Contract Climate Risk Analyst Jobs in Gainesville, FL

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
• Recommend management action to improve standard operating procedures.
• Initiation of non-conformance, incident and near miss reporting.
• Identify and requisition processing supplies and reagents.
• Interacts with facility personnel to achieve departmental objectives.
• Department level quality assurance.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
• College, vocational or job training in chemistry or chemical engineering.
• Ability to successfully complete training and certification provided by Perma-Fix
? 40-hour OSHA Hazwoper Certification with current 8-hr refresher.
? 16-hour radiation safety training with current 4-hour refresher.
? Facility equipment operations level training
? Facility waste operations training
? Facility quality assurance program operations level training
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Personality conducive to teamwork.
• Ability to follow written and oral directives.
• Annual respirator fit test qualified and ability to function in all levels of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Displays professionalism.
• Ability to multitask.
• Capacity to apply analytical evaluations to assigned work.
• Ability to obtain Sit down, Counter-Balanced Lift Truck operator's license.
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.