Hazardous Waste Technician Job at Akima in Tullahoma

The Hazardous Waste Technician will handle, package and label hazardous and/or controlled waste in accordance with prescribed procedures and regulations. Also responsible for managing hazardous waste material in base-wide accumulation points and updating database systems as required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts sampling of various drums, equipment, tanks, soil or waste piles generated from testing and maintenance processes.
• Manages 90-day accumulation points to include the proper storage, labeling and inspection to include written records documentation requirements.
• Coordinates the collection of waste according to procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Assists generators with waste turn in procedures to include completion of forms and data entry requirements.
• Package, label, and handle hazardous waste/material.
• Assists the TSDF Manager with shipping papers/records and manifests in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience working in an industrial hazardous waste disposal operation.
• Possess the OSHA HAZWOPER certification with the 40-hour training or the ability to complete upon hire/promotion.
• Possess a valid state driver's license.
• Computer skills with proficiency in MS office programs

Desired Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related discipline

Work Type: On-Site

Company Description: Akima Intra-Data (AID), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics services provider. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At AID, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

Akima Intra-Data provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. As an AID employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values.