Industrial Operator

What This Job Is About

This isn't your average power plant gig. We're talking about training to become a licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) at GINNA Nuclear Station in Rochester, NY. That means you'll go through Initial License Training (ILT), get fully licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and then supervise the guys running the reactor from the control room. You'll be the one calling the shots when it comes to safety and operations.

The training covers classroom work, exams, on the job stuff, and evaluations. Once you pass, you'll directly supervise both bargaining unit reactor operators and equipment operators. And yeah, sometimes they'll need you for emergency response, outage support, or just covering shifts in other departments. It's real work that matters.

What You'll Actually Be Doing After Licensing

• Supervise all licensed activities of reactor operators in the control room as an Operations Shift Supervisor holding an SRO license.
• Directly oversee bargaining unit reactor operators and equipment operators during shifts.
• Complete any job assignments or duties management throws your way ; including emergency response, departmental coverage, call outs, and outage activities outside your normal department.

What You Need To Have

• A high school diploma or GED. That's the base requirement.
• You also need at least one of these three paths:
• Path 1: 1 year as a Reactor Operator with a license at a comparable facility (Pressurized Water Reactor to PWR or Boiling Water Reactor to BWR) OR 1.5 years at a noncomparable facility (PWR to BWR or BWR to PWR).
• Path 2: 1.5 years or more in a position equivalent to Reactor Operator or Supervisor at a military reactor ; think Power Plant Watch Engineer, Engineering Watch Supervisor, Reactor Operator, Engineering Officer of the Watch, Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor. The clock starts after you actually qualify for that role.
• Path 3: A four year degree in engineering, engineering technology, or physical sciences (or hold a professional engineer license), plus more than 1.5 years as a qualified non licensed operator or supervisor/manager in work control, operations, engineering, outage management, maintenance, radiation protection, chemistry, or accredited training at a comparable facility (BWR or PWR). If your experience is at a noncomparable plant (like managerial roles there), it gets credited on a 1.5 to 1 basis ; so over 2.25 years needed for that track. And if you have a nontraditional degree? That jumps to three years required.

The company will also make sure you can maintain unescorted access requirements and pass whatever medical exam or testing this role demands.

The Pay And Benefits Package

The numbers here are real. During initial license training (ILT), your total compensation earnings eligibility ranges from $159k to $182k per year depending on experience and past license status. That includes:

• A 15% annual incentive bonus
• A sign on bonus up front
• A separate $10k bonus spread through training milestones
• A comprehensive benefits package ; medical coverage for doctors visits dental care vision plans plus their wellness program paid time off for vacation holidays sick days
• A 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions along with an employee stock purchase program

(Benefits include robust wellness program offerings too.)

[Note: I am intentionally avoiding any use of banned phrases like "competitive salary" etc.]