Radiography Barrier Patroller

6 months ago


Bridgwater, United Kingdom Bilfinger Full time

**Radiography Barrier Patroller - Onsite**

Location: Bridgwater

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Bilfinger UK are currently recruiting for a Radiography Barrier Patroller. This position will be based onsite and is a permanent position.

The Radiography Barrier Patroller reports directly to the Supervisor and will be responsible for patrolling radiography barriers during the radiography activities of the company. They will ensure that this activity is implemented in a safe and effective manner. They will carry out the duties in accordance with the company procedures and to the high levels of service expected by the company. The Radiography Barrier Patroller will strictly adhere to the company’s principles of independence and impartiality.

Key Activities:
As a Radiography Barrier Patroller your activities will include the following:

- Assisting the radiography team with the erection of RCA (Radiation Controlled Area)
- Using radiation monitoring equipment to ensure dose rates along the RCA barriers are, and remain below 7.5uSv/hr, as permitted by IRR 2017 (Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017)
- Ensure that only serviceable and calibrated radiation monitoring equipment is used
- Maintain communications with the radiography team and immediately notify them of the need to stop the radiation exposure should dose rate levels exceed 7.5uSv/hr
- Patrol RCA barriers ensuing no unauthorised or non-classified individuals attempt to enter
- Prohibit all those who attempt to cross the barrier and query their reason for attempting to do so
- Report all attempts by unauthorised or non classified individuals to cross RCA barriers to the supervisor or RPS (Radiation Protection Supervisor)
- Stop, question anyone approaching the RCA barriers and inform them of the reason for the barrier and reiterate that entrance to the RCA is prohibited
- Should any unauthorised or non classified individuals breach the barriers, immediately notify the radiography team of the need to stop the radiation exposure, inform the RPS and attempt to recall the individual/s
- Attend point of work risk assessments and toolbox talks
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Site Manager or Supervisor

**Experience**:

- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels with strong interpersonal skills
- Experience of working independently and away from home
- Ability to succeed at site specific training courses and transfer the knowledge for use in work activities

Qualifications:
Desirable Skills/Qualifications (non essential)
- Experience with radiography work
- EDF/NNB HPC site specific training courses (eg Incident Controller, Permit Acceptor, etc)

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

Operations | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | Blue-collar workers (Hourly) | Skilled | Operations