Remediation Emergency Response Technician

Position Purpose:  
This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services to our clients. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, decontamination work, remediation type activities, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations. This position requires being on-call and availability outside normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Some overnight stay and travel is a requirement of this position.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

• Sample waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures.
• Manifesting, packaging, spill clean-up response, remedial activities, utility project work, labeling, loading, off loading, and coordinating transportation.
• Maintain a professional image to clients by answering inquiries and suggesting solutions to existing/potential problems.
• Comply and enforce all compliance, health, safety, and procedures in accordance with VES-TS policies.
• Become familiar with all U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and VES-TS regulations required in submitting paperwork to expedite disposal of hazardous waste.
• Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned.