Operator 4/5

This position will be filled at either Facility Operations Technician 4/5 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate.

Additional job responsibilities

• Provides support for the day-to-day operations of ALDWP facilities at TA55.
• Operates and monitor critical safety systems according to operating instructions.
• Responsible for safe execution of technical safety requirement surveillances or surveillances required to meet safety / authorization basis requirements.
• Performs technical tasks in support of operations, maintenance, science, or engineering activities.
• Provides direct support in operations, specification, construction, and/or design of facility mechanical, electrical, and/or chemical systems.
• Checks and inspects operation and maintenance against predetermined standards.
• Follows process sheets or written / verbal directions.
• Observes equipment and control panels for operator messages or error indicators.
• Sets up and runs diagnostic test and reacts appropriately to the messages and reports errors or machine malfunctions as required.
• May work with and be responsible for multiple systems.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Extensive experience and understanding of the following aspects of equipment operations:
  • Verbatim procedure compliance
  • Hazard identification and analysis
  • Configuration management
• Extensive knowledge of typical facility instrumentation and control, electrical and mechanical systems, sub-systems, and components (heating, ventilation, refrigeration systems, cooling towers, fire suppression/alarm systems, air compressors, pneumatic controls, etc.).
• Extensive experience troubleshooting and diagnosing service problems and determining procedure to repair.
• Demonstrated experience reading, understanding and explaining engineering, electrical, and mechanical drawings/specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication.

Additional Job Requirements for Operator 5

• Expert understanding of and ability to identify work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration.
• Expert experience with lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures.

Education/Experience

• Operator 4: Requires a relevant Associates Degree and 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• Operator 5: Requires an Associate's Degree in a relevant field and 7 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Clearance

• Q (Position will be cleared to this level).

Work Location

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security.

Equal Opportunity

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations.