Environmental Technician I

Enviri Corporation • Hillsboro, OR

1d • $22

About The Position

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, contaminated soil, and dredged material. Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.
Every day our teams across the country take a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills. We value our employees as our most important asset, and this is reflected in many areas across our company including recently being named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace ®. We are committed to creating a positive work culture that fosters growth and development while ensuring the health and safety of our employees.

Requirements

• High School Diploma preferred
• Must be able to slide heavy lids on and off the roll-off bins
• Ability to operate equipment, including a forklift and pallet jack
• Visual acuity to read labels and documentation; depth perception to safely drive forklifts
• Ability to hear vehicle warning chimes and alarms
• Ability to understand and respond to written and verbal English
• Ability to work outdoors in all climate conditions and indoors in non-climate-controlled conditions

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years prior experience with hazardous materials
• Basic computer skills to complete web-based training
• Ability to predictably and regularly attend work during scheduled hours. Must be willing and able to occasionally work nights, weekends and variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Ability to deal politely and professionally with customers and coworkers.
• Willingness and ability to wear company-issued personal protection equipment including safety glasses, hard had, steel toed shoes, gloves, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator.

Responsibilities

• Redistribute waste in roll-off bins with a 8k telehandler forklift.
• Line roll-off bins with plastic liners.
• Maintain a clean work area by sweeping and hosing down floors.
• Spot for drivers and fellow technicians.
• Monitor 2 different waste streams as they fill up roll-off bins, and check both every 30 minutes.
• Hose down the outside of roll-off bins as they come back from the landfill.
• Occasionally chip hardened waste from the inside of roll-off bins.
• Use bucket attachment for forklift to scoop out waste from overfilled bins.
• Complete required documentation accurately, timely and legibly in accordance with applicable regulations, customer policies, practices and procedures.
• Perform other reasonably related tasked as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Health benefits available Day 1
• 401k available Day 1
• 10+ paid holidays/year
• Free HAZWOPER training and certification
• Overtime opportunities
• Ability to be cross-trained into different roles
• Clean Earth offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans starting on the first day of employment; paid time off, wellness benefits, employee discount program, tuition assistance, and a 401k with company matching.

What This Job Offers

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