Environmental Health & Safety Technician

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Technician to join our team at the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment’s Orange, VA site. Our site is near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC). This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs.

About the role

The Environmental Health & Safety Technician performs labor tasks related to the disposal, reduction, storage, packaging, and transportation of chemical, industrial wastes, and hazardous materials; maintains inventory and storage of waste and hazardous materials; maintains waste collection and disposal records, including schedules of all shipment of waste; assists in inspections to ensure compliance with the organization’s policies, procedures, regulations, and standards related to hazardous sites; assists with testing and servicing equipment and systems. The role may require operating equipment after training and performing EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) tasks, including but not limited to setting up firing lines for explosives and operating high-temperature ovens for thermal decontamination.

Responsibilities

• Manage hazardous and explosive waste
• Transport hazardous and explosive waste
• Store hazardous waste
• Conduct RCRA environmental inspections
• Make waste determinations based on explosive classification
• Pull water samples
• Operate tractor, forklift, hoist, and other material handling equipment
• Label and identify hazardous and nonhazardous waste
• Maintain waste collection and disposal records
• Assist with testing and air monitoring
• Conduct site safety and environmental inspections
• Identify hazards with energetic waste
• Test electrical leads using a multimeter
• Maintain equipment and tooling
• Drive between various locations within the Company facility or between locations as needed
• Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and lifting (ability to transfer up to 50 pounds)
• Work in all weather conditions and variable noise levels, including environments with fume or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, etc., requiring the use of personal protective equipment
• Identify unsafe acts and/or conditions and take corrective action
• Use basic mathematics

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, or a 2-year post-Secondary/Associate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations
• Respirator clearance up to and including Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Level A (for some positions)

Preferred Skills

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
• Work well in a team environment

Schedule

4/10: Employees work 10-hour days, 4 days a week.

Pay

Salary range for this role in Virginia is $49,500 – $91,500. Final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays