Neutron Tube Production Floor Team Lead

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Team Lead for Neutron Tube Manufacturing, Org 07562. The Team Lead will oversee highly rigorous operations, utilize state-of-the-art facilities to explore solutions, and join a dynamic team that tests and delivers high quality and reliable assets in support of the viability of our nuclear weapons stockpile. You will be assigned to a specific department based on the needs of the mission.

On any given day, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Be responsible for managing personnel who conduct the daily operations of MQ, design, Science & Technology (S&T) and development manufacturing activities to meet NG Integrated Program Plan (NIPP) deliverables.

• Engage design, product, and process engineers to evolve manufacturing techniques, equipment, and processes to improve yields, resolve production issues, and design/incorporate modern processes and technologies onto the floor.

• Team with S&T/Design organizations on problem solving efforts; and in conceiving, planning, modeling, and/or conducting experimental work to build new product and process understandings/capabilities.

• Serve as the temporary (or back-up) for product/process engineers.

• Oversee (or participating in) the application of engineering methods used within scientific and engineering disciplines to develop, or demonstrate new designs, machines, products, processes, or systems.

  Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

• Master's degree in a relevant science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline or a Bachelor's degree plus 5 or more years of relevant scientific and/or engineering experience; or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Nuclear weapons experience.

• Active DOE Q security clearance

• Bachelor's and master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline.

• The ability to understand the work of the work done in the Neutron Generator Enterprise (in general) and in the assigned work area (in particular) to judge quality, assess issues, and, when needed put forth technical (or engineered) solutions to improve performance.

• Prior experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic production environment.

• Prior experience as a team lead or manager.

• Experience with product realization processes and process development.

• Ability to successfully manage and complete multiple programs and projects.

• Demonstrated ability to team with others to produce successful outcomes.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and customer service skills.

• Willingness to actively participate in Lean Six Sigma program and achieve Green Belt certification in one year.

• A commitment to a culture of safety and security.

• Strong analytical skills.

About Our Team:

Department 7562 safely manufactures neutron tubes used in neutron generators for War Reserve weapons systems and the development of new processes and generator designs. Our responsibilities include manufacturing planning, configuration control, and the establishment and maintenance of schedules to assure that the Nuclear Weapons Complex need for neutron generators is met. We establish and maintain a work environment that is safe and environmentally benign, foster respect for employees, promote open communication, and ensure that work results.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 692157