Manager, Shift Operations (Day Shift) Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF)

Savannah River Mission Completion; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 116,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

Telehealth services

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO 160 hours + 11 holidays

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Savannah River Mission Completion in Aiken, SC, is seeking a Manager, Shift Operations for the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF). This senior role directs all on-duty DWPF operations, providing work direction, ensuring safety, and coordinating with Maintenance, E&I, Work Control, Laboratory, QA, IH, Technical and HP teams.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree and nuclear facility experience, shows strong leadership, makes critical on-shift decisions, and promotes safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a nuclear facility
• Strong leadership and decision-making on shift
• Ability to authorize work and plant configuration changes

Responsibilities

• Lead DWPF shift operations ensuring safety and compliance
• Direct maintenance, I&C, work control, QA, and other support groups
• Make on-shift decisions to shut down or adjust plant operations as required
• Ensure staffing, surveillance, and training of personnel
• Tour the plant, set operator expectations, and troubleshoot conditions

Skills

Leadership

Nuclear operations

Shift management

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Associates of Science or Associates of Applied Science degree or non-technical Bachelor’s degree with experience

High School Diploma or GED with relevant experience

Job description

Overview

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking a Manager, Shift Operations Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site.

This position is a senior leader responsible for managing safe and efficient facility operations on the assigned day shift. Directs all aspects of DWPF operations while on duty by providing work direction and making decisions affecting the accomplishment of work objectives and activities while promoting and ensuring the safety of employees. The position has matrix responsibility for Maintenance, E&I, Work Control, Laboratory, Construction, QA, IH, Technical and HP personnel. Independently makes decisions regarding emergency actions and routine occurrences.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for encouraging and providing nuclear safety culture education where all workers understand and are comfortable in raising safety concerns, issues or time outs
• Manages operations personnel on a given shift to ensure work is performed efficiently and in accordance with policies and procedures
• Ensures facility is operated in accordance with all requirements, including, but not limited to, operational safety, process, environment and plant operating procedures. Ensures minimum staffing requirements. Invokes authority and obligation to shut down plant operations or direct any action to ensure the plant meets requirements and is safe to operate
• Sets standards for the operation of the facility and enforces conduct of operations standards
• Responsible for enforcing company and site safety, security, quality assurance and personnel policies. Ensures shift crews review changes to procedures and policies
• Develops plans and path forward actions to address emergent shift needs as a result of failed equipment or changing conditions
• Ensures surveillance requirements are scheduled, completed and tracked
• Authorizes work and plant configuration changes (i.e., the removal or return to service of equipment and systems for maintenance, testing, or operational activities, and operational activities that require abnormal lineups)
• Authorizes the installation of equipment lockouts. This authority may not be delegated. Ensures qualified operations personnel install lockouts for maintenance work
• Tours the plant at least once per shift, troubleshooting and setting operator expectations, checking on evolutions and inspecting plant conditions
• Performs administrative functions including the training, development and performance assessment of personnel.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline with experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function; or
• Associates of Science or Associates of Applied Science degree or non-technical Bachelor’s degree with experience in a relevant engineering, operations and/or maintenance; or
• High School Diploma or GED with relevant experience in engineering, operations and/or maintenance function
• Experience working in a nuclear facility

Additional Information:

• Current qualification as a Control Room Operator, First Line Manager or Shift Technical Engineer within the hiring facility will be credited as one additional year of experience
• Deviations to Education and Experience Requirements must follow requirements of DOE Order 426.2.
• Facility qualification process including extensive classroom, formal on-the-job training, and oral board examination conducted by facility management must be completed within one year.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years nuclear experience
• Current or previously held DWPF Shift Operations Manager qualifications
• Current or previously qualified as Control Room Manager within the hiring facility
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science
• Previous supervisory experience

About

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRMC is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor. The SRMC Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities. www.savannahrivissioncompletion.com.

Benefits

Savannah River Mission Completion offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package with flexibility to meet your needs.

Highlights of our plans include:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
• Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
• Health Savings Account
• Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Minimum Pay

USD $116,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Pay

USD $199,000.00/Yr.

Pay Disclaimer

Exceptions to this range/rate may be applied on a case-by-case basis taking into account aspects such as education, experience, and skill need of the organization.

EEO Statement

Savannah River Mission Completion is committed to equal employment opportunity to employees and qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status as a parent, sexual orientation, or genetics. Our equal employment opportunity policies encompass all aspects of the employment relationship, including application and hiring, promotion and transfer, selection for training opportunities, wage and salary administration.