Material Handler - Hazardous Waste

Waste Management•Arlington, OR

28d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

The value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. We Are Stable: Our WM team is home every day, and our team members perform essential and meaningful work. We Are Committed to Growth: Annual Education Assistance Benefit available for team members. We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, and more! Who are we? #WeAreWM Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the WM (formerly Waste Management) team today. I. Job Summary Performs general operations activities and labor duties in any of the following treatment/disposal units: Drum Process, Landfill, Stabilization, Biotreatment, Macro-encapsulation, Waste Water Treatment, Waste Sampling, or Residential/Commercial At Your Door Special Collection departments managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.

Requirements

Education: Not required.
Experience: No prior work experience required.
NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING (As Required):
RCRA
HAZWOPER (24 or 40 hour as required)
DOT & M2Z (Driver Only)
RCRA / HAZWOPER Training (As Required):
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
Superfund Amendment & Reauthorization Act (SARA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
Hazardous Waste Transportation Act (HWTA)
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR 40, 29, & 49)
Contingency Plan
Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
Security Plan
Hazwoper
Standard Division Practices (per department) (SDPs)
Refresher Training (As Required )
RCRA
Hazwoper
DOT
Forklift
Medical Exam (As Required):
Pre Employment Physical and Drug Test
Complete Physical Biennially
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Audiogram and Respirator Fit Test annual
Physical at Termination
PPE (As Required):
Respirators Full face OV/AG or half face with face shield
Full face supplied air in some arrears
Suit Appropriate Barrier Suite: Liquid yellow Tyvek with sleeves, apron, booties Solid white tyvek
Gloves appropriate to hazards present PVC over Nitrile or Butyl (Liquid Waste) Leather Work (Solid Waste), Leather/Cloth work (when handling equipment or containers)
Overshoes Vinyl Booties Waterproof Boots Chemical Resistant Boots
Safety glasses
Hard Hats
Shoes Steel Toe
None required.

Responsibilities

Monitors FO39 Leachate tank levels, overfill protection devices, and transfers water from tank to tank and to tanker trucks as necessary for off-site shipments of FO39 leachate.
Fill in for other positions (Hazardous Cell Mapper, Hazardous Waste Material Sampler) when required.
Monitors alarms, panel board, bar graphs, and motorized valves on each FO39 leachate tank daily.
Fill out appropriate documents as required, including shift log detailing level in each FO 39 leachate tank and any liquids entering or leaving tank farm.
Inspects all hoses, valves, pumps, cracks in floors, containment walls, and drip pans daily.
Monitor rainwater that falls inside the containment area and pump into proper tank.
Orders reagent for Bio/Arsenic FO39 Leachate treatment unit as needed to operate unit.
Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Treats hazardous debris by sealing in an approved Macro-encapsulation container.
Places Macro-encapsulation vaults in roll-off boxes.
Transfers hazardous debris from one roll-off to another when required.
Fills void spaces in Macro-encapsulation roll-off boxes with cement or gravel.
Grinds edge of Macro-encapsulation vault where lid is to be sealed.
Measures and cuts the required size of the cover to be tracked on the Macro-encapsulation vault.
Seals Macro-encapsulation vaults using equipment provided.
Operates yard-truck, forklifts, and bucket loaders as required.
Inspects and monitors process and permitted hazardous storage buildings for correction action which include the followings: Floor coatings, cracks, labeling of containers, proper storage of incompatible hazardous waste, and containers which holds hazardous waste are properly closed.
Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Move, empty, or fill with absorbent containers of hazardous waste as indicated by hazardous waste disposal decisions determined by the laboratory.
Checks with appropriate personnel to determine correct placement of hazardous waste material and transports hazardous waste to prescribed location as directed.
Labels loads as required.
When placing hazardous waste in bulk container storage buildings, physically checks hazardous waste is placed in slot next to compatible hazardous waste to prevent potential chemical reactions.
Operate yard trucks to move empty trailers to Equipment Wash Facility for cleaning and decontamination, returning clean trailers to storage yard.
Operate pneumatic and gear type pumps, perform very minor repairs on chain driven conveyors and solid feed, screw type augers.
Operate forklift as required to move hazardous material, rotate hazardous drums, to decant small hazardous containers into a bulk hazardous container, and load or unload trailers.
Over pack damaged hazardous containers.
Clean up spilled hazardous waste.
Operates front-end loader in the landfill to unload hazardous containers.
Operates high-lift tractor to empty hazardous contents in van trailers and flatbeds.
Performs prescribed safety and maintenance checks to ensure equipment is in safe working condition.
Operates other equipment as needed.
Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Reviews paperwork on all inbound hazardous wastes container shipments.
Inspects, opens and samples every hazardous container that is received at the facility per Sampling Protocols and Procedures.
Coordinate with Chemical Operators, Forklift, Heavy Equipment Operator and Yard-Truck Operator when hazardous waste containers need to be moved to another location.
Completes necessary paperwork and maintain hazardous waste tracking system. Enters data into computerized hazardous waste tracking system and distributes documents as required.
Prepare physical hazardous inventories and compare those with the computer-generated inventories and reconcile the differences.
Ensure company policies and procedures are followed while performing work assignments.
Operates hazardous waste truck wash facility and fills in as hazardous waste cell mapper when required
Maintain acceptable level of housekeeping and compliance.
Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Oversees and maintains warehouse and storage areas in a safe, organized, clean, secure and effective manner. Assists in maintaining an acceptable level of inventory, waste materials and consumables.
Performs inspections and checks of maintenance, housekeeping and environmental compliance natures.
Unloads and loads incoming and outgoing waste and other materials.
Processes wastes and other materials including but not limited to bulking of paint materials, packaging/bulking of aerosols, palletizing items.
Follows standard safety procedures, corrects safety and environmental hazards and reports them to management immediately.
Reads, understands and applies information such as lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Communicates clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
Safely operates (compliant with SOP) of fork truck
Performing other duties as assigned.