Los Alamos National Laboratory

First Line Manager (Manufacturing Manager 3)

Los Alamos National Laboratory$141K — $238K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • 5 years of relevant experience or 4 years of nuclear facility experience per DOE Order 426.2
  • Demonstrated experience in managing technical projects and teams in manufacturing environments
  • Effective communication skills for internal and external interactions
  • Experience with quality assurance standards like NQA-1 or ISO 17025

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of quality engineers in Nuclear Non-Weapons Production
  • Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain quality engineering talent
  • Define business capabilities and requirements for cost and scheduling
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and negotiate significant matters
  • Ensure budgets, schedules, and performance standards are met

Benefits

  • PPO or High Deductible medical insurance options
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Free basic life and disability insurance
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Extensive relocation packages for moves over 50 miles
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions and annual increases
  • Flexible work schedules and paid time off (PTO)
  • Learning opportunities and tuition assistance programs
Full Job Description
Description

Job Title First Line Manager (Manufacturing Manager 3)

Location Los Alamos, NM, US

Organization Name Production Assurance Engineering (PA-1)

Minimum Salary 141500

Maximum Salary 238300

What You Will Do

This position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply.

The selected candidate will report directly to the PA-1 Group Leader and serve as the First Line Manager (FLM), with primary responsibility for leading, growing, and developing the team of quality engineers supporting Nuclear Non-Weapons Production. A key responsibility of this role is building and sustaining a high-performing organization by recruiting, hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and retaining talented quality engineers.

You will represent the business unit on technical and administrative issues, both internal and external to the Laboratory, and define business unit capabilities and requirements that translate into work scope, cost, and scheduling. You will interact regularly with customers from multiple disciplines (both direct and indirect) and collaborate and negotiate with customers and management regarding matters of significance to the organization. Additionally, you will ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically established and achieved. The FLM must be a champion for quality systems thinking, employee development, and continuous process improvement.

What You Need

Minimum Requirements

Leadership/management skills: Demonstrated record of successful technical leadership and proven ability in supervising, directing assignments, assuring training and development, resolving conflicts, mentoring, team building, managing staff requirements, motivating employees, and monitoring performance.

Knowledge and Expertise: Demonstrated experience in developing work scope, schedules, budgets, and coordinating work activities. Experience planning for and managing tactical execution of work; tracking and reporting progress. Experience performing work in a manufacturing environment and executing work in compliance with facility requirements, conduct of operations, conduct of engineering and conduct of maintenance standards.

Project Management skills: Demonstrated skills supporting simultaneous projects, executing organizational strategies, participating in strategic and operational planning and program implementation. Experience operating in facilities compliant with government agencies' ordinances and regulations regarding QA compliance programs.

Communication Skills: Record of effective written and oral communication skills as evidenced by internal and/or external interactions, presentations, and publications. Proven experience working constructively and effectively with personnel from different organizations at all levels.

Education: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 5 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Qualifications: DOE Order 426.2 requires a Bachelor's degree and 4 years of nuclear facility experience.

Desired Qualifications

Quality Standards: Working knowledge of quality assurance standards. Standards may include or be similar to NAP 401.1 (formerly NAP-24), NQA-1, ISO 17025 or DOE 414.1D.

Facility Experience: Experience with high explosives, nuclear and/or high hazard facility operating requirements, and experience operating on safety authorization basis and/or Conduct of Operations planning and execution.

Clearance : Active DOE Q Clearance

Management Experience: A minimum of 2 years related management experience.

Collaboration : Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team including technicians, engineers, administrative staff, etc.

Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants: This position requires enrollment in the Human Reliability Program which is a security and safety reliability program to ensure that individuals who have access to certain materials, nuclear explosive devices, facilities and programs meet the highest standards of reliability and physical and mental suitability. It includes a thorough screening process covering credit checks, background screening, initial and random drug/alcohol screens, medical, and psychological evaluations

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China - including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau - as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

  • PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Free basic life and disability insurance
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
  • Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
  • Flexible schedules and time off (PTO)
  • Onsite gyms and wellness programs
  • Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)


Additional Details

Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.

*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

HRP: This position is subject to the requirements of the DOE Human Reliability Program as specified in 10 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 712, 712.11. These requirements include on going drug and alcohol testing, as well as periodic medical and psychological evaluations.

New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.

Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.

Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.

Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program. You must be in an eligible position for a minimum of 3 months, before July 1st and remain in an eligible position as of the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. The annual distribution is prorated based on the number of months in the eligible position.

Employment Status Full Time

Appointment Type Regular

Regular

Contact Details

Contact Name Lujan, Oscar Rene

Email [email protected]

Work Telephone

About Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project. It is located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico in the southwestern United States. LANL conducts research in fields such as national security, space exploration, renewable energy, medicine, nanotechnology, and supercomputing. It is the largest institution of its kind in the world. LANL is managed and operated by Triad National Security, LLC, which is composed of Battelle Memorial Institute, the University of California, and the Texas A&M University System.
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