UPF Technical Procedure Specialist

Career Opportunities: UPF Technical Procedure Specialist (20335)

Requisition
20335
-Posted
09/22/2026

- Engineering
- Level of Experience (2)
- Travel - 30% or less
- Job Location Options (1)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: UPF Technical Procedure Specialist
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Specialist
Organization: UPF Eng Oversight & Author. )
Job Specialty: Procedure Writing

• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and team lead for assigned Production area on topics of Y15-232, Technical Procedure Process, Y15-030
  
  GUD, Technical Procedure Writer’s Guide, Y15-235, Administrative Management Requirements, and the Technical Procedure Workflow (TPW)
• Ensures day-to-day activities and procedure support meet customer needs and expectations within assigned area to meet surge needs when schedules,deadlines, and plant mission may be at risk
• In conjunction with Responsible Managers, establishes and monitors procedure priorities and assigns procedure modification requests to technical writers
• Provides technical leadership and work direction in the Verification and Validation (V&V) of technical procedures against applicable requirements and structures,systems, and components to ensure procedures are technically accurate and are formatted correctly
• Supports maintenance of procedure database, compiling procedure data for the development of monthly metrics, coordinating procedure process assessments to verify compliance, identifying, analyzing, and developing process improvements
• Walks down equipment with Engineers, SMEs, and end-users of procedures to research and develop new procedures, modify existing procedures, and validate the operational adequacy of procedures for applicable Production facilities, dimensional inspection, radiography, and product quality groups
• Ensures procedures are written to a level of detail consistent with the qualifications and training of the expected users
• Participates in procedure improvement activities (e.g., eFlow, cycle time reduction; metrics improvement)
• Serves as designee for the UPF Technical Procedures Manager in the absence of the Manager

• 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
• Eight or more years of relevant eduction, training and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy education and years of experience for this posting.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel) and pdf editor and management software.

• Associate of Science degree or a Bachelor's degree (preferred) in a communications, education, journalism, or science discipline
• 2+ years of experience in a National Security Complex, commercial nuclear industry, in the nuclear navy, or in chemical manufacturing
• Proficient in Microsoft Access
• Experience in writing technical operational procedures, maintenance procedures, process procedures, or fire protection/emergency management procedures is preferred

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