Commercial Waste Technician

Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation; Australia; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work practices

18 days personal leave

3 days Christmas leave

Parental leave

Cultural/NAIDOC/First Nations leave

Fitness Passport

Salary packaging options

Job summary

ANSTO, Australia’s national science organisation, seeks a Commercial Waste Technician to provide safe collection, storage, decontamination and disposal of commercial radioactive and hazardous waste at external client sites. The role includes operating equipment, ensuring regulatory compliance and supporting multiple waste streams.

The Band 3/4 duties expand to planning, coordinating resources and rotating across Radiation Services to meet operational needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling radioactive and hazardous waste.
• Ability to work safely with licence conditions and safety management systems.
• Ability to operate equipment such as hot-cells, manipulators and SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Support operational Waste projects as part of a team.
• Ensure BAU activities and support across multiple waste streams.
• Contribute to safe, compliant collection, storage, processing and decontamination of waste.

Skills

Waste handling

Safety compliance

SCADA systems

Truck driving

Team collaboration

Tools

Hot cells

Manipulators

Pumping systems

Job description

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• Ongoing| Full Time | $75k - $97k +15.4% super
• Sutherland Shire | | Flexible work practices | Onsite childcare | Fitness passport

About the Opportunity

The Commercial Waste Technician provides safe and efficient collection, storage, decontamination, and disposal services for commercial radioactive and hazardous waste (Commercial Waste) stored at external client sites.

Your Duties and Responsibilities

At the Band 3 role

• Work as part of a team to provide operational support to a variety of ANSTO’s and commercial Waste projects.
• Accountable for Business-as-Usual activities and providing support within Remote Handled Waste, Contact Handled Solid Waste, Contact Handled Liquid Waste, Waste Characterisation, Decontamination.
• Ensure effective and compliant service for the collection, transportation, storage, processing, decontamination, and characterisation of radioactive waste material in accordance with licence conditions, plans and arrangements and ANSTO’s Safety Management System - this includes use of hot-cells and manipulators, use of SCADA systems, driving trucks, using pumping systems for site effluent and liquid waste treatment systems as well as corrosive chemicals and machinery to decontaminate items.

In addition to performing all Band 3 accountabilities, the Band 4 role includes these additional accountabilities

• Work as a team to prioritise, plan, and co-ordinate resources for the day-to-day work required for the week. Responsible for ensuring completion the work that is set for the week.
• Maintain competence in all required areas of operation (as determined by Management) providing capability, flexibility and willingness to rotate across all relevant areas of Radiation Services to meet operational needs in an efficient and cost-effective manner on a day-to-day basis.
• Resolve complex problems at external client sites to ensure safe, compliant, effective remediation of the problem.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.

Working with us you will enjoy

ANSTO offers training and development, performance base salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• Support flexible working where possible
• 18 days personal/carers leave annually
• 3 days paid leave (Christmas to New Year)
• Parental leave: 18 weeks (primary), 8 weeks (secondary, increasing to 18 weeks by 2027)
• Cultural, NAIDOC, and First Nations ceremonial leave
• Fitness Passport
• Salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomesand we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.