QA & Records Manager

About The Role

Hear from the Hiring Manager…

“My team is made up of experienced professionals with a diverse range of skills engaged on delivery of Harwell’s Remote Handled Waste processing objectives and the management of other radioactive and non-active waste streams. Managing the Quality Assurance of radioactive waste records is a key part of the support required to operations. It includes activities to ensure that waste is processed in compliance with Safety Case requirements and that a compliant waste package record is created and acceptable to Nuclear Waste Services and other partners for future off-site transfer.

I would like to welcome an individual that can bring strong leadership and high accuracy to the waste records management, data acquisition and data processing activities in support of all aspects of waste processing and records management."

To provide effective leadership of Quality Assured waste records and associated management and operations support activities, and to:

• Use the Access© and Paradox© databases holding radioactive waste inventory data and safety case information to allow waste to move through its required processing routes and to generate the requisite compliant package records.
• Perform the duties of a Nuclear Material Custodian, including inventory taking and to ensure that the Magnox accountancy system for Nuclear Material is accurate and updated, initiating updates as required. System specific training will be provided where relevant.
• Be responsible for the quality and management of waste records in both paper and electronic formats. This includes the scanning, checking, and uploading of documents and package records for wastes that will be transferred to the future National Repository.
• Be responsible for managing team workload, people, performance, staff development, control and supervision, event reporting, learning, communications and team competency assessments.
• Ensure key documentation including working instructions, specifications, and technical reference documents are available and accurate.
• Support the interface between the B462 facility and the Harwell site Waste Team to ensure an integrated and effective continued Quality Assured disposal route for all aspects of wastes generated at the facility, both non-active and radioactive.
• Champion compliance with all SSHEQ policies, procedures, work instructions and risk assessments and support the continuous improvement of SSHEQ on Site through utilising relevant learning data.
• There may be a requirement to undertake emergency scheme duties.

• Experience of nuclear waste management, covering a broad range of alpha, beta and gamma emitting wastes in differing forms (essential).
• A Degree or equivalent in a relevant scientific, environmental or Engineering subject or NQF level 5 (essential).
• Knowledge of practices, policies, legislation and stakeholders relating to radioactive and non-radioactive waste management (essential).
• Experience in developing waste inventories and associated electronic and hard copy records management (essential).
• Strong IT skills, knowledge of relational databases an advantage. Training may be required to develop the appropriate skills level.
• Knowledge of the types of operational and safety controls that can be applied within a Nuclear facility.

• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) staff should refer to the document titled “Spot Point v Grade alignment” available on SharePoint for more information on how the grade structure aligns to Spot Points.
• Flexible working – where possible.
• The equivalent of 25 days (185 hours per year) annual leave plus Public Holidays (59.2 hours per year). This increases by 2 days (14.8 hours per year) annual leave after two full calendar years of service (as at 5th January in the leave year), and an additional 3 days (22.2 hours per year) annual leave after five full calendar years of service (as at 5th January in the leave year).
  
  You also have the option to buy or sell the equivalent of 5 days (37 hours) annual leave each year (available in specific windows for the following holiday year). For the purpose of…