Russellville, Arkansas, USA
3 days ago
Nuclear Auxiliary Operator

Job Title: Nuclear Auxiliary Operator

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI

At Entergy, we power life today and for future generations . With approximately 5,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity, Entergy has a proud history of producing nuclear clean air electricity.

Our nuclear safety culture is strong, and our performance record has proven us to be a clean, reliable, and affordable provider of electricity for our household customers in our utility areas of the southern U.S. and to our commercial customers in other parts of the country.

Entergy Nuclear is a business unit of Entergy Corporation that employs approximately 4,000 highly skilled and dedicated professionals. As a community partner, we are invested in the economic success of the towns, schools, and families we support in five states.

We invite you to learn more about Entergy Nuclear and the nuclear clean air energy that we supply for our nation.Entergy Nuclear Fact Sheet (https://www.entergy-nuclear.com/userfiles/docs/NuclearFactSheet.pdf)

* This posting is intended to fill multiple vacancies. *

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

TheNuclear Auxiliary Operator performs operations, routine tests, incidental maintenance, electrical switching, and other activities on equipment necessary to ensure continuity of power generation in accordance with administrative, procedural, and regulatory requirements. Nuclear Auxiliary Operators perform periodic inspections of assigned equipment and spaces to identify problems, defects, and failures which degrade plant integrity and reliability. Nuclear Auxiliary Operators maintain familiarity with the conditions and limitations of equipment operation, out of specification conditions, logs, and surveillances.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Regular and reliable attendance in support of a 12 hour rotating shift schedule, including working weekends, holidays, or call-ins to maintain NRC minimum staffing requirements for position.

Monitor, inspect and adjust equipment for proper operation. Collect and trend equipment and system operating parameters.

Identify equipment problems, defects, and failures which degrade plant integrity and reliability. Analyze component and system performance trends to identify challenges to its operation. Report any abnormal plant or equipment conditions to the control roomand take appropriate action to mitigate the consequences.

Perform routine servicing of equipment including lubrication, wiping of residual oil and ensure fluid leakage is properly contained and managed.

Recommend changes in plant procedures, personnel, operation, and equipment status to maximize plant and personnel efficiency. Perform technical reviews of procedures and other documents.

Utilize conservative decision making principles and human performance behaviors.

Utilize the station's corrective action programs to address issues and opportunities for improvement.

Assist other site departments with test specifications and performance.

Participate in training and personnel development opportunities.

Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization.

Perform the initial actions required in response to an off-normal condition and perform follow up actions as directed.

Perform tasks related to natural emergency response, including operation of debris removal equipment.

As a member of the site Fire Brigade, perform firefighting, rescue and chemical spill response activities.

All other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

High School diploma or equivalent. Classroom courses in basic algebra and physics.

Desired: B.S. degree in Engineering, Science, Math, or similar.

Minimum Experience:

0 - 2 years operations experience or commercial nuclear power operations experience or a related vocational, trade school, apprentice program, or equivalent military training.

Experience in nuclear power plant operations.

Desired : Military nuclear experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to comprehend and apply mechanical, electrical, and nuclear engineering principles to operation of a power plant.

Attend classroom training and pass written examinations to achieve and maintain qualifications.

Ability to Communicate technical information, concepts, and ideas verbally and in writing; Be able to read prints.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

Successful Completion of EEI POSS test with a "Recommended" status.

Candidates selected to EEIPOSStest, will receive testing invite via email. * **MONITOR YOUR JUNK/SPAM FOLDER.

Physical/Mental Demands and Working Conditions:

Must be able to walk long distances and be on feet for several hours at a time in outdoor and industrial environments (such as areas with high heat and humidity);

Must be able to perform routine activities associated with an industrial environment, such as Climbing stairs, ladders, scaffolding; wearing a body harness; bending, stooping, twisting, crawling, kneeling, and working in tight spaces; lifting, pushing, pulling, /carrying up to 50lbs.

Must be able to wear a respirator.

Must be able to be a Radiation Worker

Applicant will be required to successfully complete the following to be considered for the position:

EEI - Plant Operations System Selection (POSS) test

Physical examinations to support operator, respirator, and fire brigade qualification

Requisites to obtain unescorted access to the power plant, which include psychological examination, drug screen and security background check.

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Primary Location: Arkansas-Russellville Arkansas : Russellville

Job Function : Nuclear

FLSA Status :Nonexempt

Relocation Option: Auxiliary Operators Nuclear

Union description/code : ARKANSAS BARG. -- NUCLEAR

Number of Openings : 6

Req ID: 116548

Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

EEI Testing:

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test. The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and number of questions. Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests , Logon ID: entergy, password: practice test (2 words). Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.

In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

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