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The Planet Group is hiring: Environmental Waste Coordinator in Columbus

The Planet Group, Columbus, OH, US

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Title: Environmental Waste Coordinator

Starting Pay: Up to $26/hr depending on experience

Location: Columbus OH (Easton Commons)

Contract or Contract to Hire (Currently setup for 4 months but may go direct hire)

1st shift role 8:00am-4:30pm

Must Haves:

o Looking for an person 2+ years of experience preferably with environmental waste

o One or all of these: RCRA, Waste profiling, characterizing, scheduling, manifesting, DOT, labeling, recycling, shipping

Manager Notes:

o 2 buildings with 3 floors - This person will be going to labs and drumming the waste

o Biosafety Level 2 labs

o 4-month project. We would like to get this person started by end of this month.

o Mostly biowaste handling and shipping with a little bit of chemical pickups and small lab packs.

Our client is looking for a Environmental Coordinator at a large pharmaceuticals Facility in Columbus, OH.

Essential responsibilities and duties:

Technical:

  • Hazardous waste inspections
  • Regularly preparing chemical and biological waste for shipment and disposal, including creation of all federal/state waste documents and managing the paperwork for the material
  • Following any applicable state and federal regulations [Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) & Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations]

Hands-on:

  • Material handling (e.g. transportation of materials within client sites as well as from client sites to transfer and/or end disposal facilities)
  • Safe handling of hazardous waste containers on client sites, as well as loading/unloading of waste from vehicles
  • Packaging and prepping of hazardous waste for shipment
  • Spill response measures, including assessment of the spills and potentially leading the cleanup efforts

Customer service:

  • Professional attitude, high energy, and high-level communication skills required when dealing directly with client representatives
  • High level of expertise (e.g. state/federal regulations, EHS standards, waste management procedures, etc.)
  • Train clients on proper chemical safety and hazardous waste management
  • Attending client operations meetings
  • Training of new team member(s)

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