Los Alamos National Laboratory

Manufacturing Manager 3 (First Line Manager)

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5 years of experience in a related field or equivalent education/experience required.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in managing and mentoring technical teams in a manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of nuclear safety procedures and regulations essential, including Q Clearance and HRP Certification requirements.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to interact across diverse levels of personnel.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure all administrative and operating procedures are current and adhered to before work begins.
  • Collaborate with facility operations to execute work in compliance with nuclear safety standards.
  • Oversee daily operations and take responsibility for team safety, equipment, and processes.
  • Communicate ongoing work status and progress to upper management regularly.
  • Direct and supervise on-site work performed by team members, providing hands-on management.
  • Plan and organize strategic objectives for the team, defining scope and resources needed.
  • Monitor performance management and ensure team members are qualified for their roles.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, wellness, and retirement plans.
  • Opportunities for career development and continuous education.
  • Supportive work environment promoting safety and professional growth.
  • Engagement in national security missions contributing to the recovery and recycling of nuclear materials.
Full Job Description
Job Title Manufacturing Manager 3 (First Line Manager)

Location Los Alamos, NM, US

Organization Name PSD-3/ARIES

Minimum Salary 141500

Maximum Salary 238300

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.
What You Will Do

PSD-3 is seeking a highly motivated First Line Manager to support Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System (ARIES) and Material Recovery and Recycling (MR&R) operations. Working in the Plutonium Supply and Disposition (PSD) Division, ARIES helps support monitoring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and conducting advanced research in numerous areas related to national security. MR&R provides nuclear material recovery and recycling efforts in support of the weapons production mission. Our primary function covers nuclear material recovery, recycling and disposition efforts with teams executing pit disassembly, metal conversion, oxide stabilization and processing, 3013 packaging, and analytical chemistry operations.

The Manufacturing Manager 3, First Line Manager (FLM), will report to a Group Leader and will provide leadership, management, and oversight of the assigned team. The FLM will have the responsibility, authority and accountability to execute work that supports programmatic milestones and deliverables while setting the standards for professional behavior and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Ensures administrative and operating procedures are current, understood, and adhered to before releasing work.
  • Working with facility operations staff to execute work safely, securely, with quality, and in compliance with nuclear facility requirements.
  • Ensures direct daily oversight of work, workers and the work environment. Accepting responsibility for the safety over people, equipment, and processes.
  • Ongoing communications with line management reporting on work status, deliverables and commitments.
  • Directing and overseeing work performed by employees including "on the floor" supervision.
  • Planning, organizing, and defining strategic objectives.
  • Establishing scope, schedule, resource need of team, overseeing performance management and ensuring worker qualification and authorization.
  • Delivers quality products and/or services; enforces adherence to quality standards; achieves balance between the need to meet both productivity goals and quality standards.
  • Effective time management skills and the ability to deal effectively with changing priorities and conflicting demands.
  • Effective teamwork in accomplishing objectives, including mentoring and motivating peers.
  • Providing insight over budget, procurement, time and labor, travel, and property of assigned team members.
  • Qualified Glovebox worker and Fissile Material Handler Supervisor.


What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

Leadership: Demonstrated record of successful technical leadership and proven ability in supervising, resolving conflicts, administering discipline, mentoring, team building, managing staff requirements, motivating employees, and developing personnel spanning all career levels.

Knowledge and Expertise: Demonstrated experience in developing work scope, schedules, 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.

Accountability: Experience working with confidential or proprietary information, classified documents or sensitive information

Communication: Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills as evidenced by internal and external interactions (seminars, briefings, presentations, and publications); effective interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of personnel and customers.

Education/Experience: 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.

DOE Order 426.2: Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related science, and 4 years nuclear experience. Education or experience that is job related may be substituted on a case-by-case basis. The degree may fulfill 3 of the 4 years of nuclear experience on a one-for-one time basis

DOE: Q Clearance and HRP Certification are required

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience executing work in compliance with facility requirements.
  • Knowledgeable of Integrated Work Management (IWM), Conduct of Operations, Inventory Management, and Quality Assurance.
  • Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team of technicians, engineers, scientists, professional staff, and project leads.
  • Experience with nuclear high hazard facility operating requirements, safety authorization basis and demonstrated knowledge of Conduct of Operations planning and execution.
  • Experience in project management, including planning, organizing, and resource management.
  • Experience with defining work unit objectives and the subsequent tracking and reporting on progress.
  • Demonstrated knowledge or experience working in a manufacturing or production organization requiring implementation of defined manufacturing, testing, and quality requirements.

Location: This position will be in Los Alamos, NM.

Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position 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 2 years.

Note to Applicants:
  • For full consideration, submit a comprehensive resume reflective of your relevant experience to the job requirements and desired skills stated above.
  • Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China, 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.
  • While the posted salary range for this position is broad, it is highly unusual for selected applicants to be hired at the top end of the range and more common for the selected candidates to grow into the full salary band over time.


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). The selected applicants will be subject to a federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matters. This position requires a Q clearance which requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon position, additional authorization to access nuclear weapons information may be required that may or may not be available to dual citizens depending upon the circumstances.

*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 ongoing drug and alcohol testing, as well as periodic medical and psychological evaluations.

426.2a: This position is subject to DOE Order 426.2a, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, which establishes entry-level requirements to ensure candidates selected for specific positions can successfully perform the requirements of the job.

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.

Employment Status Full Time

Appointment Type Regular

Regular

Contact Details

Contact Name Thompson, Larry Douglas

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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