Material Handler Hazardous Waste- Benefits Day 1, PTO

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)Emelle, AL
Onsite

About The Position

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

  • No prior work experience required.
  • RCRA
  • HAZWOPER (24 or 40 hour as required)
  • DOT & M2Z (Driver Only)
  • 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)
  • RCRA Refresher Training
  • Hazwoper Refresher Training
  • DOT Refresher Training
  • Forklift Refresher Training
  • Pre Employment Physical and Drug Test
  • Complete Physical Biennially
  • Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Audiogram and Respirator Fit Test annual
  • Physical at Termination
  • Respirators Full face OV/AG or half face with face shield
  • Full face supplied air in some arrears
  • 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

Nice To Haves

  • 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, labeling of containers, proper storage of incompatible hazardous waste, and containers which holds hazardous waste are properly closed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Stock Purchase Plan
  • Company match on 401K
  • Paid Vacation
  • Holidays
  • Personal Days
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