Environmental Health & Safety Technician

L3Harris • Orange, CA

4d • 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. This site is a 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

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years prior relevant experience or 2 year post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• 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

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

Benefits

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED