Entry level operations
Company: Constellation
Location: Byron
Posted on: August 4, 2022
Job Description:
Description At Exelon, we've got a place for you!Join the
nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the
largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases
in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that
strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive
energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding
professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership,
innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and
inclusive workforce.Exelon will provide you the tools and resources
you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are
also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through
competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement
benefits.Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking
Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can
truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow.
Energize your career at Exelon!The Equipment Operator is an
entry-level hands-on position within the Operations job family and
leads to becoming a licensed Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor
Operator. An SRO license can lead to the highest levels of the
Nuclear industry.Individuals who are selected to fill these
vacancies will enter one year of initial non-licensed operator
training. Once successfully completed, the candidate will assume
shift duties on an operations team. This is a shift work position,
which requires mandatory rotating day and night shifts.The
qualified candidate will be responsible for the following:Regularly
and customarily is responsible for the monitoring, control and
operation of nuclear station equipment for the control room. This
includes the following, together with other related and incidental
work.
- Starts, stops, controls and monitors nuclear reactor and
auxiliary reactor systems, as required for plant operations,
including taking manual control of equipment as conditions warrant.
Starts, stops, controls and monitors steam turbine, main generator
and auxiliary turbine generating equipment as required to maintain
maximum station capability, including taking manual control of
equipment as conditions warrant.
- As directed, starts, stops, adjusts, tests and operates pumps,
valves, switchgear, controls and other components of systems.
- Monitors recorders and indicators within the control room for
the nuclear and turbine generator systems for operation within
prescribed limits. Obtains overview data and performs various
calculations as required by procedure.
- Responds to plant indicators and alarms in accordance with
plant procedures including identifying those parameters that are
indicative of an emergency condition and initiating designated
actions.
- Performs operations in accordance with administrative
procedures and NRC license including shift turnovers, log
maintenance, etc.
- Responds to and takes action as required in mitigating
consequences of plant transient. Required to be thoroughly familiar
with entry conditions and cautions for the emergency operating
procedure and the basis of each step in the procedures. Required to
be familiar with the abnormal operating event procedures and system
diagnostic and restoration procedures.
- Participates as a member of station fire brigade and will be
required to function as fire brigade leader.
- Assists shift supervision in the performance of any and all of
the duties involved in directing and coordinating the actions of
the other personnel assigned to assist in operation of the
station.
- Responsible to identify and correct deficient conditions
through the use of the station Corrective Action program,
initiating action requests for material condition issues and
submitting Procedure change requests.
- Initiates Emergency Plan in accordance with implementing
procedure.
- Implements tagging and system out-of-service requests,
including directing others to realign valves, rack out breakers and
hang tags.
- During refueling of the reactor, manipulates controls, drives,
etc. and observes nuclear and radiation monitoring instruments in
accordance with procedural controls. May be required to assist in
refueling.
- Operates station communications equipment as required.
Individuals who are selected to fill these vacancies will enter one
year of initial non-licensed operator training. Once successfully
completed, the candidate will assume shift duties on an operations
team. This is a shift work position.Preference for applicants who
view this entry-level position as an opportunity to progress into
license training for a Reactor Operator or a Senior Reactor
Operator role. Qualifications REQUIRED: Candidates must possess a
High school Diploma or GED and one of the following:
- 1 year of Power Plant experience
- 2 years of non-generating nuclear power facility (e.g. Navy
Nuclear training/experience or experience at a DOE facility)
- A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering
technology, or related science program
- An Associates of Science degree in engineering, engineering
technology or related science program
- 43 credit hours of post-secondary education of which 75% (at
least 8 courses or 32 hours) is advanced math, physics, chemistry
and/or engineering/engineering technology. TESTING REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates must pass the Plant Operator Selection System (POSS)
Examination
- Score satisfactorily on the Basic Math and Science Test
(BMST)
- Candidate must be able to obtain unescorted access to a nuclear
facility as a member of a critical group. Please note that naval
candidates will need to provide occupation/training awards history,
DD214 and the fitness and counseling evaluations with social
security numbers and medical documentation removed.Exelon is proud
to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age,
color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any
other classification protected by federal, state, or local
law.VEVRAA Federal ContractorEEO is the Law Poster Associated
topics: analytical chemistry, biosphere, earth science, geosphere,
inorganic chemistry, mathematics natural sciences, natural science,
physical chemistry, precalculus, stem cell
Keywords: Constellation, Rockford , Entry level operations , Other , Byron, Illinois
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