Accelerator Operator

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

AWE are currently recruiting for an Accelerator Operator to join an Operations Team who are tasked with the build, operation and continuous improvement of laboratory research projects.

We would love to hear from individuals with an ONC in an engineering/science discipline, along with two years post qualification experience OR HNC in an engineering/science discipline. Someone with practical experience in experimental or operational environment High voltage experience is preferred.

Location - Reading area

Package - £22,000 - £28,000 + allowances (depending on suitability to the role)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

- Generous holiday entitlement: 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
- Flexible working hours
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- AWE Life Insurance

As an Accelerator Operator, you will be supporting the Hardening and Vulnerability suite of simulators that help to qualify the performance of our deterrent.

The role will involve undertaking all necessary training to accomplish the safe and efficient operation of the accelerator, provide support to the trials team with experiments, routine/ non-routine maintenance and to work as part of a team to provide a reliable efficient capability to our customers.

You will need the following, to be considered:

- An excellent attention to detail with the ability to follow operational instructions effectively
- General knowledge of legislation, relevant to managing high hazard operation
- Practical working knowledge of the importance of creating Operating or work instructions
- Competent to work within the requirements of SQESH procedures and legislation
- Able to safely use specialised equipment following specified procedures (Work Instructions, drawings and Company Safety documentation).
- Working knowledge of MS Office

It would be desirable for you to have the following (not essential):

- Awareness of electrical safety, Manual Handling, and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
- A basic understanding of the key principles of vacuum technology

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