Nuclear Processing Operator 1/2
About The Position
The job will require personnel to sort, segregate, and size reduce radioactive waste while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment with respiratory protection. Work must be executed compliantly in accordance to detailed operating procedures while working in a team atmosphere. The use of various hand tools and power tools will be required for daily job functions. While working to achieve N3B LLCC objectives, will ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner; will maintain required safety, security and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; and make safety, security and quality an integral part of every task; including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.
Requirements
- Must have an understanding of work hazards, safety practices, and operating configurations
- Experience working in a team environment with a strong safety culture
- Work experience in a quality-oriented environment requiring a high degree of attention to detail
- Familiar with handling and/or transporting solid, liquid, hazardous, radioactive, and/or mixed wastes
- Familiar with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations relating to the handling of solid, liquid, hazardous, radioactive, and/or mixed wastes
- Familiar with legal requirements and environmental impacts affecting facility operations and administration
- Ability to understand inspection and/or characterization data on waste containers
- Experience in documentation and maintenance of records for solid, liquid, hazardous, radioactive, and/or mixed wastes
- Knowledge in the use of personal computers including database applications
- Ability to obtain certification as a forklift and qualified crane operator
- Ability to qualify in the use of personnel protective equipment including air purifying respirators
- Must be willing to work a variety of shifts (e.g. 8-hour days, 9-hour days, or 10-hour days
- Must have the ability to pass and maintain all qualifications as required by the Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2, and N3B
- Effective interpersonal skills (e.g., ability to work as part of a team, communicate effectively, work/interact effectively and amicably with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures)
- Excellent communication skills to effectively convey thoughts clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
- Level 1: Must possess a High School diploma or GED with zero years of relative experience. Per DOE O 426.2, this position requires a High School diploma.
- Level 2: Must possess a High School diploma or GED and two years of related experience. Per DOE O 426.2, this position requires a High School diploma.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for proper handling, packaging, treatment and documenting hazardous and radioactive waste exhibiting chemical and radiological hazards.
- Providing technical support including opening waste containers, removing waste items if possible, and describing the waste items and recording the results.
- Routine interaction with various personnel in coordinating characterization, certification, and disposition of waste items and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements with regard to receipt, storage and disposal of waste items.
- This position requires job specific/site specific training.
Benefits
- N3B offers all full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes 401(k) with employer matching, medical, dental, vision, paid PTO, and more.
- Starting salary will be commensurate with experience and education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
