MFC Maintenance Department Manager

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Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory's MFC Maintenance Department seeks a leader to direct maintenance across nuclear, radiological and non-nuclear facilities. You will guide a 150-person team, drive improvements, and ensure safety and high-quality results on a 4x10 schedule with Fridays off.

Responsibilities include implementing a predictive maintenance program, managing budgets, and coordinating with unions while aligning with INL/MFC mission and objectives. Requires DOE experience and U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or combination of education/experience per DOE 426 with 4+ years in maintenance.
• 8–10+ years in maintenance with 2 years of leadership experience.
• Experience managing a maintenance org under DOE O331.C.
• Experience recruiting, developing and managing personnel.
• Technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems; codes and predictive/ preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for maintenance activities across multiple facilities.
• Lead and develop a 150-person maintenance team spanning foreman, staff and crafts.
• Drive continuous improvement and human performance tools across maintenance work.
• Lead implementation of Predictive Maintenance per Reliability Engineering lead.
• Develop and execute a human capital plan and optimize resources for quality output.
• Build multi-disciplinary teams aligned with INL/MFC mission and goals.
• Influence INL maintenance programs via Senior Maintenance Managers Committee.
• Develop relationships with union reps and participate in collective bargaining as scheduled.
• Oversee updates to work control documents and Asset Suite upgrade.
• Review division maintenance activities in IRPT and ensure scope/resources are adequate.
• Manage the maintenance budget.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Budget management

Safety leadership

Human performance improvement

Union relations

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

The MFC Maintenance Department Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for maintenance activities conducted in nuclear, radiological and non-nuclear facilities at MFC. Responsible for leading a department of 150 employees consisting of general foreman, foreman, staff, and all craft disciplines. Responsible for driving proactive improvements within the maintenance department to support the MFC mission more efficiently, effectively, and with high quality results. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) with every Friday off.

Key functions of the role are:

• Ensure maintenance activities are performed safely and efficiently to achieve research outcomes and milestone commitments
• Lead efforts to ensure general foreman and foreman are implementing the five functions of the management model; organizing, planning, staffing, leading, assessing/improving
• Foster continuous improvement and ensure human performance improvement (HPI) tools and processes are embedded throughout all maintenance work activities
• Responsible for providing leadership and direction in the implementation of the Predictive Maintenance program as developed by the Reliability Engineering Program Lead
• Provide leadership and direction in developing a human capital management plan and manage assigned staff and resources to maximize performance in the execution of maintenance and deliver quality products and services in support of achieving the department goals and objectives
• Responsible for building multi-disciplinary teams with shared goals, accountability and ownership for the INL/MFC mission and foster a culture consistent with the INL mission
• Strategically influence INL maintenance program through participation in the Senior Maintenance Managers Committee
• Responsible to develop working relationships with union representatives, understand collective bargaining unit agreements, and participate in union contract negotiations when scheduled
• Responsible for leading efforts in systematically updated work control documents as part of the Asset Suite upgrade
• Responsible for reviewing division maintenance activities as planned in the Integrated Resource Planning Tool (IRPT) ensure scope has been identified appropriately and resources are available to support work
• Responsible for maintenance budget.

Required:

• Bachelors Degree or combination of education/experience meeting DOE Order 426 and 4 years relevant experience. 8 to 10+ years of professional experience in maintenance type organization with 2 years leadership experience will be considered.
• Must have demonstrated experience managing and overseeing a maintenance organization implemented under DOE O331.C.
• Must have personnel management to include recruiting, developing, rewarding, and personnel management
• Administrative experience with non-represented and represented employees is preferred.
• Must have technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, applicable codes and standards, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DOE L clearance.

Preferred Requirements:

• Must have demonstrated experience managing and overseeing a maintenance organization implemented under DOE O331.c
• Must have personnel management experience with hiring, developing, rewarding and managing performance.
• Administrative experience with non-represented and represented employees is preferred.
• Must have a technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, applicable codes and standards, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance programs.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with the public is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Information:

• The target pay range for this position is $158,712 - $237,174 annually. The full pay range is $107,844 - $274,980. At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.
• TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.