Shift Operations Leader - Bundle Assembly (Off Shift)

Job Description SummaryGE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy is an industry leader for commercial nuclear fuel manufacturing. We are seeking a Manufacturing Shift Operations for our Bundle Assembly team. This team is responsible for final assembly of nuclear fuel bundles for use in commercial nuclear power plants. This position will support employees on 2nd (3PM-11PM) and 3rd (11PM-7AM) shifts. Typical working hours are expected to be 3PM-11PM, but you must be available as needed to support the team.
In this role, you will embrace and manages the resources and workforce related to production tasks. Acting as a hands-on leader with your team, you will be responsible for shift safety, procedure compliance, product quality, efficient product manufacturing, and positive team member engagement. Come join our team as we continue to build on our legacy and boldly innovate to provide reliable carbon-free power to the world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees.
• Select, train, develop, and provide ongoing leadership and direction of assigned personnel to ensure team members are provided adequate training, resources, and support to assure safe and compliant manufacturing practices in a nuclear regulated environment.
• Be responsible for meeting the shift's strict EHS requirements, product quality requirements, and production schedule requirements.
• Continually broaden your own knowledge of technical disciplines, including Lean Manufacturing principles, to better execute policy and strategy to support overall business goals.
• Assure operation planning - provides direction to support needs of production area, including work assignments, scheduling of overtime, and training.
• Support, encourage and facilitate Human Performance principles. Engrain in the team use of HU tools as it relates to safety and quality.
• Focus team on constantly seeking opportunity for improvement.
• Support as necessary manufacturing engineering, supporting functions, and manufacturing leadership to provide technical, quality, and production leadership.
• Identify, effectively communicate, and own to resolution issues that may arise.
• Communicate business goals, programs, and processes to team members and ensure that they are included as a part of the overall success of the organization.
• Develop and support the growth of all team members by promoting team engagement, ownership, and continuous training.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited college or university

OR

• High School Diploma/equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/nuclear operations technical role.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Typical working hours are expected to be 3PM-11PM, but you must have the ability and willingness to work 2nd shift (3PM - 11PM) or 3rd shift (11PM - 7AM) as needed.
• Ability to wear protective clothing and a respirator in accordance with site requirements.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs multiple times during the day.

Desired Characteristics

• Nuclear plant operations or services experience.
• Mechanical or ceramics engineering experience.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Knowledge of nuclear fuel manufacturing, procedure, and training development.
• Experience working in Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulated environment or other highly regulated environment.
• Previous experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation, such as P & IDs.
• Six Sigma or Lean manufacturing certification.Experience implementing Lean manufacturing concepts and tools.
• GE Program graduate, e.g., OMLP, EEDP (GE employees only).

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