Maintenance Mechanic Shop Supervisor

Company Description

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range
$62.73 - $76.81 Hourly
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Maintenance Mechanic Shop Supervisor. You will supervise and provide technical and administrative guidance to a team of Maintenance Mechanics, manage and direct the day-to-day work activities of skilled trades by performing administrative functions to include establishing priorities, setting schedules, and coordinating work. The position is in the Mechanical Utilities Division within the Infrastructure Maintenance and Utilities Department.

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

• Supervise and coordinate the work of the various skilled trades engaged in the installation, repair, fabrication, alteration, operation and maintenance of plant facilities, utilities, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate work with planners, schedulers, other shops, building and programmatic personnel; define scope of work, efforts required, and materials needed for work requests, schedule work assignments, solve problems and make decisions, ensure work is carried out safely and effectively, as scheduled and is of high quality.
• Implement work control process by serving as a Responsible Individual RI/Work Supervisor responsible for day-to-day work activities of assigned matrix personnel ensuring that the work is performed in accordance with the Work Permit, Skill of the Craft and Competent Worker Qualifications.
• Serve as the administrative supervisor responsible for performance evaluation/management, team building, timecard approval, training, and personnel actions that include participating in interviews, hiring decisions, discipline, dismissal, salary adjustments; interpret and apply LLNL policies and procedures pertaining to performance management and in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and LLNL ES&H requirements and policies.
• Serve as a point of contact between management and team/shop workers and participate fully in management team decision-making and goal setting.
• Establish goals and measurements for productivity in craft work processes and make appropriate adjustments.
• Provide input in the investigation and completion of documents related to accidents/incidents soliciting technical advice from subject matter experts as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Extensive journey-level knowledge, abilities, and work experience in a relevant skilled trade or equivalent experience in facilities management, maintenance, or construction.
• Technical, administrative, and supervisory skills and experience including independent decision making, problem solving, workload scheduling, and workforce utilization.
• Experience interpreting and implementing personnel policies and procedures, disciplinary actions, and complete performance appraisals.
• Experience providing effective direction and adjusting work activities to meet changing requirements as well as motivate, train, develop and provide guidance with an emphasis on teamwork.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant and applicable federal, state, and local codes, laws, and regulations.
• Extensive advanced knowledge and specialized skills in the application of safety policies and regulations, administrative, supervisory, equipment and tools training.
• Effective interpersonal communication and customer service skills to facilitate collaborative interaction between maintenance mechanics and technical/administrative personnel, including the ability to interact in writing and verbally with all levels of technical, administrative and management personnel.
• Proficiency with personal co