Haz-Waste Environmental Technician
Haz-Waste Environmental Technician
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Job Description
Why Work for WM
Stability. Growth. PeopleFirst Culture.
About the HazWaste Environmental Technician
Supports WMSS onsite program including manual labor associated with drum movements within the facility drum bulking drum crushing assisting when extra personnel are needed and other duties as assigned. This is an entry level nonsupervisory position focused on hazardous and nonhazardous waste related projects.
Hours: 6:00am 2:30pm MF
What Youll Do
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
- Identify best practices that assist customers in reducing waste volumes increasing operational efficiencies identifying optimal equipment usage and generating cost savings.
- Identify best practices that assist customers in increasing onsite sustainability increasing operational efficiencies landfill diversion and generating cost savings.
- Segregate label mark and package waste materials in a safe and compliant manner.
- Collect pour transfer consolidate repackage and package solid liquid & sludge material.
- Perform labor intensive activities such as container or drum collection drum bulking sorting trash for recyclables and loading of trucks.
- Transfer waste into containers of different size.
- Provide labor support at 90 Day Hazardous Waste Pad when applicable.
- May provide support or direction to less experienced Technicians.
- Wears required personal protective equipment.
- Participates and cooperates in safety process including following written procedures attending required training and scheduled meetings.
- Immediately reports any unsafe conditions incidents injuries or property damage to supervisor.
- Follows Environmental and Quality Management System (ISO 14001/9001) policy procedures and operational controls related to job responsibilities.
- Maintains compliance with applicable environmental safety and transportation regulations (EPA OSHA and DOT).
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.
What Does it Take to be a HazWaste Environmental Technician
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
Education and Experience
- Education: High school diploma or G.E.D (accredited).
- Experience: No previous experience (in addition to education requirement).
Certificates Licenses Registrations or Other Requirements
- Preassignment and/or prehire customerspecific drug and/or alcohol testing may be required by certain customercontract requirements. Such testing may include urinalysis oral swab drug hair follicle testing and/or alcohol testing.
Other Knowledge Skills or Abilities Required
- Must be able to work independently with little direction and as a member of a team.
Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding machine operation etc.) most of the work day;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 30 pounds most of the work day;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 50 pounds occasionally;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts burns exposure to toxic chemicals etc.) most of the work day;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt odors noise weather extremes or similar elements most of the workday;
- Ability to perform tasks in inclement weather.
Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.
The expected base pay rate for this onsite position is $20.00/hour. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful
candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates relevant experience education training certifications qualifications and work location.
Benefits
At Waste Management each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan Company match on 401K and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation Holidays and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or veteran status.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for please click Apply.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
