Craft Health Physics Supervisor

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

2d

About The Position

GENERAL SUMMARY Leadership and supervision of health physics technicians and exempt staff as assigned to provide comprehensive radiation protection services to plant organizations. This position supervises radiation protection services for plant activities, including radiation surveys, radioactive material control, job coverage, RCA access control and personnel/equipment release, radioactive shipping activities and radioactive source inventory. Major responsibilities include maintaining technician and exempt staff as assigned qualifications and scheduling and monitoring work in field. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Supervise the activities of health physics technicians and exempt staff as assigned through the following: Implement processes to meet the Radiological Services Department and Energy Northwest business plan objectives and foster continuous improvement. Resolve personnel problems. Make recommendations and decisions regarding employment, performance expectations/reviews, promotions, salary changes, transfers and terminations. Supervise field activities associated with personnel radiation protection, including radiation surveys, job coverage and work control. Develop and maintain crew schedules and daily job assignments, including approving overtime. This involves attending plant work planning meetings to ensure radiation protection services are integrated into the daily schedule. Review and approve radiation work permits and pre- and post-job ALARA reviews. Perform routine observations of personnel performance in the RCA. Ensure health physics technician qualifications are satisfactory, including identifying training necessary and scheduling classroom training and/or OJT. Assist and train subordinates as necessary. This position will periodically rotate to Nuclear Training as an instructor/developer and will perform instruction, develop training, and maintain the health physics technician training program. Conduct and/or participate in Radiological Services self-assessments.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Physics or related Science/Engineering or technical training/education similar to that acquired through an in-grade apprenticeship program plus a high school diploma or GED.
• Also requires six years technician or professional experience in various aspects of applied radiation protection.
• Training in radiation protection is required. This training may be satisfied via industry provided training programs and/or formal education.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes to meet the Radiological Services Department and Energy Northwest business plan objectives and foster continuous improvement.
• Resolve personnel problems.
• Make recommendations and decisions regarding employment, performance expectations/reviews, promotions, salary changes, transfers and terminations.
• Supervise field activities associated with personnel radiation protection, including radiation surveys, job coverage and work control.
• Develop and maintain crew schedules and daily job assignments, including approving overtime.
• Attend plant work planning meetings to ensure radiation protection services are integrated into the daily schedule.
• Review and approve radiation work permits and pre- and post-job ALARA reviews.
• Perform routine observations of personnel performance in the RCA.
• Ensure health physics technician qualifications are satisfactory, including identifying training necessary and scheduling classroom training and/or OJT.
• Assist and train subordinates as necessary.
• Periodically rotate to Nuclear Training as an instructor/developer and will perform instruction, develop training, and maintain the health physics technician training program.
• Conduct and/or participate in Radiological Services self-assessments.

Benefits

• Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package.
• Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.
• EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan.
• EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage.
• Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more!
• Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees