Operations Specialist

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is seeking an Operations Specialist at their Chalk River site. The role focuses on maintaining compliance in waste treatment operations and requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science. Ideal candidates will have experience in nuclear operations and strong communication skills to work effectively with diverse teams. Join CNL to play a pivotal role in advancing nuclear science for a clean and secure world.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal)

Benefits effective day one, no waiting period

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science required.
• 1-4 years of experience in nuclear operations or related field.
• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, chemistry, and thermodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to staff training and knowledge development.
• Performing field observations and providing technical support.
• Supporting the Stored Liquid Waste project and ensuring compliance.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Critical thinking skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to utilize software for analysis

Understanding of fluid dynamics and chemistry

Education

Bachelor's (Honours) in Engineering or Science

Job description

Are you passionate about safety, precision, and environmental responsibility? Would you enjoy playing a key role in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, optimizing treatment processes, and maintaining the safe and efficient handling of radioactive and non-radioactive waste? If you answered yes, this may be a role for you. Our Chalk River location is looking for an Operations Specialist to join the team and support the day-to-day operations of our waste treatment facility. Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Contributing to staff training and knowledge by developing, updating, and delivering system training.
• Performing field observations of the conduct of system operations.
• Providing operations/technical support to the Facility.
• Initiating appropriate actions, including initial investigation and prompt reporting to management when required.
• Completing a thorough follow-up investigation, troubleshooting and development of a proposed recovery plan.
• Identifying corrective or remedial actions necessary to prevent events.
• Supporting requirements for executing the Stored Liquid Waste project, including facility upgrades, and equipment operation necessary to pretreat, process, and condition historic liquid waste.
• Reading and understanding process flow sheets and schematics.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • At minimum, a Bachelor's (Honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing; or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization, or equivalent experience.
• Experience
  • 1-4 years of experience in a nuclear operations environment, plant operations/production experience, or water treatment is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Effective communication skills (verbal and written) to interact with a variety of groups, including management, projects, engineering, and trades support groups, to enable safe and reliable operation, to optimize processes, and to support important upgrades or repairs.
  • Ability to utilize software to trend and analyze data feeds for system performance and operability optimization.
  • A strong understanding of fluid dynamics, chemistry, thermodynamics, basic mechanical physics, and mathematics.
  • The ability to quickly learn and understand process systems to develop and maintain operating procedures, operating manuals, and interpret system health data for activities related to their assigned system.
  • Critical thinking skills to aid in the interpretation and prioritization of complex information, and separate primary and ancillary issues to identify solutions.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills, professional conduct, and the ability to excel as a member of a working team that strives to support the overall facility mission to process radioactive liquid waste.
  • Strong ability to work in a team environment, interacting with a wide array of personnel from various disciplines.
  • The ability to effectively manage their time and coordinate their work to meet established deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Working Conditions:

• The position includes working in a number of indoor and outdoor environments ranging from office work to field work in an operating facility.
• Walking to and from the facility, and in areas associated with the Waste Treatment Centre.
• Work will involve being around radiation and radiological contamination.
• Use of personal protection equipment, including a respirator, as required by work and conditions.

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.
  

Location:

This role is a fully onsite role that requires the employee to primarily work at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratory site, with only occasional opportunities to work remotely, if desired by the employee. CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an area that is environmentally pristine with extensive forests, hills and numerous small lakes, all of which support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, provide you with unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.