Environmental Technician

Responsibilities

• Collect and transport hazardous waste within plant to designated storage areas and other waste streams throughout the plant and transports to disposal container or storage room.
• Segregate, sort and package waste streams for off-site shipment in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements.
• Operate mobile equipment (fork trucks, pallet jacks, etc.).
• Wear appropriate safety gear, including a respirator while handling hazardous waste.
• Load semi-trailers, tanks, and roll-off boxes for shipment to disposal facility.
• Perform and document daily equipment inspection prior to use.
• Clean/maintain organization and compliance of Hazardous Accumulation Area.
• Afford assistance to supervisor with response to chemical spill incidents by placing adsorbents on liquids, sweeping or vacuuming solids and containerizing cleaned up materials for proper disposal.
• Afford assistance to Project Manager with daily supply delivery, waste pick up and waste organization.
• Perform inspections of waste storage areas, and emergency equipment, taking corrective action to eliminate deficiencies identified during the inspection.
• Invent and document necessary documentation of waste inventories, inspections and other activities as required.
• Operate fork truck to load/unload trucks.
• Operate Burden carriers.
• Follow all plant-related safety guidelines.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Must be comfortable wearing a respirator.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education.
• Must have valid driver's license.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Ability to pass a drug test.
• Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) report.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of one year in an industrial, manufacturing setting.
• or waste management setting.

Schedule

Shift: A, B, C, D
Schedule: A shift is: Sundays through Tuesday 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with alternating Wednesdays every other week.
B shift is: Alternating Wednesdays-every other week and Thursday through Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
C shift is: Sundays through Tuesday 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. with alternating Wednesdays every other week.
D shift is: Alternating Wednesdays- every other week and Thursday through Saturday 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
All shifts alternate Wednesdays every other week.