Reporting to the Sample Logistics Team Leader, the Environmental Samples Technician coordinates and processes the transfer of environmental samples between safeguarded facilities, the IAEA's laboratories, and members of the Network of Analytical Laboratories (NWAL), including coding samples upon their arrival from the field. The Environmental Samples Technician provides inspectors with environmental sampling equipment, shipping documents and appropriate instructions for environmental sample packing and transportation.
Responsibilities:
Implement the shipment of environmental samples from the field to Vienna, and from Vienna to NWAL members by preparing shipping documents in accordance with transport regulations, liaising with consignors/consignees and freight forwarders, raising shipment purchase orders, and packaging samples for shipment.
Unpack and perform coding of non-radioactive and radioactive environmental samples in their respective coding labs, enter relevant data into the database and deliver coded samples to the Environmental Sample Laboratory or Nuclear Material Laboratory.
Maintain the Sample Logistics Team’s archive containing confidential documents and ensure scanned documents are uploaded to the database.
Provide environmental sampling equipment and support to Nuclear Safeguards Inspectors.
Maintain and drive the team vehicle used for transporting dangerous goods, according to ADR regulations, for transferring non-radioactive and radioactive environmental samples and sampling-related equipment between Seibersdorf and the Vienna International Centre.
Requirements:
Completed secondary education.
Minimum of five years of combined experience in a logistics-related field, preferably in an international environment.
Basic knowledge of physics related to radioactivity.
Training on International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations an asset.
Experience working as an Occupationally Exposed Worker an asset.
Experience working in a laboratory setting an asset.
Experience dealing with sampling- or shipment-related equipment an asset.
Excellent oral and written command of English.
Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
Testing to IAEA standard may be part of the process.
