Operations Specialist

What You Will Do

Do you have highly developed interpersonal skills? Do you enjoy writing and editing technical documents? Then join our team! The Weapons Facility Operations (WFO) Division is searching for a Procedure Writer and Readiness Liaison. This position will be an integral member of the WFO Division, an organization responsible for ensuring each facility within the Weapons Engineering complex is able to operate reliably while striving for continued excellence.

You will interact with a wide variety of staff from several facilities to including High Explosives facilities, the DARHT accelerator facility, and the WETF Tritium operations facility.

As Operations Specialist 2, you will be expected to meet the following duties.

• Contribute ideas and work products to technical and administrative documents.
• Speak and write on behalf of the WFO division through a variety of media.
• Coordinate with internal and external customers.
• Research and apply best practices in both procedure writing and readiness program implementation.
• Ensure all work processes and products meet established requirements within DOE and LANL policies and procedures.
• Perform and assist in routine facility or area walk-downs.
• Assist in assessments.
• Track and schedule actions for facility and organization readiness.
• Function as the point of contact for all programmatic and operations customers.
• To be successful you should be a highly motivated and customer service focused individual; comfortable working across multiple stakeholder groups, building collaborative relationships, coordinating with peers, and collaborating with others. You will also demonstrate good judgment in selecting techniques for obtaining solutions working under limited direction.

• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining technical procedures or controlled documents in a regulated or operations environment
• Ability to analyze and translate technical information into clear, structured, and user-focused documentation
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to document accuracy and quality

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated customer service skills and ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization
• Ability to coordinate with stakeholders to gather, validate, and refine technical information

• Working experience in an operational, technical, or compliance-driven environment
• Ability to understand and apply policies, procedures, and institutional requirements to work products
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic work environment

• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision while handling shifting priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to develop and manage documentation and track information
• Associate degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education/

Experience:

Position requires an Associate's Degree and 4 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Experience with MS SharePoint and its functionality.
• Experience working to and updating project schedules.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to use LANL business systems (Outlook, ACCESS, Oracle, UTrain, PDMLink, etc.).
• Experience with process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Applicants are required to submit a comprehensive cover letter that clearly addresses how their knowledge, skills, and experience align with the minimum job requirements of this position.

• Explicitly demonstrate relevant experience for each of the minimum requirement categories
• Provide specific examples that illustrate qualifications, contributions, and outcomes
• Clearly describe the applicant's role and level of responsibility in prior work
• Be organized in a manner that directly aligns with the stated requirements
• Applications that do not include a cover letter addressing the minimum requirements may not be considered.

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