Nuclear Processing Operator

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Full Time 426.2 Los Alamos, NM, US

2 days ago Requisition

Position Location:

This position is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Los Alamos is a tight-knit mountain community that consistently ranks as one of ’s Best Small Towns in America. The city is a top spot for outdoor enthusiasts as it has more than 120 hiking and biking trails, and residents enjoy easy access to the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Thanks to the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos’ presence in the area, Los Alamos also has a college-town vibe that’s a major draw for young professionals, families and retirees.

426.2: This position is subject to DOE Order 426.2, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, which establishes entry-level requirements to ensure candidates selected for specific positions can successfully perform the requirements of the job.

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.

• 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.

• 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…