Environmental Technician

MPS Group Inc. has a full-time position open for an Environmental Technician.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collect trash, recyclables, hazardous waste, scrap metal and other waste streams throughout the plant and transports to disposal container or storage room

• Segregate, sort and package waste streams for off-site shipment in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements

• Load semi-trailers and roll-off boxes for shipment to landfill, recycling center, and any other disposal site

• Perform and document daily equipment inspection prior to use

• Clean/maintain organization and compliance of 90-day Accumulation Area, including sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, labeling drums

• Assist supervisor with response to chemical spill incidents by placing adsorbents on liquids, sweeping or vacuuming solids and containerizing cleaned up materials for proper disposal

• Assist Resource Manager with daily supply delivery, waste pick up and waste organization

• Perform inspections of waste storage areas, and emergency equipment, taking corrective action to eliminate deficiencies identified during the inspection

• Inventory and Inspections of Waste Spill Kits

• Document and inform Resource Manager of any contamination in plant's recycling and waste containers

• Maintain/complete necessary documentation of waste inventories, inspections and other activities as required

• Operate fork truck to load/unload trucks

• Operate Burden carrier

• Follow all plant- related safety guidelines

• Other tasks assigned by manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma AND one-year experience in waste management; OR,
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education

TRAINING:

• Current 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) with Annual Refresher (desired); will be provided upon hire

• Current Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA, desired); will be provided upon hire

• Current 40-hour Department of Transportation (DOT, desired); will be provided upon hire

• Current Fork Truck Operator Training (desired); will be provided upon hire