Treatment Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

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 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 :

o Hazardous / non-hazardous organic and aqueous radioactive matrices

o Hazardous and non- hazardous radioactive solids / sludge

o Decommissioning of hazardous and non-hazardous radioactive lab packs

o Mercury and other elemental heavy metals, asbestos, potential blood-borne pathogens, etc.

o Various chemical reagents (organic, aqueous, oxidizers, acids, bases, etc.)

o Industrial processing type equipment

Requirements :

Working Conditions

Heavy lifting, exposure to excessive noise during floor operations, ambient weather conditions / seasonal extremes of temperature, use of a particulate 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.

NOTE :

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.