What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician position at Pantex?
Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Organization: Safety & Industrial Hygiene (51074510)
Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Organization: Safety & Industrial Hygiene (51074510)
What You'll Do
- Performs work in accordance with relevant directives (Federal Standards, DOE Orders, Corporate Directives, plant Process Documents, Work Instructions, Desk Aids, and written instructions, etc).
- Accountable for all direct output assigned and for providing direct output support to his/her manager.
- Required to attend and/or successfully complete training classes as assigned by their manager.
- Actively supports the Plant Safety Program.
- Provides feedback to their manager when exceptions in the process are encountered.
- Understands a worker’s right to stop work when they feel his/her own or other’s personal safety is jeopardized.
- Reports all perceived unsafe conditions or acts through their management or through other reporting mechanisms as appropriate for the situation.
- Participates in worker involvement including input to work planning and methods to identify hazards and controls.
- Understands and complies with the Human Reliability Program (HRP) requirements applicable to their position.
- Maintains their work area in a clean, tidy and safe condition.
- Utilizes resources responsibly to minimize waste and maintain efficiency.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Conducts workplace evaluations under the direction and supervision of an Industrial Hygienist and/or IH Team Leader, to include:
- Initial review of workplace evaluation data
- Facility/Workplace walk down to determine existing and new tasks
- Employee interviews to determine existing and new tasks
- Supervisor interviews to determine new, changed and planned processes
- Observations of work, as needed, to aid in determining sampling strategy
- Selection and calibration of instruments to be used in sampling
- Surveillance of work processes
- Proper collection and handling of samples to ensure chain of custody requirements are met
- Documentation of sampling conducted and results obtained
- Maintains IH sampling equipment in ready status for sampling to include:
- Proper storage of instruments to protect from loss or damage
- Ensure that batteries are properly charged and ready for use, as applicable
- Ensure that cord and plug instruments are properly handled to prevent electrical safety hazards
- Ensure that all instruments used in the Material Access Area (MAA) are on the equipment list
- Calibrate instruments as required
- Report any discrepancies in equipment storage, use, calibration or safety to their supervisor
- Ensures proper housekeeping:
- Maintain their work space in a neat and orderly manner
- Ensure that the equipment storage and calibration areas are clean, uncluttered and ready for use
- Ensure that any and all sampling materials and waste is properly disposed of at the work location or in the IH Operations facility
- Follows Conduct of Operations:
- Follow all Safety and Industrial Hygiene requirements for use of PPE during sampling procedures
- Apply Integrated Safety Management principles to the work being done
- Follow written procedures for sampling
- Request assistance before proceeding when unsure of procedures
- Stop work when you feel that the work in progress may present a hazard to yourself, co-worker, the equipment, the facility or the environment
- Assists as requested in Emergency Response drills, exercises and real-world events
What You Can Expect
- 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
Minimum Job Requirements
Education
- High school diploma or equivalency and twelve semester hours of college level work in a related field of study (i.e., chemistry, physics, biology, environmental technology, industrial hygiene technology or nuclear health physics), and six semester hours of college level mathematics and/or computer applications.
- OR Two years relevant experience in Safety & Industrial Hygiene related work with a working knowledge of S&IH Field/Laboratory testing equipment.
- OR Any combination of acceptable education and experience to equal to 2 years.
Skills
- Must be able to meet initial employment requirements.
- Must be able to read, write and comprehend applicable written and/or instructions.
- Must be physically fit to perform their assigned job functions as determined by Medical Evaluation.
- Must be able to work under general supervision
- Must be able to perform applicable job functions within their area of work.
- All qualifications, work history, training and education are to be verified by direct contact with former employers and/or documented proof. Ability to perform the functions and responsibilities involved will be determined by a comprehensive interview and background evaluation.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., 1 year job-related experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative). DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2)
Functional Requirements
- Heavy lifting or carrying: 40 pounds
- Ability to keyboard
- Repetitive motion of the wrist/forearm
- Walking: 2 hours/day
- Standing: 2 hours/day
- Normal far vision at least one eye correctable to 20/40 (20 feet)
- Near vision (must be able to read computer screen, manuscript, book etc. at approximately 13-16 inches from the face)
- Ability to distinguish basic colors (red, green, etc.)
- No evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse
- Ability to perform safety-sensitive duties
Environmental Factors
- Around moving vehicles
- Prolonged or irregular hours: may be on-call 24/7
Why Pantex?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to lOCFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
