[ RadSafe ] Technician/HP Job Opportunity

[Aker, Rock]

New Brunswick Laboratory (www.nbl.doe.gov <http://www.nbl.doe.gov/> ) is
looking for a HP/HP Technician to work under contract for an extended
period.  The following notes the job requirements.  For information or
to provide resumes please contact George Gartrell at 630-252-2243 or via
email at george.gartrell at ch.doe.gov.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

The typical duties include: 

 

*          Performing, documenting, and evaluating radiation and
contamination surveys in plutonium and uranium laboratories and
mechanical areas

*          Assisting the Health Physicist and laboratory workers in
planning and conducting radiological work and related activities

*          Performs daily operational checks of portable and fixed
radiation detection equipment.

*          Responds to radiation/contamination events and equipment
alarms.

*          Ensures that areas are posted in accordance with regulations
and policies concerning the radiological conditions involved. 

*          Monitors the radiological conditions in the working
environment.

 

Qualifications

 

The successful candidate must possess a high school diploma and five (5)
or more years of progressive radiation protection experience as a
Radiation Safety/Health Physics Technician or Health Physicist.  The
candidate must meet ANSI 3.1 and/or DOE core qualifications.  Prior
relevant experience with radiation safety involving plutonium and /or
uranium operations is required.

 

This position requires the ability to:

 

*          Accomplish work with minimal supervision and direction;

*          Work with people of varied backgrounds, education, and work
assignments in a laboratory research environment. 

*          Participate in physically demanding work while wearing
personnel protective equipment including respiratory protection.
Medically qualified to wear a respirator, able to lift 30 pounds, and
able to climb ladders. 

 

Additional preferred attributes:

 

*          Associate/Bachelor Degree in a physical science

*          Proven skills using computer technology to document
radiological monitoring data

*          Skills in verbal and written communication.

 

 

Rock Aker

New Brunswick Laboratory

630-252-4023

630-399-0881 (cell)