Waste Facilities Operations

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Waste Facilities Operations

Career Level From: Specialist

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Job Specialty: ES&H General

The Waste Management Facilities Operations is responsible for ensuring operations are in compliance with all applicable requirements for a defined set of Y-12 capabilities and associated infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily activities and maintain compliance in areas of facility safety, nuclear criticality safety, chemical safety, security, environmental compliance, and emergency preparedness within Waste Management facilities.
• Serve as primary interface between Waste Management subcontractors and CNS organizations.
• Work with CNS Fire Department Operations, Radiological Control, Industrial Safety, Industrial Health, ET&I, and other organizations to maintain facility compliance and operability.
• Maintain a safe and rigorous work control program covering all corrective and preventive maintenance in Waste Management facilities.
• Maintain equipment operability by ensuring proper maintenance is completed.
• Review completed surveillances, round sheets, and other monitoring results to ensure facility safety and operability, and maintain documented evidence of equipment status.
• Maintain Waste Management Operations procedures by reviewing and approving procedure changes.
• Work with Waste Management subcontractors to ensure Waste Management facilities maintain a Facility Safety Hazard Categorization "Below Facility Safety Thresholds".
• Ensure Nuclear Criticality Safety program requirements are implemented and maintained within Waste Management operations.
• Periodically review and revise nuclear criticality safety documents as necessary to support Waste Management operations.
• Assist in determining needed equipment upgrades in Waste Management processes.
• Provide assistance to Waste Management subcontractors in the installation of new equipment and process improvements.

• To the Manager of Waste Operations in maintaining the functionality of Waste Management facilities and processes, especially in relation to interface with CNS Y-12 organizations.
• To the Waste Management Subcontract Technical Representative in ensuring the satisfactory performance of Waste Management subcontractors.

• Authorized to provide work start authorization for all operations to be performed in Waste Management facilities.
• Authorized to interface with CNS Y-12 plant organizations in order to maintain facility compliance and operability.

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree:
  Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree:
  Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR PhD.
• Twelve (12) or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years of-experience requirements for this posting.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Previous experience with chemical and radiological waste characterization, treatment, packaging, transportation , and disposal of waste generated at Department of Energy nuclear facilities.
• Previous experience with interpretation of analytical data for the purpose of determining regulatory status as well as mixed low level waste disposition planning and treatment/disposal profile development.
• Prior experience with the Waste Acceptance Criteria at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site and/or commercial TSDFs.
• Formal training related to radioactive waste management, DOT, RCRA, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Radiological Worker II is desired.

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