Environmental Health & Safety Technician C

L3Harris•Orange, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Technician to join our team at the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment’s Orange, VA site. Our site is near Culpeper, VA , in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC)! This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs. The Environmental Health & Safety classifications perform labor tasks related to the disposal, reduction, storage, packaging, and transportation of chemical, industrial wastes, and hazardous materials; maintain inventory and storage of waste and hazardous materials; maintain waste collection and disposal records, including schedules of all shipment of waste; assist in inspections to ensure compliance with the organization’s policies, procedures, regulations and standards related to hazardous sites; assist with testing and servicing equipment and systems; may be required to operate equipment after training; may be required to perform EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) tasks including but not limited to setting up firing lines for explosives and operating high temperature ovens for thermal decontamination; and perform other related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent with 6 years prior experience
2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 2 years prior experience

Nice To Haves

Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
Work well in a team environment

Responsibilities

Manage hazardous and explosive waste
Transport hazardous and explosive waste
Store hazardous waste
RCRA environmental inspections
Make waste determinations based on explosive classification
Pull water samples
Know the basics of energetic waste and how it reacts with other waste
Operate tractor, forklift, hoist, etc.
Label and identify hazardous and nonhazardous waste
Maintain waste collection and disposal records
Assist with testing
Prolonged standing, bending, stooping and lifting
Conduct site safety and environmental inspections
Knowledge in all safety and environmental regulations
Identify hazards with energetic waste
Assist in air monitoring and testing
Ability to work in all weather conditions
Test electrical leads using a multimeter
Maintain equipment and tooling
Ability to transfer up to 50 pounds
Operate material handling equipment (forklift, crane, hoist, man lift, etc.)
Work around variable noise levels or with fume or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, etc. requiring the use of personal protective equipment such as face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shield), foot protection (i.e. steel toed shoes, rubber boots, etc.), gloves, hard hat, shop coat and hearing protection
Some positions may require Respirator clearance up to and including the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Level A clearance
Drive between various locations within the Company facility or between locations as needed
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Strong written/verbal communication skills
Ability to identify unsafe acts and / or conditions and take the proper steps to eliminate them
Knowledge and ability to use basic mathematics