What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chemical / Treatment Technician position at Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.?
Job Description
Job Description
Description : FUNCTION :
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 with 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 :
Hazardous / non-hazardous organize and aqueous radioactive matrices
Hazardous and non-hazardous radioactive solids / sludge
Decommissioning of hazardous and non-hazardous radioactive lab packs
Mercury and other elemental heavy metals, asbestos, potential blood-borne pathogens, etc.
Various chemical reagents (organic, aqueous, oxidizers, acids, bases, etc.)
Industrial processing type equipment
Recommend management action to improve standard operating procedures
Initiation of nonconformance, 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 of professionalism
Ability to multitask
Capacity to apply analytical evaluation 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 particular 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.
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