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Pay Range: $27.40
Shift: Monday-Thursday 10hr days 6:00am -4:30pm daily
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Job Summary
Performs general operations activities and labor duties in any of the following treatment/disposal units: Drum Process, Landfill, Stabilization, Biotreatment, Macro-encapsulation, Waste Water Treatment, Waste Sampling, or Residential/Commercial At Your Door Special Collection departments managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Tank Farm Operators / Bio Treatment / Arsenic F039 Leachate Treatment Unit: Monitor FO39 Leachate tank levels, overfill protection devices, and transfer water from tank to tank and to tanker trucks as necessary for off‑site shipments of FO39 leachate. Fill in for other positions (Hazardous Cell Mapper, Hazardous Waste Material Sampler) when required. Monitor alarms, panel board, bar graphs, and motorized valves on each FO39 leachate tank daily. Fill out appropriate documents as required, including shift log detailing level in each FO 39 leachate tank and any liquids entering or leaving tank farm. Inspect all hoses, valves, pumps, cracks in floors, containment walls, and drip pans daily. Monitor rainwater that falls inside the containment area and pump into proper tank. Order reagent for Bio/Arsenic FO39 Leachate treatment unit as needed to operate unit. Reference site‑specific procedures and more detailed site‑specific job descriptions. Perform other duties as assigned.
Macro Operators: Treat hazardous debris by sealing in an approved Macro-encapsulation container. Place Macro-encapsulation vaults in roll‑off boxes. Transfer hazardous debris from one roll‑off to another when required. Fill void spaces in Macro-encapsulation roll‑off boxes with cement or gravel. Grind edge of Macro-encapsulation vault where lid is to be sealed. Measure and cut the required size of the cover to be tracked on the Macro‑encapsulation vault. Seal Macro‑encapsulation vaults using equipment provided. Operate yard‑truck, forklifts, and bucket loaders as required. Inspect and monitor process and permitted hazardous storage buildings for correction action which include floor coatings, cracks, labeling of containers, proper storage of incompatible hazardous waste, and containers that hold hazardous waste properly closed. Reference site‑specific procedures and more detailed site‑specific job descriptions. Perform other duties as assigned.
Drum Process Unit: Move, empty, or fill with absorbent containers of hazardous waste as indicated by hazardous waste disposal decisions determined by the laboratory. Check with appropriate personnel to determine correct placement of hazardous waste material and transports hazardous waste to prescribed location as directed. Label loads as required. When placing hazardous waste in bulk container storage buildings, physically check hazardous waste is placed in slot next to compatible hazardous waste to prevent potential chemical reactions. Operate yard trucks to move empty trailers to Equipment Wash Facility for cleaning and decontamination, returning clean trailers to storage yard. Operate pneumatic and gear type pumps, perform very minor repairs on chain driven conveyors and solid feed screw type augers. Operate forklift as required to move hazardous material, rotate hazardous drums, to decant small hazardous containers into a bulk hazardous container, and load or unload trailers. Overpack damaged hazardous containers. Clean up spilled hazardous waste. Operate front‑end loader in the landfill to unload hazardous containers. Operate high‑lift tractor to empty hazardous contents in van trailers and flatbeds. Perform prescribed safety and maintenance checks to ensure equipment is in safe working condition. Operate other equipment as needed. Reference site‑specific procedures and more detailed site‑specific job descriptions. Perform other duties as assigned.
Waste Material Samplers: Review paperwork on all inbound hazardous waste container shipments. Inspect, open and sample every hazardous container that is received at the facility per Sampling Protocols and Procedures. Coordinate with Chemical Operators, Forklift, Heavy Equipment Operator and Yard‑Truck Operator when hazardous waste containers need to be moved to another location. Complete necessary paperwork and maintain hazardous waste tracking system. Enter data into computerized hazardous waste tracking system and distribute documents as required. Prepare physical hazardous inventories and compare those with the computer‑generated inventories and reconcile the differences. Ensure company policies and procedures are followed while performing work assignments. Operate hazardous waste truck wash facility and fill in as hazardous waste cell mapper when required. Maintain acceptable level of housekeeping and compliance. Reference site‑specific procedures and more detailed site‑specific job descriptions. Perform other duties as assigned.
Residential/Commercial At Your Door Special Collection: Oversee and maintain warehouse and storage areas in a safe, organized, clean, secure and effective manner. Assist in maintaining an acceptable level of inventory, waste materials and consumables. Perform inspections and checks of maintenance, housekeeping and environmental compliance natures. Unload and load incoming and outgoing waste and other materials. Process wastes and other materials including but not limited to bulking of paint materials, packaging/bulking of aerosols, palletizing items. Follow standard safety procedures, correct safety and environmental hazards and report them to management immediately. Read, understand and apply information such as lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing. Safely operate compliant fork truck. Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Education: Not required.
Experience: No prior work experience required.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING (As Required): RCRA, HAZWOPER (24 or 40 hour as required), DOT & M2Z (Driver Only)
RCRA / HAZWOPER Training (As Required): Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), Superfund Amendment & Reauthorization Act (SARA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), Hazardous Waste Transportation Act (HWTA), Code of Federal Regulation (CFR 40, 29, & 49), Contingency Plan, Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan (SPCC), Security Plan, Hazwoper
Standard Division Practices (per department) (SDPs)
Refresher Training (As Required ): RCRA, Hazwoper, DOT, Forklift
Medical Exam (As Required): Pre Employment Physical and Drug Test, Complete Physical Biennially, Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Audiogram and Respirator Fit Test annual, Physical at Termination
PPE (As Required ): Respirators Full face OV/AG or half face with face shield, Full face supplied air in some arrears, Suit Appropriate Barrier Suite: Liquid yellow Tyvek with sleeves, apron, booties; Solid white tyvek; Gloves appropriate to hazards present PVC over Nitrile or Butyl (Liquid Waste) Leather Work (Solid Waste); Leather/Cloth work (when handling equipment or containers); Overshoes Vinyl Booties; Waterproof Boots; Chemical Resistant Boots; Safety glasses; Hard Hats; Shoes Steel Toe
Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
None required.
Work Environment
Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day.
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than __ pounds part of the work day.
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, etc) all of work day rarely.
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of work day frequently rarely.
Normal setting for this job is operating material handling equipment, Hazardous waste landfill.
Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.
Benefits
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Part‑time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
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