Position Purpose:
This position provides specialized hazard determination and consolidation of chemical waste materials.
Responsibilities include testing, consolidation, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.
Primary Duties /Responsibilities:
- Sample waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures.
- Manually open, unpack, and consolidate containers of hazardous materials.
- Test, consolidate, and provide spill clean-up response and remedial activities, labeling, loading, off loading, and logistics coordination for hazardous materials in a facility setting.
- Assist in the loading/unloading of hazardous waste materials at fixed facility sites utilizing appropriate equipment such as drum dollies, forklifts, etc. to ensure transfer of waste in a safe and timely manner.
- 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.
- Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
- Other duties as assigned.