Manufacturing Manager 4

at  Los Alamos National Laboratory

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing machining and fabrication operations.
• Working knowledge of developing manufacturing processes and applying engineering principles to ensure the customer’s technical and quality requirements are met.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of sound business practices and judgment, fiscal management skills, and strategic and tactical planning skills.
• Demonstrated experience in formality of operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success in all functional areas of line management.
• Demonstrated ability to build and grow both internal and external organizational relations.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written, with an achievement of strong peer to peer relationships, demonstrated negotiation skills, and the ability to work across technical and organizational boundaries to accomplish program goals.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced in the management of hazardous material manufacturing operations, including Depleted Uranium or Beryllium.
• Experienced in the proper application of CAD/CAM tools supporting manufacturing operations.Experienced with utilizing ERP software to manage manufacturing operations.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 8 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

The Prototype Fabrication (PF) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has expertise in machining, fabrication and precision dimensional inspection of critical hardware needed to support the nation’s stockpile stewardship efforts. PF is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to provide exceptional operational and technical leadership for the division’s machining group.
The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated staff of journeyperson machinists, CNC programmers, production control personnel and manufacturing engineers supporting a broad customer base, both within LANL and across the Nuclear Weapons Complex. Machining operations are conducted within nine different facilities and the manager will be responsible for maintaining proper safety, security, environmental and quality assurance controls.