Hear from the Hiring Manager
Hinkley Point A is a 19.4-hectare site which is currently undergoing decommissioning. The site is located between a currently defueling nuclear site (Hinkley Point B) to the east and a new build nuclear site (Hinkley Point C) to the west. It is situated adjacent to the foreshore of Bridgwater Bay, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is also designated a National Nature Reserve (NNR). The wider Severn Estuary is designated a Special Protection Area (SPA), a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention and is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Upcoming projects for Hinkley Point A include:
1. Build and commission various waste plants to retrieve, encapsulate, condition, and store the site’s intermediate level radioactive waste (ILW).
2. Continued retrievals of solid ILW.
3. Demolition and de-planting of various plant and equipment to enable installation of new equipment and facilities.
4. Operation of waste facilities to retrieve, process, condition and passivate ILW until a Geological Disposal Facility is made available.
5. Continued low level waste (LLW) shipments to support site operations, including the processing of legacy wastes.
6. Ongoing Asset Management, Maintenance and Compliance activities.
7. Upon transfer of the AGR fleet, join with Hinkley Point B to support decommissioning of the two AGR reactors.
8. Plan for the deplant of the reactors in future years.
As a result of additional plant coming online, we are recruiting an Instrument Technician (Control & Instrumentation). You'll be part of a dynamic and flexible team, capable of meeting the delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance tasks on time and to a high standard. You’ll also be required to carry out fault finding, investigations and repairs for a variety of C&I systems and equipment.
To discover more about working life at NRS, click on the link to the NRS Candidate Pack listed under Documents on the left of this page.
Key Deliverables
* Undertakes assigned tasks within the Maintenance Team, having full regard to Site Licence requirements, Statutory Regulations and Company and Location Directives, Procedures and Safety Rules.
* Carries out core maintenance duties within his/her own level of demonstrated competence.
* Calibration and fault finding of process instrumentation including pressure, flow, temperature, level measurement and PLC control.
Qualifications & Experience
* City and Guilds, BTEC ONC, NQF Level 3 or equivalent in an appropriate engineering/technical discipline (essential).
* Proven plant maintenance experience working with instrumentation (essential).
* Familiar with relevant Safe Systems of Work Documentation (desirable).
Please note this role is known as Production Technician (Maintenance) within NRS.
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