Chemistry Technician - Plant Hatch
Description
CHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN - PLANT HATCH
Southern Nuclear Company (SNC) is a premier nuclear power company building two new nuclear units in the United States. As a leader in the realm of energy innovation, Southern Nuclear strives to maintain excellence by developing and inventing energy of the future. At Southern Nuclear, Our Values will guide us to make every decision, every day, in the right way: Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance and Total Commitment.
We generate this vital energy at our operating units in:
The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, AL
The Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, GA
The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, GA
When it comes to compensation and benefits, our philosophy is simple: Southern Nuclear Company offers you competitive pay and benefits from the day you start work until the day you retire - and beyond.
Summary of Position Duties
We currently have opportunities located at our Plant Hatch facility for Chemistry Technician. As a Chemistry Technician at Plant Hatch near Baxley, GA, your expertise and training will play a critical role in minimizing impurity ingress to ensure component and system protection, maintaining fuel integrity, and controlling the radiation field. Through your efforts, Plant Hatch will continue to produce efficient and reliable power to serve Georgia's residents.
Job responsibilities include water sampling and analysis, chemical additions to plant systems, chemical analyses, radio-chemistry, laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control analyses, field monitoring, preparing reports. Also assumes responsibility for chemical control of gas and water systems.
Education
Required: Four year degree from an accredited college or university in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or other Physical Science major, or equivalent as determined by management; with BS degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, preferred.
Any Physical Science major BS Degree other than a BS in Chemistry will require advanced Chemistry courses.
Experience
Three years Nuclear Power Plant Experience preferred.
One-year laboratory experience preferred, which may include college laboratory experience.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Demonstrated commitment to safe laboratory practices.
Knowledge of laboratory analytical techniques and applied power plant water conditioning concepts.
Analytical instrumentation, make up demineralizers, ion exchange resin principles, chemical and physical properties.
Familiar with environmental sampling, methods, requirements and practices.
Working knowledge of computer software programs.
Behavior Attributes
Excellent communication skills and working knowledge of safe work procedures.
Accountable for performance and results.
Superior teamwork including respect towards all co-workers.
Commitment towards achieving Plant Hatch's business goals and desired business results.
Test Qualifications
Candidates must successfully pass the EEI Technician Occupations Selection System (TECH) test.
Other Requirements
Nuclear Plant Access Authorization
This position will require shift work which includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Southern Nuclear's top priority is the safety and health of the public, our employees and the environment. We are committed to the safe operation of our nuclear generating facilities with equipment and systems that meet strict Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety and design regulations. Each Southern Nuclear employee is committed to instilling Institute for Nuclear Power Operations' "Principles for a Strong Nuclear Safety Culture" in every aspect of their responsibilities.
This position is covered under a collective bargaining unit and will be filled in accordance with the bargaining unit's Memorandum of Understanding.
This position has a starting wage of $37.546 per hour.
With 4.4 million customers and more than 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer and listed by DiversityInc as a top company for Blacks. The company received the 2012 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development, was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of the Year for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at http://www.southerncompany.com/
Southern Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Georgia-Central Georgia-Baxley
Operating Company: Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): No
Union Covered: Yes
Work Location(s):
Plant Hatch - 11028 Hatch Parkway, North (11028BAXLEY)
11028 Hatch Parkway, North
Baxley, 31513
Req ID: SNC2006722
