Hazardous Waste Assistant

DLD Environmental Services Inc • Plainwell, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs non-technical processing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Candidates will have to pass a drug screen and criminal background check, as well as a fitness for duty test which includes a pulmonary function test.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Knowledge of basic computer operation.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Respirator
• Particulate Mask
• Safety Glasses/Goggles
• Face Shield
• Steel Toe Shoes
• Hard Hat
• Chemical Resistant Gloves
• Tyvek Coverall

Responsibilities

• Operating industrial shredder, extractor, compacter, aerosol puncture device and drum washer
• Sorting non-hazardous waste, such as batteries, light bulbs and household paint
• De-packaging and sorting consumer product
• Pumping bulk liquids into tanks/tankers
• Loading and unloading trucks using hand carts/barrel carts
• Participating in Household Hazardous Waste Collections at customer sites occasionally

What This Job Offers

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