Fermilab · 10 hours ago
Senior Fluids Technician
Batavia, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$31.13/hr - $40.24/hrFermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. They are seeking a Senior Fluids Technician to support active accelerators and develop future high-intensity physics machines, maintaining existing fluid systems and building new parts and assemblies. The role involves installing, operating, and maintaining fluid systems and their components, as well as performing safety inspections and waste disposal duties.
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Responsibilities
You will install, assemble, operate and maintain fluid systems and their components such as pumps, piping, valves and instrumentation for water, fluid, and compressed gas systems at pressures up to 200-psig, based on drawings, piping diagrams, and sketches as instructed
You will assist in construction and assembly of support equipment
You will prepare and test equipment for operation
You will generate or assists in generating Hazard Analyses for work requiring such
You will conduct periodic safety inspections of area of assignment
You will assist with the identification, packaging, control, and disposal of radioactive waste
You will procure and maintain inventories of small parts, supplies, materials, and equipment
You will assist in the implementation of design of equipment and systems and drive quality in all job aspects
You may act as crew leader for assigned tasks during the lab accelerator’s extended maintenance period (summer shutdown)
Qualification
Required
Must be proficient in assembling systems using piping diagrams, sketches and verbal instructions
Must be proficient with the safe use of hand-held power tools and hand tools
Must be proficient in working in a Windows PC environment, and with MS Word and Excel applications
Ability to work independently following general or detailed verbal or written instructions is required
Ability to work mandatory overtime and perform shift work as needed is required
Must have good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Must show demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Must show demonstrated ability to achieve team leadership responsibilities
Ability to lift to 50 pounds is required
Ability to work at heights up to 10-feet is required
Ability to work on stairs, ladders, man lifts and to stand for up to 4-hours per day is required
Ability to work within the vicinity of vibrating equipment is required
Ability to work in confined spaces is required
Ability to work in areas of high magnetic fields
Occasionally work outdoors
Occasionally work in hot environments
Ability to legally operate cars and light trucks is required
Ability to meet Oxygen Deficiency Hazard (ODH), tunnel entry, Underground, and radiation worker requirements is required
Ability to work with epoxies, solvents, glues, and other chemicals is required
Preferred
Forklift qualifications are preferred
Overhead crane qualifications and rigging experience are preferred
Experience with machining tools is preferred
Experience with oxy-acetylene brazing is preferred
Electrical-electronic experience is preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid time off
Life insurance
Short and Long-term disability insurance
Retirement benefits
Onsite day care
Company
Fermilab
Fermilab is an American particle physics and accelerator laboratory dedicated to exploring high-energy physics.
Founded in 1967
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$260MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2022-11-04Grant· $260M
Leadership Team
K
Krysia Jacobs
Deputy CIO
Tammy Whited
Enterprise Architecture Department Head, Principal Enterprise Architect
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