About the job
This technical officer works in Waste Management Operations at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories. You coordinate how radioactive waste is accepted, tracked, stored, retrieved and moved, and you oversee crews doing emplacement, retrieval and cleanup work in the waste management areas.
The job is covered by the USW 1568 collective agreement. The schedule is four 10-hour days, 40 hours a week, on site. A valid Ontario driver's licence is required. You must be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access clearance, which requires 3 to 5 years of verifiable history in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Coordinate acceptance, scheduling and placement of waste shipments
- Keep waste records and tracking systems up to date
- Supervise intermediate and high level waste emplacement and retrieval
- Apply criticality safety and waste handling controls
- Carry out inspections, surveillance and environmental monitoring
- Prepare work permits, lockout procedures and weekly schedules
- Respond to abnormal conditions with safety-first decisions
What we’re looking for
- Technology diploma with about 3 to 8 years of related work, or high school with extensive experience
- Experience in waste management, nuclear, industrial or environmental programs
- Experience writing procedures, work packages or technical reports
- Knowledge of radiation protection and radioactive waste practice, or ability to qualify
- Ability to direct crews from several disciplines
- Valid Ontario driver's licence
- Eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access security clearance
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Good to know
- Driver's licence required
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Professional & technical
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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