Fire Protection Operator - Nuclear

PSEG•Lower Alloways Creek Township, NJ

6d•$25 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Perform higher-skilled work in the operation, inspection, testing, and adjustment of Artificial Island fire protection systems, first-aid functions, and equipment. The role also performs less-skilled maintenance on fire protection systems and equipment, including removing, repairing, or installing hoses, extinguishers, sprinklers, isolation valves, fire doors, switches, fusible links, and emergency-lighting components. The position responds to fire alarms and other plant emergencies, including hazardous-material emergencies, and operates firefighting and rescue vehicles and equipment. It performs inspections, testing, training, fire-hazard analysis, tagging and equipment-clearance activities, and related work. Emergency restoration assignments may require duties outside the employee’s routine work and schedules different from normal operations.

Requirements

Meet the company’s General Requirements.
Successfully complete the Fire Protection Operator Nuclear (1310) Modular Training Course.
Demonstrate the ability to follow detailed instructions and carry out complex assignments.
Demonstrate aptitude for mechanical and technical work and keen observational faculties.
Have oral and written communication skills necessary to perform the work.
Successfully complete the appropriate pre-employment tests, except for eligible employees hired before May 1, 1977, who have or obtain a high school diploma or equivalent.
Be able to qualify for an automobile driver’s license to operate vehicles in New Jersey.
Have EMT certification.
Meet nuclear requirements for unescorted site access.
Provide a valid Real ID or approved alternate documentation for this position by May 7, 2027.
Meet applicable Department of Energy 10 CFR 810 requirements; where applicable, prove qualifying citizenship, residency, or protected-individual status.

Responsibilities

Operate, test, and adjust fire protection equipment and systems, including hydrants, deluge and isolation valves, foam systems, Cardox and Halon suppression systems, alarms, breathing apparatus, and auxiliary equipment.
Operate firefighting and rescue vehicles and apparatus, including fire engines, rescue trucks, equipment trucks, ambulances, rescue boats, passenger cars, and pickup trucks.
Respond to fire alarms and plant emergencies; fight fires and assist or escort off-site firefighters, including during hazardous-material emergencies.
Inspect assigned equipment and areas and record required data.
Assist in training assigned personnel and provide training as assigned.
Complete EMT certification and recertification as required.
Recharge fire extinguishers and service equipment by adding or changing lubricants.
Maintain the cleanliness of equipment and assigned areas; move and handle fire-protection equipment, materials, and supplies.
Assist other departments with firefighting, first aid, and related work.
Operate and test fire pumps and portable auxiliary fire-protection equipment, including compressors, pumps, fans, generators, and foam systems.
Perform on-site fire-hazard analyses.
Perform electrical tagging on 480 kV and below and mechanical tagging in accordance with approved procedures; clear or prepare equipment for service, and perform required clearing, tagging, testing, and safety-taping operations.
Position valves and drain or vent systems as assigned under Off-Site Tagging Procedures.
Perform confined-space surveys for oxygen and potential explosive-gas atmospheres.
Perform operation of the rescue boat.
Perform less-skilled maintenance on Artificial Island fire-protection systems and equipment, including removing, repairing, or installing hoses, extinguishers, sprinklers, plug-in components, isolation valves, fire doors, flow and tamper switches, fusible links, level and pressure switches, and emergency-lighting lamps and batteries.
Perform other similar or less-skilled work in the occupational group.