Levi Hilstad, RRPT
Shift Supervisor
Idaho Falls,ID
Summary
Experienced Shift Supervisor with over 10 years in the nuclear industry, specializing in radiological and Hazard Category 3 nuclear facilities. Proven leader in directing teams to successfully complete complex projects, including the ahead-of-schedule and safe refurbishment of a facility hot cell valued at $1.9 million. Recognized for operational excellence, I was honored as the recipient for the 2022 Operations Technician of the Year at Idaho National Laboratory.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Analytical Research Laboratory Shift Supervisor
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
05.2024 - Current
- Supervise facility operations and maintenance personnel conducting activities within the facility as authorized by the POD/POW to support the completion of programmatic mission goals..
- Ensure all activities are conducted within the authorization basis allowed by the facility’s documented safety analysis (DSA) and other authorization basis documents. Provide management oversight of ongoing experiments.
- Make certain all work is conducted following approved procedures and that work activities are conducted in accordance with the governing work control procedures.
- Ensure that necessary work permits are obtained and implemented for all work conducted within the nuclear facility.
- Direct all emergency response actions within the facility until properly relieved by emergency response organization personnel. Maintain credentials to operate a nuclear facility.
- Responsibility for work direction and reporting anomalies and failures to facility management.
- Comprehensive knowledge of facility Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs); administrative requirements for facility operations, maintenance, and modifications; and procedures for normal, abnormal, and emergency operations.
Emergency Action Manager
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
05.2024 - Current
- The decision-making authority for tactical operations during an emergency at MFC.
- Being the emergency coordinator for RCRA-regulated facilities and coordinates all emergency response measures in accordance with RCRA regulations.
- Meet specific timelines for protective actions, emergency action levels, and notifications.
On call 24/7/365.
- Provide command and control for any emergency or non-emergency in facilities, including event priorities and strategies.
- Thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the facilities RCRA contingency plan, all facility operations and activities, characteristics and location of waste handled, location of records within the facility, and the facility layout.
Nuclear Facility Operations Foreman
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
09.2020 - Current
- Skillfully operate and perform some maintenance on facility equipment and systems. Facility equipment and systems may include overhead handling systems, remote handling and manipulating equipment, shielded casks, facility utilities, operational support systems, glove boxes and testing equipment.
- Skilled and proficient in knowledge of job, capable of training others, and performs OJT and briefing functions.
- Maintain area logbooks.
- Establish safe conditions for conduct of maintenance.
- Provide oversight to subcontractor facility modifications.
- Monitor system health, including development of plans for improving system safety.
- Review and provide operational input to proposed procedures, procedural revisions, and proposed modifications to facility equipment/systems.
- Perform data analysis and maintain proper documentation, understand and perform material transfer limits, material at risk evaluations, criticality requirements, supports maintenance and engineering to perform equipment performance trending.
- Provide recommendations to NFM/SS.
- Routinely cover as Shift Supervisor in a Haz Cat 3 and Radiological Facility
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Reworked positions and workflow based on individual abilities and production targets.
Radiological Control Technician
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
06.2016 - 09.2020
- Ensure compliance with Radiological Standards both procedural and in compliance of 10 CFR 835.
- Effectively maintain and increased positive relationships with other organizations to meet INL's mission.
- Performed Radiological Protection for all operations and research activities authorized by the facility.
- Provide mentoring and guidance for both junior staff and peers.
- Actively suggest and implement improvements to the program. Review, develop, and write Radiological Work Permits.
- Acting Lead/Tech 5 Role when needed.
Lead Machinist
Woodland Furniture
04.2012 - 04.2015
- Managed teams to continually meet and exceed deadlines.
- Effectively made the Machining department the most efficient process within Woodland Furniture.
- Routinely meet with management to discuss planning, work load, improvements and safety processes.
- Planned machining by studying work orders, batch record, materials, specifications, reference, locations of surfaces and machining parameters
- Studied daily work instruction, sketches, drawings, blueprints, and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Physics
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 07.2018 - Current
Advanced Technical Certificate -
Eastern Idaho Technical College/ CEI
Idaho Falls, ID 01.2015 - 01.2016
Skills
Team building
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Dependable and Responsible
Interpersonal Communication
Qualifications
- ARL/RCL Shift Supervisor
- HPI Practitioner
- MFC Core Supervisor
- MBAC/RMAC/CSO
- FMH
- ERO Emergency Action Manager
- LO/TO FAS
- ARL Research Technician
- INL Radiological Worker 2
- OJT Instructor/Evaluator
References
- Chauncey Peters, BEA, National Homeland Security Operations, chauncey.peters@inl.gov, phone no. 208-220-0399
- Chris Stayman, UT-Battelle, Central Complex RPO Manager, staymancp@ornl.gov, phone no. 208-360-9074
- Scott Martin, BEA, Radiological Control Manager, scott.martin@inl.gov, phone no. 208-403-4136
- Orin (TJ) Harman, BEA, MFC ConOps Program & Standards Execution Manager, orin.harman@inl.gov, phone no. 208-241-4873
Timeline
Analytical Research Laboratory Shift Supervisor
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
05.2024 - Current
Emergency Action Manager
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
05.2024 - Current
Nuclear Facility Operations Foreman
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
09.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Health Physics
Idaho State University
07.2018 - Current
Radiological Control Technician
BEA - Idaho National Laboratory
06.2016 - 09.2020
Advanced Technical Certificate -
Eastern Idaho Technical College/ CEI
01.2015 - 01.2016
Lead Machinist
Woodland Furniture
04.2012 - 04.2015
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