As the essential services provider for the Hanford Site, EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) is responsible for delivering dozens of services to support the Hanford cleanup mission.
Office of Environmental Management
August 30, 2022
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More than 20 Hanford Mission Integration Solutions employees attended the first offering of an Employee Essentials class in June. The two-day professional development course provides employees instruction on the business functions of each company organization as they relate to the contractor’s business model and Hanford cleanup mission.
RICHLAND, Wash. – As the essential services provider for the Hanford Site, EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) is responsible for delivering dozens of services to support the Hanford cleanup mission, including reliable water and power, road maintenance, and information and business management systems.
In fact, there are more than 40 different departments within HMIS.
To provide employees with a holistic view of the company’s work and the role they play in the cleanup mission, the HMIS workforce solutions team developed a two-day Employee Essentials educational course to help employees understand how each HMIS organization works.
During the course, speakers share information about their organizations’ work, processes and procedures to help employees understand how those functions support the HMIS business model and move the Hanford cleanup mission forward.
Darci Teel, vice president of mission assurance at Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, shares information with attendees during the first session of an Employee Essentials class. Representatives from more than 40 different company departments shared information about their organization’s work, processes and procedures during the two-day course.
“This course lays out a roadmap for our employees to see where and how everything fits together,” said Julie Lindstrom, vice president of workforce solutions at HMIS. “With that knowledge, they can see how what they do affects everything else down the line.”
Employees also receive instruction during the course on their individual responsibilities for worker safety at Hanford, protecting the environment and contributing to a healthier workplace.
“As a relatively new HMIS employee, I felt this class offered exactly what I was missing,” said Jessica Shaw, an ethics specialist in the ethics and compliance office who attended the first course offered in June. “I now have better insight into how I can support HMIS employees in my work.”
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