UFO Production Support Specialist

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

About the role

The Production Support Specialist assists the Production Support Manager in the technical execution and integration of daily production work activities.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of daily work schedules and job assignments.
• Monitoring, coordinating, and resolving issues related to production schedules and facility condition.
• Serving as a relief supervisor as requested.
• Supporting shift and pre-job briefings.
• Developing and monitoring operating and procedural practices and ensures documentation required by those practices is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Identifying and implementing Lean/7S improvements to processes and operations practices.
• Supporting Production Operations management in liaison with bargaining unit employees, overtime management, training status, staffing actions, and other personnel activities as requested.
• Performing other duties as assigned to provide leadership in maintaining safe working conditions, proactively preventing injuries, contaminations and exposures and supporting the safe, efficient and effective flow of work within the production area.
• Assist in completion of Periodic Reviews for foundry related systems.

Accountabilities

• To the Production Support Manager for daily support of efficient, effective, and safe work execution within the production area.
• To their assigned crews for completion of tasks that support a safe and efficient work environment.

Authorities

• Authorized to manage the production craft workers to support mission deliverables when assigned as a relief supervisor.
• Authorized to represent Production Support Manager at daily plan of day meeting and in interactions with maintenance for scheduling necessary maintenance on equipment.
• Authorized to represent workers in development of procedures and operating protocols that directly affect the work conditions and job performance.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. OR
• Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience. OR
• PhD.
• Twelve 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).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical, organizational and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of related production and facility support equipment and maintenance processes.
• A working knowledge of CNS Technical Services requirements and waste acceptance criteria is desired.
• Willingness to work overtime.
• Experienced in working in foundry environment.

Benefits

• Medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan.
• Employer matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Education reimbursement.
• Onsite workout facilities and healthy cafeteria options.

Notes

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.