SupervisorSr. Supervisor – Advanced Additive Manufacturing Group Active Clearance Required

We have an opening for a Supervisor/Senior Supervisor for the Advanced Additive Manufacturing Group. You will perform direct administrative supervision including personnel management of exempt and non-exempt technical employees and personnel actions i.e. selection promotions training performance evaluations salary recommendations and corrective actions. Working closely with the Section Leader and Superintendent the selected candidate will be responsible for the organization and cost-effective utilization of the workforce equipment and materials. This may include long-term planning budgeting and financial projections. Other responsibilities are ES&H compliance code regulation or standards compliance and working on complex to highly complex technical projects. You will be responsible for solving technical and logistical issues involved in aspects of addition to the Supervisor role you will be expected to maintain a technical programmatic project assignment within the division. This position is in the Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Processing Section of the Materials Engineering Division (MED) within the Engineering Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level depending on your qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

In this role you will: 

• Provide daily technical leadership and direct administrative supervision of the work center/teams including work planning setting priorities assigning daily work assignments personnel related functions and ensure safety and security oversight for work activities.
• Provide technical guidance/training to staff in additive manufacturing procedures/processes and equipment operations.
• Interact with program leads facility managers technical contacts engineers and scientists to support work center activities.
• Analyze and interpret complex administrative technical information and project objectives and translate them into job requirements and concepts implementing solutions and alternate approaches to solve complex problems.
• Make decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment and resolve multi-project/program requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the 390.2 Level:

• Provide highly advanced technical expertise advice and direction to technicians making frequent decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment relating to additive manufacturing processes and associated support hardware.
• Participate in and/or lead formal design review processes.
• Provide highly advanced technical support to develop processes and ensure products meet standards and requirements.

Qualifications :

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Bachelors degree in engineering technology or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience working with computer aided design.
• Experience with additive manufacturing.
• Advanced written and verbal communication feedback and presentation skills in specific technical areas.
• Ability to work with budget planning workload assignments and anticipating programmatic needs.
• Advanced administrative and organizational skills include the use of computers and software such as MS-Word Excel PowerPoint and similar applications.
• Ability to work with and effectively lead a multidisciplinary team with a commitment to engineering and technical excellence customer service quality efficiency cost and schedule.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in high-consequence safety environment solving complex problems in a multi-tasked environment with minimal instruction and supervision.

Additional qualifications at the 390.2 level: 

• Extensive experience working in leading and supervising multidisciplinary teams.
• Significant experience with highly advanced analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
• Highly advanced skills and knowledge of advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Highly advanced written and verbal communication feedback and presentation skills in multiple technical areas.

Qualifications We Desire: 

• Supervisory experience including performance and personnel management.
• Experience with chemical processes.
• Experience with proper handling and storage of classified media.

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  Remote Work :

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