Field Technician

Company Description

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We have multiple openings for a Field Technician to provide technical support and customer services in the management of hazardous and radioactive waste.  Under general supervision you will perform a variety of technical functions in collecting, packaging, labeling, identifying, documenting, segregating, consolidating, treating and storing hazardous, non-hazardous and radioactive waste generated by various Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) programs. This position is in the Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (RHWM) Program and part of the Waste Generator Services Group Superblock Team within the Strategic Deterrence Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

These positions will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

In this role you will 

• Perform a wide variety of waste management activities, often wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as anti-C’s, respirator, hearing protection, etc., to collect, package, label, identify, segregate, consolidate, treat, store and verify hazardous, non-hazardous, low level radioactive and/or transuranic waste.
• Operate wastewater retention tanks and/or systems, perform pump-outs, perform lab packing of waste chemicals and perform facility inspections.
• Perform testing (pH, visual etc.) and sampling waste to verify characterization and/or treatment results.
• Operate a variety of vehicles up to and including 5-ton trucks, use material handling equipment (fork trucks, drum handling equipment, mechanical pump systems, etc.), and use hand and power tools.
• Respond to environmental emergencies at LLNL, operate environmental and radiation survey instruments and work with cross-organizational personnel performing decontamination of facility infrastructure and equipment.
• Gather, analyze, and maintain detailed and accurate records in support of radioactive and hazardous waste management.
• Complete and maintain training requirements per Federal, State, and LLNL requirements.
• Provide customer service to LLNL waste generators as the front-line interface between RHWM and waste generators.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the 504.3 level

• Support the development of work control documents as the Responsible Individual (RI) or alternate RI and/or be the room responsible person (RRP) for specific rooms or workstations.
• Plan and execute small waste management projects including directing the activities of other technicians.
• Conduct On-the-Job-Training and provide mentoring and leadership for less experienced technicians.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship. 
• Associate degree in environmental or related scientific field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Intermediate understanding and knowledge of State and Federal regulations as they apply to hazardous and radioactive waste management, with emphasis on managing waste in satellite accumulation areas (SAAs) and 90-day waste accumulation areas (WAAs) or experience working within nuclear or high-hazard facilities.
• Intermediate understanding and knowledge of field instrumentation, such as radiation survey instruments, pH meters, etc., with an emphasis on their application to radioactive and hazardous waste processes.
• Elementary understanding of chemistry principles, including compatibility, and/or general understanding of radioactive contamination control methods.
• Self-motivated and willingness to learn in order to become qualified as a certified fissile material handler (CFMH).
• Ability to meet medical qualifications to wear respiratory protection equipment, work in a glovebox environment in awkward postures for long durations and meet other physical requirements specified in the job demands worksheet and to successfully complete all Federal, State, LLNL and Department of Transport