Treatment Technician

Description

Non-Exempt - This position is responsible for performing waste   processing and treatment activities for the nuclear waste segment at   Perma-Fix of Florida treatment, storage, and disposal Facility (TSDF). 

Duties 

· Regulatory compliance.

· Waste processing and/or treatment in accordance established procedures.

· Initiation and maintenance of daily process logs.

· Verification of materials stored and processed for QA/QC.

· Container handling (palletizing; ringing, stacking and labeling).

· Daily processing activities may include working with the following:

o Hazardous/non-hazardous organic and aqueous radioactive matrices

o Hazardous and non- hazardous radioactive solids/sludge

o Decommissioning of hazardous and non-hazardous radioactive lab packs

o Mercury and other elemental heavy metals, asbestos, potential blood-borne pathogens, etc.

o Various chemical reagents (organic, aqueous, oxidizers, acids, bases, etc.)

o Industrial processing type equipment

· Recommend management action to improve standard operating procedures.

· Initiation of non-conformance, incident and near miss reporting.

· Identify and requisition processing supplies and reagents.

· Interacts with facility personnel to achieve departmental objectives.

· Department level quality assurance.

· Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

· High school graduate or equivalent (college, vocational or job training in a   technical field preferred).

· 40-hour OSHA Hazwoper Certification with current 8-hr refresher.

· 16-hour radiation safety training with current 4-hour refresher.

· Attention to detail and organizational skills.

· Personality conducive to teamwork.

· Ability to follow written and oral directives.

· Facility equipment operations level training

· Facility waste operations training

· Facility quality assurance program operations level training

· Annual respirator fit test qualified and ability to function in all levels of   personal protective equipment (PPE).

· Written and verbal communication skills.

· Displays professionalism.

· Ability to multitask.

· Capacity to apply analytical evaluations to assigned work.

· Sit down, Counter-Balanced Lift Truck operator’s license.

Working Conditions  

Heavy lifting, exposure to excessive noise   during floor operations, ambient weather conditions / seasonal extremes of   temperature, use of a particulate mask, air-purifying respirator; Tyvek, or   other protective equipment required, working with radioactive and hazardous   waste to include chemical reagents, use of industrial processing equipment   and tools. 

NOTE:   

This   job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to   be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.  Employees   will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform   any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give   instructions or assignments.  All duties and responsibilities are   essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification   to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.  To perform   this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and   abilities to perform each duty proficiently.  Some requirements may   exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the   health or safety of themselves or others.  The requirements listed in   this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.    This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise,   other than an “at will” relationship.