Education Level: Grade 12 with 3 Grade 12 University Prep academic courses in Math, Physics and Chemistry or Grade 12 with 2 years of Community College in an appropriately related diploma or equivalent.

Base Location: Pickering and Darlington

Shift: Rotating Days and Nights

Travel Required: 10%

Salary Range (per hour):$33.09 - $54.49

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

Job Overview

This is a trainee role to obtain qualifications for the Nuclear Operator (00230025) position with job duties listed below.

Working in accordance with prescribed safety procedures and regulations:
On a shift or day basis, perform field and control room operator operations under the supervision of a Supervising Nuclear Operator (FLMa) and/or First Line Manager (FLM), for example, Field Shift Operating Supervisor (FSOS), Control Room Shift Operating Supervisor (CRSOS), which include monitoring, reporting and correcting deficiencies with reference to all tools available, found during the day-to-day activities.
This document does not limit management's ability to assign work.



This document is written in accordance with NPP- 4 and is not intended to be all inclusive. Work will be assigned in accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Agreement.

Key Accountabilities

Carry out positive housekeeping, emergency response and fire prevention practices where required .

Perform operations and activities in accordance with approved procedures, under the supervision of a Supervising Nuclear Operator (SNO) ( FLMa ) and/or under the direction of the FLM .

When assigned to the control room, the nuclear operator works under the direction of an ANO (on a reactor unit) or control room SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM. Activities may include the use of tools for which the Nuclear Operator (NO) has been trained.

Perform functions related to the work group, such as, work group communications, procedure writing and assessing.

Using the Operator Field Guide Book and/or round sheets carry out routine inspection and monitoring of systems and equipment

Identify deficiencies to the SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM 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 SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM such as:



field routines; equipment checks; routines tests ; changeover of equipment; leak checks; deuteration; ION exchange regeneration; slurrying ; movement of materials.

Troubleshoot systems and equipment, as problems arise or, as assigned by the SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM

When assigned to the control room, perform duties as assigned by the ANO (on a reactor unit) or control room SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM (on a non reactor unit).

Perform ongoing housekeeping duties including clearing of equipment as per local procedures.

Operate control panels as outlined by stream qualifications

Carry out corrective actions when an out of limit condition or abnormal configuration is detected by local annunciation or indication , field inspection and monitoring of systems/equipment as assigned by the SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM.

Act as Entry Monitor, Confined Space Coordinator, Green Man, and Access Control Monitor when required .

Only fully qualified NOs will perform control duties as dictated by their stream.

Nuclear operators must be qualified in their duty areas to prepare, check execute, verify when required (this is non-supervisory verification), Work Protection Documents required to start-up, shutdown, return to service, isolate, or test systems or equipment.

May be required to perform some of the duties of the issuing authority where so delegated, (Work Protection documents and Work Authorization documents) by the ANO (on a reactor unit) or control room SNO ( FLMa ) and/or FLM (on a non-reactor unit).

Carry out necessary panel operations in the correct sequence to place systems and equipment in the required states. This may include start-up, shutdown, and isolation for maintenance.

📌 Nuclear Operator in Training (Canada)
🏢 Ontario Power Generation
📍 Canada