Shift Team Leader

Job Introduction

NNL is where your understanding of reactors fuels the nation. As part of our Fuel Reactor & Reprocessing capability, you’ll play a vital role in developing the UK fuel cycle in line with advances in new technology and new processes. As old reactors reach the end of their lifespan, we need experts like you, with the technical skills to virtually model scenarios that not only enable us to explore new ways of managing the inputs and outputs of reactors, but also pave the way for the implementation of smaller, cleaner revolutionary new reactors. This is a place where you can use your knowledge and expertise to do long term meaningful work for years to come.

National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is conducting a major programme of work for one of our important customers in heavily shielded cells in our Active Handling Facility (AHF) on Sellafield site.  The programme requires NNL to utilise a number of scientific techniques to conduct Post Irradiation Examination (PIE) of nuclear material.  In order to meet demanding timelines, NNL is implementing a shift rotation pattern and is recruiting for various positions to meet the demand.

The Shift Team Leader will be required to plan and supervise the work of their shift team, in accordance with technical and delivery requirements of the project.  They will oversee their team’s deployments who will work with master slave manipulators on a variety of equipment to deliver scientific data. They will also be a task supervisor with nuclear health and safety accountability for their team, Area Owner and be required to be a member of the AHF emergency response team.

The position requires the development and maintenance of strong working relationships with project managers, technical leads and the Capability Manager for the area. The role holder is responsible for delivering planned programmes of work within their shift team to time, cost and the required high quality standards.

In instances (e.g. planned plant outages)  the post holder may be required to revert temporarily to a standard day working pattern, but will move back onto a shift pattern as necessary to support the accelerated work programme.

Main Responsibilities

• Co-ordination and line management of shift team resources in conjunction with the Capability Manager to deliver an agreed programme to safety, quality and cost. 
• Adherence to EHSSQ requirements within the facility and ensuring high standards of nuclear safety and quality are cascaded to the team
• Conducting assurance activities to confirm adherence to local, management and project proecdures
• Responsible for coordinating delivery of the Defence technical PIE programme in AHF allocated to their shift team. 
• Responsible for ensuring coordination and planning is performed in accordance with the aligned objectives as agreed by Capability Managers, technical leads and Project Managers, by maintaining a strong link with technical leads. 
• Ensure employees are suitably qualified, competent and experienced to fulfil their roles through effective leadership, coaching, mentoring and development of both individual and the lead team
• Assist the Capability Manager in understanding costs associated with equipment maintenance and repair and SQEP training specific to the delivery area..
• To be familiar with on-plant processes in order to understand the interactions between plant operational demands and planning for customer work.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Shift Team Leader:

• Degree qualified in physical science or engineering discipline, or equivalent level of industrial qualifications in this area. 
• Extensive experience of working within an industrial environment and delivering work to time, cost and quality.
• Experience of leading a team in a highly regulated industry with exceptional health and safety practices
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team of operations, engineering and technical staff to deploy specially designed equipment.
• Excellent communication skills with people from all levels of the organisation, including external customers.
• Due to the security requirements of this post all applicants must be UK Nationals
• SC cleared (or ability to become so)

Desirable Criteria for Shift Team Leader:

• Previous shift working
• Knowledge of NDT measurement techniques 
• Monitored radiation worker (or ability to become so)
• Introduction to Applied Project Management (or similar)

About The Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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