Process Planner - Stabilization and Landfill

Position Purpose: 

The Process Planner is responsible for reviewing, approving, and routing hazardous waste containers through VGS treatment processes. This position serves as a critical control point ensuring chemical compatibility, worker safety, environmental compliance, and operational efficiency. The Process Planner works at the intersection of multiple departments, coordinating between Stabilization/Landfill, Production, Operations, and Approvals to optimize waste processing while maintaining the highest safety and regulatory standards.

This is a key operational role that requires strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to make sound decisions under time pressure.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Prepare specific written burn plans by providing hazardous waste type, special instructions heating and chlorine values for all drum waste.
• Provide specific instructions to hourly personnel for proper and safe handling of solid changes to insure proper incineration.
• Prepare plans for specialty and feeder systems to include type of waste, flushing, handling for residuals, and operator instructions for burning any residual solid wastes.
• Maintain and update reactive database and all profiles to composition, handling, incineration, etc. to insure and expedite appropriate burn requirements
• Insure and monitor that all hazardous waste inventory is processed in accordance within designated time parameters.
• Work with appropriate operational personnel to determine the most preferred method of handling various waste streams.
• Prepare a variety of weekly and monthly reports to determine and insure that existing process burn plans are effective and efficient.
• Other duties as assigned.