Manufacturing Manager 3 (First Line Manager)

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid childbirth and parental leave

401(k) with contributions

Job summary

A leading research institution in Los Alamos, NM seeks a First Line Manager to support critical national security missions. The selected candidate will manage a multidisciplinary team focused on plutonium programs and ensure operational excellence. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong leadership, planning, and communication skills. A generous benefits package is included.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated record of successful technical leadership and proven ability in supervising staff.
• Experience in developing work scope, schedules, budgets, and coordinating activities.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning, organizing, and defining strategic objectives.
• Delivers quality products and/or services; enforces adherence to quality standards.
• Ensures direct daily oversight of work, workers and the work environment.

Job description

What You Will Do

Come join the best and brightest minds in the world at one of the most innovative and creative multidisciplinary research institutions engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. The work we do at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) matters to our country and the world. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is primarily responsible for monitoring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and conducting advanced research in numerous areas related to national security.

We are confident that you will find the PT Division a dynamic and rewarding place to work. Our employees are the most valuable asset within ALDWP and the Laboratory as a whole. The PT Division provides plutonium pit related products and services of superior quality and value to protect our nation and promote world stability.

The Pit Technologies Product Engineering group (PT-5) is seeking a highly motivated First Line Manager to support important national security missions at LANL. PT-5 consists of a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists that supports plutonium programs (i.e., pit production, surveillance, research and development, and subcritical experiments) across the entire PT Division. Product Engineering core functions support groups dedicated to Pyrochemistry, Plutonium Machining, Assembly, and Foundry operations.

The selected candidate will leverage their technical expertise to directly support the operations necessary to ensure high-quality production and provide configuration management to the suite of PT programmatic missions from development through production. The Manufacturing Manager 3-, or First Line Manager (FLM), will report to a Group Leader and will provide management and leadership of the assigned team. The FLM will have the responsibility, authority and accountability to execute work that supports programmatic milestones and deliverables while setting standards for professional behavior and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, organizing, and defining strategic objectives.
• Establishing scope, schedule, and budget through work package development, resource and 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.
• 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. Recognition as the safety responsible line manager 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.
• 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 financial stewardship over budget, procurement, time and labor, travel, and property.

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 such as students and/or early career scientists and engineers.

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.

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/or 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.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in project and program management, including planning, organizing, and resource management
• Experience with defining work unit objectives and tasks in alignment with organizational objectives, and tracking and reporting on progress
• Experience with work package development and execution, identification of resource requirements and development of resource loaded schedules and financial stewardship
• Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team of technicians, engineers, generators and professional staff
• Experience executing work in compliance with facility requirements
• Knowledgeable of Integrated Work Management (IWM) and integrated safety and security management (ISSM) procedures
• Experience with nuclear high hazard facility operating requirements, safety authorization basis and/or Conduct of Operations planning and execution
• DOE Q Clearance and HRP Certification highly desirable

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.

Laboratory Benefits: Our generous benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, free basic life and disability insurance, paid childbirth and parental leave, an award-winning 401(k), learning opportunities, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities.