We Are:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are over 2,000 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
The Environmental, Safety, and Health Section is responsible for ensuring that Fermilab’s employees and natural resources remain unharmed. At Fermilab, we make every effort to integrate environmental consideration into our offices and experiments. We provide safety training to all Fermilab employees. We also ensure that employees are not overexposed to hazardous materials and provide on-site medical service.
Fermilab’s Environmental, Safety, and Health Department (ESH) is seeking a Radiological Controls Technician II (RCT). Under general supervision, provides moderately complex technical support for an area of assignment, and performs ESH duties including environmental surveys, waste disposal, and radiological surveys.
You Will:
- Perform periodic radiological surveys and routine corrective measures for violations found.
- Perform accelerator beamline enclosure surveys with an experienced RCT and recognize the required postings needed in areas.
- Perform environmental sampling of sumps.
- Provide coverage of RCT Coverage/Radiological Work Permit jobs under direct supervision.
- Perform posting audits.
- Exchange instruments for calibration.
- Participate in down-posting and clearance surveys.
- Assist in dummy hiding for search & secure Quality Assurance checks.
- Assist in beam-on surveys.
- Assist Senior RCT in field decontamination (area or personnel).
- Exchange area monitor badges as requested.
- Re-stock PPE stations as needed.
- Perform Material Move Request surveys.
- Perform classification of and surveys on radioactive waste and assist others in filling out paperwork.
- Learn to do trend analysis.
- Assist Senior RCT in radiography jobs.
- Other duties as assigned
- Contribute effectively within a diverse workforce and upholds Fermilab’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
We Are Looking For:
- High School Degree or GED with 2+ years of work experience or equivalent combination of education and
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interface effectively with the Laboratory user/visitor community and employees
- Have an interest in radiation safety/protection, particle accelerators and their operations
- Must be flexible and able to quickly adjust to new or changing projects/tasks
- Proven track record to function independently, demonstrating self-motivation an initiative
Physical Activity and Work Requirements
HUMAN FACTORS: Heavy Lifting, Heights, Mental Concentration, Sitting, Standing, Tight Work Schedule
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
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