Y-12 National Security Complex
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States, 37830
Location:
Oak Ridge, TNJob Title:
PEO - Y Lean Six Sigma Black Belt# of Openings:
1Career Level:
SpecialistOrganization:
Y-12 Performance Improvement (50989198)What You'll Do
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belts (BBs) are leaders who work to change the way people think, the organization's norms, systems & processes in pursuit of continuous improvement (CI). They use technical & interpersonal skills to solve complex problems. Black Belts drive change in the projects & programs they lead. Black Belts exercise finesse and are enthusiastic and influential change agents. They are master communicators in their roles as leaders, mentors, and trainers.Responsibilities
Leadership:
Leads Value Stream Element Team (VSET) deployments and complex technical and business improvement projects for organizations across the site(s). Integrates efforts of multiple organizations, often with conflicting goals, to accomplish objectives. Uses relational & performance based leadership skills. Provides direction to project team members and coaches champions.Project Management:
Manages and executes projects & programs with a high amount of autonomy from the conceptual stages through issue validation, analysis & planning, and solution implementation. May use advanced mathematics, statistics, querying methods to develop solutions. Performs uncertainty and risk analysis, manages team performance, reports progress, and initiates action to ensure objectives & schedules are met. Develops tools, practices, and policies to analyze, report, and promote CI in a program framework. Develops management & operating systems and program governance to control implementation. Develops audits of program and policy compliance. May design processes/solutions using data visualization & communications, analysis, and modeling to enable informed technical & business decisions.Communication & Stakeholder Interaction:
Presents technical and business information to technical & non-technical audiences, to internal & external customers. Communicates with employees at all levels of the company. Projects typically have executive level sponsorship and include participation from organizations & resources across both sites and external stakeholders.Enterprise Impact:
Uses a systems approach to address improvement actions by considering issues, risks, costs, and schedule. Defines technical strategies and provides insight on how to effectively prioritize and manage them. Develops tools, dashboards, and queries to monitor & improve performance. Participates in long-range strategic improvement planning with programs, technical and functional organizations with impacts on Business Area Plans & Business Operating Plan. Provides recommendations to local customers & federal sponsors in guiding program strategies and implementation funding priorities. Collaborates in Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) inter-site activities for best practices (e.g., Savannah River, Kansas City, Sandia) and complex improvements.Subject Matter Expertise (SME):
Acts as an SME for LSS methodologies & tools, which may include but are not limited to: Project scoping & chartering, Metric development and data collection, Process and value stream mapping, Fishbone diagram, fault trees, event trees (causal analysis), Failure modes and effects analysis (risk analysis), XY matrix (cause & effect matrix), Process modeling and simulation, Lean tools (e.g., 5S, 8 waste, pull, flow), Inferential statistics (confidence intervals, sample size), Theory of constraints, Plan-Do-Check-Act, A3, Toyota Business Practice.Teaching:
Teaches CI Essentials, CI for Enabling Leaders, and enrichment session classes. On the job trains VSET Leaders through deployment.What You Can Expect
Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.Career advancement and professional development programs.Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.Minimum Job Requirements
Bachelor's degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree a minimum 3 years of relevant experience.OR Thirteen or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.If candidate is already certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, they will undergo evaluation on expected skills and a training plan will be developed as needed.If a candidate is not yet certified as a LSS BB, the candidate will train in lean methodology and work lean assignments for a designated time frame. Following their lean training and proficiency period, the candidate will be evaluated in order to advance with the Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Following Black Belt certification, the candidate will commit to serving at least one year in the Black Belt role.Preferred Job Requirements
Experience leading DMAIC process improvement projects and/or multi-site/multi-organizational meetings.Basic data analysis acumen and understand how to develop algorithms using logic and condition statements. Must be able to learn and perform statistical data analysis and simulation modeling.Strong computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and have ability to learn/use relevant software programs (i.e. Minitab).Strong interpersonal skills and is an excellent communicator, facilitator, team player, and change agent.Strategic, creative, and strong analytical and critical thinking skills.Project and program management skills with strong influential leadership skills and the ability to drive performance into all areas of responsibility.Ability to effectively interface with a diverse range of people including: laborers, craft, senior management, technical SMEs, commercial/government stakeholders, NSE stakeholders including international partners.Ability to work independently with personal motivation; is adaptable and committed to achieving objectives while dealing with obstacles.Why Pantex and 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 Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
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Oak Ridge, TNJob Title:
PEO - Y Lean Six Sigma Black Belt# of Openings:
1Career Level:
SpecialistOrganization:
Y-12 Performance Improvement (50989198)What You'll Do
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belts (BBs) are leaders who work to change the way people think, the organization's norms, systems & processes in pursuit of continuous improvement (CI). They use technical & interpersonal skills to solve complex problems. Black Belts drive change in the projects & programs they lead. Black Belts exercise finesse and are enthusiastic and influential change agents. They are master communicators in their roles as leaders, mentors, and trainers.Responsibilities
Leadership:
Leads Value Stream Element Team (VSET) deployments and complex technical and business improvement projects for organizations across the site(s). Integrates efforts of multiple organizations, often with conflicting goals, to accomplish objectives. Uses relational & performance based leadership skills. Provides direction to project team members and coaches champions.Project Management:
Manages and executes projects & programs with a high amount of autonomy from the conceptual stages through issue validation, analysis & planning, and solution implementation. May use advanced mathematics, statistics, querying methods to develop solutions. Performs uncertainty and risk analysis, manages team performance, reports progress, and initiates action to ensure objectives & schedules are met. Develops tools, practices, and policies to analyze, report, and promote CI in a program framework. Develops management & operating systems and program governance to control implementation. Develops audits of program and policy compliance. May design processes/solutions using data visualization & communications, analysis, and modeling to enable informed technical & business decisions.Communication & Stakeholder Interaction:
Presents technical and business information to technical & non-technical audiences, to internal & external customers. Communicates with employees at all levels of the company. Projects typically have executive level sponsorship and include participation from organizations & resources across both sites and external stakeholders.Enterprise Impact:
Uses a systems approach to address improvement actions by considering issues, risks, costs, and schedule. Defines technical strategies and provides insight on how to effectively prioritize and manage them. Develops tools, dashboards, and queries to monitor & improve performance. Participates in long-range strategic improvement planning with programs, technical and functional organizations with impacts on Business Area Plans & Business Operating Plan. Provides recommendations to local customers & federal sponsors in guiding program strategies and implementation funding priorities. Collaborates in Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) inter-site activities for best practices (e.g., Savannah River, Kansas City, Sandia) and complex improvements.Subject Matter Expertise (SME):
Acts as an SME for LSS methodologies & tools, which may include but are not limited to: Project scoping & chartering, Metric development and data collection, Process and value stream mapping, Fishbone diagram, fault trees, event trees (causal analysis), Failure modes and effects analysis (risk analysis), XY matrix (cause & effect matrix), Process modeling and simulation, Lean tools (e.g., 5S, 8 waste, pull, flow), Inferential statistics (confidence intervals, sample size), Theory of constraints, Plan-Do-Check-Act, A3, Toyota Business Practice.Teaching:
Teaches CI Essentials, CI for Enabling Leaders, and enrichment session classes. On the job trains VSET Leaders through deployment.What You Can Expect
Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.Career advancement and professional development programs.Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.Minimum Job Requirements
Bachelor's degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree a minimum 3 years of relevant experience.OR Thirteen or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.If candidate is already certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, they will undergo evaluation on expected skills and a training plan will be developed as needed.If a candidate is not yet certified as a LSS BB, the candidate will train in lean methodology and work lean assignments for a designated time frame. Following their lean training and proficiency period, the candidate will be evaluated in order to advance with the Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Following Black Belt certification, the candidate will commit to serving at least one year in the Black Belt role.Preferred Job Requirements
Experience leading DMAIC process improvement projects and/or multi-site/multi-organizational meetings.Basic data analysis acumen and understand how to develop algorithms using logic and condition statements. Must be able to learn and perform statistical data analysis and simulation modeling.Strong computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and have ability to learn/use relevant software programs (i.e. Minitab).Strong interpersonal skills and is an excellent communicator, facilitator, team player, and change agent.Strategic, creative, and strong analytical and critical thinking skills.Project and program management skills with strong influential leadership skills and the ability to drive performance into all areas of responsibility.Ability to effectively interface with a diverse range of people including: laborers, craft, senior management, technical SMEs, commercial/government stakeholders, NSE stakeholders including international partners.Ability to work independently with personal motivation; is adaptable and committed to achieving objectives while dealing with obstacles.Why Pantex and 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 Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
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