Technical Support Officer

Job Introduction

The Technical Support Officer will work within the existing Production Delivery Team providing Task Supervision for operational tasks in line with the Laboratory / Site Production Plan.

Role Responsibility

• Accountable to the Laboratory / Site Production Delivery Manager.
• Task Supervise allocated low and medium hazard and complex Operational tasks, ensuring tasks are completed safely, to cost and time in line with the Laboratory / Site Production Plan.
• Understands their area of responsibility and how the interfaces with other personnel within Operations, Engineering and Projects are managed.
• Implements safe work practices and ensures that safe standards are upheld at all times.

                   Laboratory / Site - Safe Systems of Work

• Ensures that a current Work Control Form has been approved and recorded on ‘Mainsaver’ to allow operations to commence.
• Ensure that work is adequately supervised at all times and to ensure that systems of work are effectively implemented.
• Communicate systems of work effectively to all persons under their control, who may be directly or indirectly affected by the operation/s.
• Ensuring Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) are followed by all persons under their supervision.
• Liaise with the relevant Building Supervisor for the area where the tasks are to be undertaken.
• Responsible for the safety of others not involved with the task, but who may be affected by the task.
• Understands and follows the procedure for reporting unusual occurrences and failures were necessary and takes appropriate action to protect personnel and the environment.

The Ideal Candidate

IOSH Managing Safely

• Knowledge of Site Procedures.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Drive and energy with a strong aptitude for problem solving.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to keep accurate and detailed records.
• Conversant with the IT Microsoft office work packages

About the Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

National Nuclear Laboratory