Process Support Team Member

Job Introduction

A Process Support Team member provides general process support and operates plant and machinery in support of laboratory or customer planned activities, whilst working within the safety envelope and ensuring compliance with all regulations and procedures. Taking direction from their appointed Task Supervisor to conduct work safely and securely ensuring high standards and expectations are maintained.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in working in a regulatory environment, be detail oriented, and able to work to stringent deadlines

Main Responsibilities

• Provision of specified process support services to internal / external customers to agreed standards associated with the ROC Contract.
• Work effectively within the Central Lab Process Team providing a service to include plant and equipment operations and undertaking work in support of project deliverables (specifically ROC Contract) and waste reduction programmes.
• Operate specialist equipment e.g. crane, forklift truck, MEWP etc. under their SQEP remit to ensure production activities and movements of material etc. meet integrated plan targets for project deliverables.
• Provide a specialist lifting and slinging service within their SQEP remit as required on any tasks or projects they are assigned to, whilst maintaining standards for safety, security and quality e.g. movement of transport packages on stillages
• Carry out reassurance health physics monitoring ensuring radiological safety within area of responsibility.
• Where appropriate, assist in training and development of others to agreed standards.
• Be flexible and available to transfer between NNL facilities as requested – specifically between Central, Windscale and Workington Labs.
• Maintain and increase SQEP levels as necessary in order to safely and securely carry out their daily duties.
• Provide a handyman service during project down times that falls within their core skill knowledge base, including such things as painting, roof cleaning, light bulb changes etc. whilst maintaining standards for safety, security and quality. 

Specifically, in support of the ROC Contract, a requirement to become appointed as: 

• SQEP PCM Process Operator
• Crane Operator
• Forklift Truck Operator
• Banksman
• Rigger/Slinger
• Security Warden 

General requirements for a Process Support team member include:

• ADR (Dangerous Good Driver) as applicable
• Gas Bottle/Regulator Operator as applicable
• Cryogenic Operator as applicable
• Ladder Inspector as applicable
• MEWP Operator as applicable
• Lifting Supervisor as applicable
• Safety Harness wearer and/or Inspector as applicable
• Confined Space Supervisor
• Confined Gas Space Tester as applicable
• REPA Controller as applicable
   

The Ideal Candidate

Criteria for Process Support Team Member:

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s
• Driving licence essential, forklift and crane licence desirable
• IOSH Managing safely
• Ability to work both within a team environment and alone
• Must be able to gain P4 pass and Developed Vetting (DV) clearance
• Ability to become a monitored or classified worker as appropriate.
• Must be self-motivated.

About The Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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