verification and Validation (V&V) of technical procedures against applicable requirements and structures, systems, and components to ensure procedures are technically accurate and are formatted correctly. Supports maintenance of procedure database, compiling procedure data for the development of monthly metrics, coordinating procedure process assessments to verify compliance, and identifying, analyzing, and developing procedure process improvements. Walks down equipment with Engineers, SMEs, and end-users of procedures to research and develop new procedures, modify existing procedures, and validate the operational adequacy of procedures for applicable Production facilities, dimensional inspection, radiography, and product quality groups. Ensures procedures are written to a level of detail consistent with the qualifications and training of the expected users. Participates in procedure improvement activities (e.g., eFlow, cycle time reduction; metrics improvement). Serves as designee for the Y-12 Technical Procedures Manager in the absence of the Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Ten or more years of relevant education, training and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years of experience for this posting

Qualifications

• Associate of Science degree or a Bachelor's degree (preferred) in a communications, education, journalism, or science discipline
• 2+ years of experience in a National Security Complex, commercial nuclear industry, in the nuclear navy, or in chemical manufacturing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Experience in writing technical operational procedures, maintenance procedures, process procedures, or fire protection/emergency management procedures is preferred
• Job level based on relevant education and experience of the selected candidate

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Prescription drug plan
• Vision plan
• Dental plan
• Employer matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage