Operations First Line Manager; Manufacturing Manager

Position: Operations First Line Manager (Manufacturing Manager 3)
What You Will Do

This position is for a First Line Manager (FLM) within the Operations Integration Center (OIC). The FLM's function is to be a multi-disciplinary manager for the OIC (Area Controllers, Schedulers, or Work Week Managers (WWM)) staff who have ultimate authority for executing work according to the schedule and is the focal point for communication of delays and changes to scheduled activities.

The FLM has comprehensive knowledge of the scheduled work and is responsible for understanding the interactions between work groups, coordination, and handoffs that must occur to effectively complete work.

• The FLM is tasked with managing, negotiating, and communicating the schedule across all the individual stakeholders on the integrated schedule. The FLM is expected to drive problem resolution and work execution. This position will be a central voice within the ALDWP and with multiple missions for the responsible T-week. Their actions directly affect programmatic milestones and are tasked with ensuring the integrated schedule meets production deliverables.
• As a First Line Manager you will be asked to lead the team and coordinate with organizational stakeholders to maximize production availability. Ensures schedule development, preparation, readiness, and execution. Accountable for deliverables affecting the limitation of production. Report and present to OIC management on schedule adherence and locked in work completion metrics. Lead integrated schedule management meetings with large audiences. Integrate complex work into a multidisciplinary facility.
  
  Primary spokesperson for schedule status, and issues to senior level program and facility management.
• Duties and Responsibilities of the FLM shall include but not limited to:
• Understands and implements Integrated Safety Management (ISM) line management responsibilities for their organization including but not limited to integrating safety into every task, pausing/stopping work, modeling exemplary behavior, fostering open communication, engaging workers in the field, rewarding positive behavior and addressing deficiencies through accountability. Integrated Safety Management (means worker health and safety, environment, security, and quality) is a primary responsibility for all Laboratory employees and managers.
• Fosters a culture that values continuous improvement and organizational learning that results in the prevention of events and provides the controls necessary to promote safe and secure work.
• Serves as first-line manager and assists in the overall management of a cohesive, high-performing group. Assists in supporting and promoting the organization's vision, goals and strategies; aligns strategic priorities of one's own group with that of the larger organization.
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge and understanding of facility operational requirements and works with the group leader to ensure compliance, safety, security, quality and conduct of operations, engineering, maintenance and training in the performance of work.
• Responsible for ensuring quality products and/or services within the division; enforces adherence to quality standards; achieves balance between the need to meet both productivity goals and quality standards.
• Assists in managing the group's business performance to include financial and human resource management, procurement, property, travel, and monitoring and reporting of performance metrics.

What You Need

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Excellent public speaking capability.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability with conflict resolution.
• Advanced schedule management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and nurturing customer relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, plan, organize a variety of missions to ensure schedule execution.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Previous senior level schedule management responsibilities.
• Advanced P6 experience.
• Experience in project and program management, including planning, organizing, and resource management.

Education and Experience: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Work Schedule: This position requires 24/7 coverage and therefore may require working a rotating shift schedule that includes nights and weekends.

Work Environment: Working overtime and irregular schedule (weekends, night shift, and/or rotating shift schedule).

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.

Position commitment: 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…