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Essential Functions/Responsibilities
Tasks
• Make waste pickups at labs as needed.
• Prepare computer-generated packing lists, labels, manifests, and land disposal restrictions notifications.
• Identify unknown laboratory chemicals when they are encountered.
• Perform inspections of staging, accumulating and storage areas to ensure proper housekeeping procedures and compliance.
• Inspect storage area for leaks or spills.
• Inspect drums for compliance with labeling regulations.
• Collect, segregate, and properly package waste chemicals for disposal to maximize efficiency and maintain compliance.
• Sampling and profiling of new waste streams or any wastes needing analytical testing.
• Prepare all necessary tracking paperwork.
• Utilize CHOICE waste management software to efficiently and accurately manage waste program.
• Assign proper waste codes to all materials that are designated for disposal.
• Maintain and manage waste profile data.
• Evaluate specialty waste materials such as gas cylinders and potentially explosive compounds and determine disposal options.
Other Duties as Assigned
Education/Experience: Minimum Requirement
Required/Preferred Education Description Major/Specialization
Required 2 years college or specialized training Chemistry/Biology/Environmental Science/Related
Alternative: Alternative combinations of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Required/Preferred Certificate or License
Required 40 Hour OSHA Training.
Required Forklift Training and certification.
Required Reactive Materials certification.
Required DOT Training.
Required CleanPack Chemist Training Course.
Required LICENSES: Valid drivers license with clean driving record (*see definition below) Commercial drivers license-Class “B/C” with hazardous materials (preferred)
Required Clean Driving record, for the purposes of CHESI employment, includes: No more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years No DUI/DWI in past 3 years No preventable accidents in the past year No more than 2 preventable accidents in the last 3 years No serious moving violations in past 3 years, i.e., Reckless driving, Driving to endanger, Open alcohol containers, etc.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities/Competencies
• Organizational skills
• Health and Safety conscious.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to perform multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of RCRA requirements/regulations.
• Knowledge of chemicals and background
• Knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, Environmental Protection.
• Agency (EPA) waste codes, manifesting and Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR)
• Proficiency in Windows based applications.
Travel
10% – 25%-paid travel time
Respirator Requirement- no facial hair- must wear respirators on some sites.
Other Physical Demands Instructions
• Requires lifting, carrying, grasping, speaking and listening.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, puling and/or pushing, stooping and crouching.
• Requires climbing, determining color and smelling.