Nuclear and Hazardous Materials Technician; Tec - Weekend Swing​/Night Shift

Nuclear and Hazardous Materials Technician (Tec) 2/3
- Weekend Swing/Night Shift (Friday - Monday)

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- Weekend Swing/Night Shift (Friday - Monday) role at Los Alamos National Laboratory

This position will be filled at either the Nuclear & Hazardous Materials Tec 2 or 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.
At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), we solve national security challenges through simultaneous excellence! The Plutonium Capability Low Level Waste and WCRRF Waste Operations group (NPI-10) is looking for highly motivated individuals to serve as level 2 or 3 Nuclear & Hazardous Materials Technicians to join our TA-55 LLW Operations. The shifts offer a differential pay of the basic hourly rate.

NPI-10 ensures safe, efficient, and compliant waste management generated at the TA-55 Plutonium Facility, the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research (CMR) building, the TA-50 Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF), the Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building (RLUOB) and the Waste Characterization, Reduction, and Repackaging Facility (WCRRF). We also provide ample opportunities to learn new skillsets and maintain a supportive environment when challenges arise.

How we do our work is just as important as what we do. Our team members comply with a variety of nuclear management related requirements; work independently on challenging concurrent projects requiring close cooperation, adaptability, initiative, and willingness to provide support wherever needed to meet LANL's National Security Mission.
The Nuclear and Hazardous Materials Tec will interface with teams within the NPI division, with other groups within TA-55 and the Laboratory. The Tecs also provide support to move, load, transport, and store hazardous containers and/or waste material. As well as perform and review inspection and characterization information on containers to insure proper handling and storage. Specific duties may include but are not necessarily limited to;

technical assistance in fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, analytical instrumentation, handling drums and/or other containers of hazardous materials or hazardous wastes, operating forklifts and/or other mechanical loading/handling equipment, and performing nuclear material move transactions.

• Safety and security are a primary responsibility for all Laboratory employees. Assures safety and security compliance, maintains required safety and security training, and makes safety and security an integral part of every task, including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.
• Has gained sufficient experience so that all work, materials, processes and final product can meet quality specification and can be completed according to established requirements.
• Conducts technical work in the laboratory space or work area, as instructed by supervisor. Records procedures, equipment, parameters used in technical work; captures finding and data. Analyzes routine findings and data, develops preliminary interpretation of results, summarizes outcomes, and plan next stages of routine technical work. Works primarily with supervisor in the conduct of the technical work.
• Performs work at the semi-skilled technician level. Assignments are characterized by instructions for routine tasks, within established priorities, procedures judgement, overall adequacy and accuracy. Work is performed under limited supervision.
• Under supervision moves, loads, transports, packages, and/or stores drums and/or other containers of hazardous wastes and material.
• Under supervision performs inspection and characterization information on waste containers to assure proper handling and/or storage.
• Ensures all hazardous material, hazardous waste or manufacturing results, materials, processes and final products meet quality specifications and are completed according to…