Waste Facilities Operations

What You'll Do

The Waste Management Facilities Operations is responsible for ensuring operations are in compliance with all applicable requirements for a defined set of Y-12 capabilities and associated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily activities and maintain compliance in areas of facility safety, nuclear criticality safety, chemical safety, security, environmental compliance, and emergency preparedness within Waste Management facilities.
• Serve as primary interface between Waste Management subcontractors and CNS organizations.
• Work with CNS Fire Department Operations, Radiological Control, Industrial Safety, Industrial Health, ET&I, and other organizations to maintain facility compliance and operability.
• Maintain a safe and rigorous work control program covering all corrective and preventive maintenance in Waste Management facilities.
• Maintain equipment operability by ensuring proper maintenance is completed.
• Review completed surveillances, round sheets, and other monitoring results to ensure facility safety and operability, and maintain documented evidence of equipment status.
• Maintain Waste Management Operations procedures by reviewing and approving procedure changes.
• Work with Waste Management subcontractors to ensure Waste Management facilities maintain a Facility Safety Hazard Categorization "Below Facility Safety Thresholds".
• Ensure Nuclear Criticality Safety program requirements are implemented and maintained within Waste Management operations. Periodically review and revise nuclear criticality safety documents as necessary to support Waste Management operations.
• Assist in determining needed equipment upgrades in Waste Management processes.
• Provide assistance to Waste Management subcontractors in the installation of new equipment and process improvements.

Accountabilities

• To the Manager of Waste Operations in maintaining the functionality of Waste Management facilities and processes, especially in relation to interface with CNS Y-12 organizations.
• To the Waste Management Subcontract Technical Representative in ensuring the satisfactory performance of Waste Management subcontractors.

Authorities

• Authorized to provide work start authorization for all operations to be performed in Waste Management facilities.
• Authorized to interface with CNS Y-12 plant organizations in order to maintain facility compliance and operability.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR PhD.
• Twelve (12) or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Previous experience with chemical and radiological waste characterization, treatment, packaging, transportation, and disposal of waste generated at Department of Energy nuclear facilities.
• Previous experience with interpretation of analytical data for the purpose of determining regulatory status as well as mixed low level waste disposition planning and treatment/disposal profile development.
• Prior experience with the Waste Acceptance Criteria at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site and/or commercial TSDFs.
• Formal training related to radioactive waste management, DOT, RCRA, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Radiological Worker II is desired.

Benefits

• Medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan
• Employer matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Onsite workout facilities
• Onsite cafeterias