Job Description

Location: Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: Production Operations Advisor
Career Level: Advisor
Job Specialty: Nuclear/High Hazard Operations

What Youll Do

The Production Operations Advisor will:

• Serve as a senior technical resource to the director level and up.
• Be transitional between IMIS (Integrated Machine Installs and Startup) and Production Operations.
• Provide specific technical guidance and leadership of organizational activities including activities across all operating elements addressing issues that are cross-cutting and require division or company level solutions.
• Significantly impacts the organizations ability to technically evolve meet customer requirements gain efficiency and operate safely.
• Demonstrated creativity foresight and mature technical judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented technical problems determining program objectives and requirements and developing standards and guides for diverse activities.
• Cultivates organizational input to anticipate and plan resource needs for current and future activities.
• Applies appropriate and effective tools for project management to ensure timely effective and efficient execution of Division-level initiatives.
• Represents the Division on special project teams in a diversity of subject areas; establishes and leads multi-discipline teams; obtains buy-in on execution plans and schedules from organizations involved in work; motivates team members with a clear understanding of the strategic importance of assigned work.
• Employs special tools and techniques as appropriate i.e. project management operational analysis employee development nuclear criticality safety etc.
• Develops and maintains customer and stakeholder relationships including CNS Program Managers National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) counterparts NNSA Production Office (NPO) and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) personnel Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) national laboratories and other Government customers in order to understand and support evolving customer objectives.
• Influences all levels of technical managerial and executive-level employees as well as extensive interaction with technical experts externally and within the DOE complex.
• Communicates and coordinates information sharing across the DOE complex.

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

• Bachelors degree: Minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
• OR Masters degree: Minimum 10 years of experience.
• OR PhD: Minimum 6 years of experience.
• In addition the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e. Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major 2 years job-related and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).

Preferred Job Requirements

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office especially Word and PowerPoint.
• Previous Management experience required.
• Knowledgeable of Y-12 business and operations support resources practices processes and policies needed to resolve issues and accomplish work is preferred.
• Must be able to apply a comprehensive and advanced knowledge to the completion of complex assignments in the field of specialization and apply advanced technical principles theories and concepts.
• Must be able to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to interface with all levels of personnel and management within Y-12 and NNSA.
• Must be able to work independently within a diverse organization.
• Requires effective oral and written communication skills strong leadership skills and ability to facilitate accomplishment of objectives across organization boundaries.
• Requires good presentation skills.
• Must have planning and scheduling capabilities.
• Requires the ability to prioritize and manage competing and multiple priorities maintain flexibility and adapt to change.

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.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.

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.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

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