Product Engineering Line Supervisor

What You'll Do

First level Supervisor providing leadership, technical direction and oversight to Product Engineers responsible for the oversight of customer technical requirements related to the production, evaluation, and dismantlement of weapons and weapons components. Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness, flow down of goals, expectations, and priorities and integrating work within the supervised organization. Monitors department workload to ensure staff is cognizant of schedule, and technical commitments. Advises management of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload. Provides input to management on budgets, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents required to meet customer needs. Frequent contact with external and internal customers is required.

Maintains a lead technical role in the negotiation of agreements with respect to design and manufacturing requirements of weapons components and assemblies to support all production requirements in accordance with DOE/AL directive documents. Develops and provides qualified technical resources to execute Product Engineering functions in support of Y-12 mission deliverables. Maintains a staff with knowledge and ability to serve as primary contacts to establish product definition and work scope by development of the appropriate manufacturing plans, product specifications, work instructions, and other documents necessary to manage customer requirements. Staff also interfaces with customers to provide programmatic and technical feedback at program reviews, product realization team meetings, and planning meetings. May direct multi-disciplined teams to resolve production/manufacturing issues related to weapons programs and is responsible for establishing plans, tracking progress and providing updates/reports to the appropriate program managers. May also be required to assist in major procurement efforts associated with weapons program work and work with outside vendors as necessary to procure hardware and/or materials that are outside of Y-12's current manufacturing capabilities.

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

Preferred Job Requirements

• Requires experience with and knowledge of Y-12 manufacturing and assembly operations and a broad interdisciplinary Y-12 knowledge base.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership in Product Realization and proficient in the technical requirements of the 6.X process
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Defense Programs Business Process System (DPBPS) technical requirements
• 8 years of experience in a technical position supporting Y-12 manufacturing operations

• A history of productive interaction with our Design Agency partners
• Demonstrated skill in effective planning, writing, organization, communication, schedule compliance, and management of technical issues

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

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