Section Head: UCHEM at NECSA

Key Performance Areas:

Manage Nuclear and Conventional Safety 

• Manage the Radiological safety, license and statutory requirements.
• Monitor limits of the facility and ensure that they are within the specification.
• Report defects within the facility to the manager.
• Manage the inventory of uranium contained in drums at P2700.

Manage the operation of the Chemical and Physical Decontamination Facilities 

• Recovery and purification of HEU and MEU
• Manage the decontamination of uranium-contaminated material from D&D
• Ensure the effective use, storage and inventory control of extremely expensive and sensitive materials requiring strict mass control
• Oversee the Crystal neutralization, Gunge, spunge added, and dry solid waste evaporation
• Ensure that the effluent storage, effluent evaporation, stripping, solid crystal formed and stored in 5lt HDPE containers
• Make sure that the melting of uranium metal into MBP. 
• Make sure that the KOH leach, Acid leach, uranyl nitrate extraction, purified, yellow cake precipitation, yellow cake reduction into UF4, and uranium metal is casted.
• Check the maintenance of equipment and schedule for inspection

Control, update and create documents for new and current licensed processes to   conform to NNR license requirements.

• Conduct internal audits and maintain a job observation program.
• Write reports monthly, quarterly and annual.
• Develop work instructions to conform with statutory requirements.
• Describe operational technical specifications.
• Register NCR and Events for the noncompliance in the facility.

Generate and implement procedures

• Write and evaluate work procedures
• Train and authorise personnel in work procedures
• Appoint and authorise personnel for all the statutory training received from SHEQ

SHEQ, NNR, IAEA, SAFEGAURDS compliance

• Ensure that uranium materials are stored in accordance with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and the NNR regulations.
• Implementation of management systems, standards etc in accordance with relevant ISO systems, SHEQ system, generic corporate policy, NNR and IAEA, standards and guidelines.
• Management of waste generated in accordance with the NNR requirements and SWO (Solid Waste Operations) for disposal and compliance to WAR (Waste Acceptance Requirements).
• Control the quality system to comply with the quality management system.
• Manage IAEA waste inventory and declared to safeguards.
• Ensure that the facility operates in accordance with NIL (Nuclear Installation Licensing) requirements and operating technical specifications 
• Initiate event management when required as per SHEQ and NIL requirements:
• Coordinate investigation into the event to establish root cause
• Implement corrective action based on findings.
• Conduct formal close-out of the event.
• Report event close-out formally to NNR and the SHEQ department
• Submit nuclear authorisation requests to the NNR such as for changes to processes, license updates and changes in operational scope
• Ensure that nuclear authorisation requests comply with the requirements of the NNR and the internal Necsa Licensing department
• Manage the transportation of nuclear material transferred to authorised nuclear facilities on the Necsa site
• Monitor the facility safety to achieve >80 compliance during the SHEQ audit and NNR inspection

 Cost Management

• Prepare annual operational budget
• Control cash flow
• Minimise overtime

People Management

• Ensure that all staff are trained, skilled and that their expertise is optimally applied.
• Coach and mentor staff on an ongoing basis.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry/ Metallurgical /Applied Science or equivalent 
• 5 years of experience in a nuclear/hazardous chemical operations facility with of which 
• 3 years of experience must be in Uranium Chemistry operations and  
• At least 1 year of experience in supervisory role.