Manufacturing Support Manager

Manufacturing Support Manager 3 – Los Alamos National Laboratory

Join Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to lead production and logistics for a team in a customer‑centric environment.

• Ensuring team deliverables and commitments are met with a high level of quality and customer satisfaction;
• Ensuring impeccable communications with line management reporting on work status, deliverables, and commitments;
• Providing effective mentoring, guidance and leadership to a diverse team of people with varying levels of operational experience;
• Developing and implementing protocol and processes that effectively bring personnel up to speed within the ALDWP directorate;
• Motivating employees to work as a team in accomplishing objectives, including mentoring and inspiring peers;
• Identifying process improvements and implementing solutions to promote a culture of continuous learning;
• Implementing efficient time management skills and the ability to deal effectively with changing priorities and conflicting demands;
• Implementing methods for effective metrics collection and data reporting;
• Managing resource allocation, and being well‑organized in developing/managing multiple complex, overlapping schedules.

• Leadership:
  Experience managing multidisciplinary teams of technicians and/or professional staff in both operational and virtual environments. Advanced leadership skills in supervising, resolving conflicts, mentoring, team building, motivating employees, and developing personnel such as students and/or early career training staff. Proven ability to match skillsets of workers to the task at hand.
• Knowledge and Expertise:
  Advanced experience in developing and implementing processes. Experience with planning for and managing strategic and tactical execution of work; tracking and reporting progress; includes issues management assignments, resolution, and implementation. Expertise in the areas of Conduct of Operations, configuration management, technical procedures and records management in nuclear and/or manufacturing/production facilities.
• Accountability:
  Experience working with classified and/or sensitive information. History of dependable, reliable performance with a high level of integrity at all times. Proven ability to show good judgement when managing and overseeing the work of a team.
• Communication:
  Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills as evidenced by internal and/or external interactions and presentations; effective interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of personnel and customers.
• Customer Service:
  Advanced experience in interacting with a wide variety of personnel with the ability to make sound decisions in high‑stress situations. Proven experience executing safety management programs in a fast‑paced, moderate/high‑hazard environment with the ability to shift and adjust priorities quickly and accurately, as needed.
• Education and Experience:
  
  Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 5 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• DOE Order 426.2A:
  Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related science or technology and 4 years of nuclear experience. Job‑related education or experience may be substituted on a case‑by‑case basis. The degree may be used to substitute up to 50 percent of the experience requirement per section I 4.e of the Contractor Requirements Document (CRD).
• Desired
  
  Qualifications:
  • Knowledge and understanding of LANL Quality Assurance (QA) Program requirements, with emphasis on NAP
    401.1A, Weapon Quality Policy.
  • Knowledge of Laboratory new hire orientation processes and institutional training services.
  • Experience performing work in a manufacturing and/or nuclear environment and executing work in compliance with facility requirements, conduct of operations, conduct of engineering, and conduct of maintenance standards.
  • Knowledgeable of Integrated Work Management (IWM) and integrated safety and security management (ISSM) procedures.
  • Experience in management assessment and issues management…