Nuclear Waste Operator at Ontario Power Generation

Status: Regular Full Time

Working Conditions: On-site

Education Level: Minimum High School Diploma plus a 2 or 3-year Power Engineering college diploma.

Base Location: Tiverton, ON

Shift: Rotating shifts including nights, weekends and holidays

Travel: 10%

Deadline to Apply: December 10, 2025

Salary Range: $41.77 - $68.35 Per Hour

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us as we work to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.

Job Overview

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Nuclear Waste Operator.

Reporting to the Manager, Western Waste Operations, this position is responsible for operating NSS-W systems, equipment, and devices according to approved procedures and practices, as well as performing field and control room activities to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, radiological and operational standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute control room activities and/or field work in accordance with approved procedures.
• Identify deficiencies to the supervisor and/or manager so that corrective action may be initiated. For example, write Work Requests, hang tags, post signs as appropriate.
• Carry out operations as assigned by the supervisor and/or manager such as field routines; equipment checks; routines tests; detailed monitoring.
• Prepare, check execute, verify when required, Work Protection Documents required to start-up, shutdown, return to service, isolate, or test systems or equipment.
• Provide detailed verbal and written turnover to the incoming crews as assigned by the supervisor
• Perform routine inspections, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting of operating systems, equipment, and devices.
• Participate in the identification of hazards, substandard conditions and practices, job and task analysis, incident reporting, emergency response, and the identification of specialized work permit needs.
• Perform routine radiological monitoring and surveys within the facility.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma plus a 2 or 3-year Power Engineering college diploma.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience operating combustion systems, process, and auxiliary equipment in an industrial environment, preferably from a Thermal Generating Station, Marine or Stationary Power Plant.
• Highly knowledgeable on the legislation, regulations, codes, and standards governing hazardous and radioactive waste operations.
• Detailed understanding of operating parameters and reporting requirements as specified in Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Operating Licenses, Environmental Protection Act – Regulation 558 [347], and MECP Certificates of Approval.
• Ability to keep informed on equipment and procedural developments.
• Effectively maintain skills and knowledge necessary to respond to normal, abnormal, or emergency conditions.
• Demonstrated integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.
• Eligible to work in Canada.
  
  

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the selection process, please contact [email protected]

What makes a career at OPG different?

With operations across Ontario and the United States, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.

Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

Please note: All job postings at OPG are to fill existing vacancies within our organization.

OPG may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.

The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.