Production Training Specialist

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Prescription drug plan

Vision plan

Dental plan

Employer matched 401(k)

Disability coverage

Education reimbursement

Onsite gym

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking a Production Training Specialist to identify training needs, design and implement SAT-based programs, and deliver technical instruction to hourly, weekly and monthly audiences.

You will collaborate with line and organization managers to schedule training, ensure regulatory compliance, and support audits. This role requires a degree and demonstrated communication and safety focus in a national security environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 1 year of relevant experience.
• 10+ years of education and/or relevant experience may satisfy requirements.
• Knowledge of production facility operating characteristics and training needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with internal customers to identify training needs and propose solutions.
• Implement SAT process including analysis, design, development and evaluation of training materials.
• Develop and present training materials and lesson plans on technical subjects for hourly, weekly and monthly audiences.
• Assist managers in tracking and scheduling training requirements for facility personnel.
• Provide expertise in learning transfer and testing new learning methods as appropriate.
• Assist in providing training materials for audits and assessments.
• Monitor regulatory requirements to ensure training supports a safe, secure workforce.
• Interpret DOE orders and regulations to recommend valuable training options.

Skills

Training needs analysis

SAT process knowledge

Course development

Auditing knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

10+ years of education/experience

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Production Training Specialist
Career Level From: Senior Associate
Career Level To: Specialist
Job Specialty: Weapons Training

What You'll Do

Under limited supervision, the Training Specialist has the following duties & responsibilities:

• Interface with internal customers (line managers, organization managers, subject matter experts) to identify training needs and recommend solutions.
• Implement the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) process including analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation when developing training materials
• Develop and present training materials and lesson plans on varied technical subjects to hourly, weekly and monthly audiences.
• Assist organization managers and supervisors in the tracking and scheduling of training requirements for facility personnel.
• Provide expertise in learning transfer, determining when new learning methods and theories should be tested and implemented.
• Assist organization managers in providing training materials and documentation for internal/external audits and assessments.
• Routinely monitor and review regulatory compliance requirements to ensure that employee training meets the intent of maintaining a safe, secure, and knowledgeable workforce.
• Interpret DOE Orders, laws, regulations, and company procedures and recommends training options which will yield the most value to the customer, considering current in-house training available, alternatives to traditional classroom training, modification or development of new course materials, or contracting training/material/lesson plans from outside vendors.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• OR Ten or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
• Applicant must have knowledge of production facility operating characteristics, principles, and operating limits.
• Applicant must have ability to accurately define organizational missions, technical requirements, and training needs.
• Applicant must exhibit proven written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational, interpersonal, facilitation, and analytical skills.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Qualified BIT and OJT instructor is preferred.
• Knowledgeable of DOE Order 426.2A, Personnel Selection, Qualification, and Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities; Y90-004, Conduct of Y-12 Training; and Y90-02-005, Y-12 Production and Quality Operations Training Procedure.
• Knowledgeable in Fissile Material Handling and Nuclear Criticality Safety procedures and practices
• Knowledgeable in Criticality Safety Evaluations (CSE) within Nuclear Facilities

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a "designated position" identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.