Material handler

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

2d•$19 - $20

About The Position

The Material Handler performs general operations activities and labor duties in treatment and disposal units, including Drum Process, Landfill, Stabilization, Biotreatment, Macro-encapsulation, Waste Water Treatment, Waste Sampling, and Residential/Commercial At Your Door Special Collection. The work involves handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams and following applicable site procedures, safety requirements, and environmental regulations. Depending on the assigned unit, duties may include monitoring leachate tanks and treatment equipment, documenting tank activity, inspecting containment equipment, treating and packaging hazardous debris, operating pumps and material-handling equipment, moving and processing hazardous waste, inspecting and sampling incoming waste, maintaining inventories and tracking records, and keeping warehouse and storage areas safe and organized. The position may also require cleaning up spills, performing safety and maintenance checks, and filling in for other operational roles as needed. This is a safety-sensitive field position that operates both indoors in gas plant conditions and outdoors, including in inclement weather, heat, and humidity. The role requires strict compliance with safety protocols and may include drug and alcohol testing in accordance with government regulations and company policies. The posted schedule is Monday through Friday, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with one weekend per month.

Requirements

No prior work experience is required.
Complete required training and qualifications upon hire, including RCRA and HAZWOPER (24- or 40-hour as required).
Complete applicable training upon hire for environmental and safety requirements, including CAA, CWA, TSCA, SARA, CERCLA, NPDES, OSHA, HWTA, applicable Code of Federal Regulations, contingency plan, SPCC plan, security plan, and standard division practices.
Complete DOT and M2Z requirements upon hire for driver-only duties, and DOT and forklift requirements as applicable.
Pass a pre-employment physical and drug test; complete a physical biennially and a physical at termination.
Complete annual pulmonary function testing, audiogram, and respirator fit testing.
Strictly comply with safety rules and protocols; the position may be subject to pre-employment, post-incident, reasonable-suspicion, and random drug and alcohol testing.
Have or be willing to obtain a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if needed for business air travel or access to federal property.

Responsibilities

Monitor FO39 leachate tank levels, overfill protection devices, alarms, panels, bar graphs, and motorized valves; transfer water between tanks and to tanker trucks as needed.
Complete shift logs and other required documentation, inspect hoses, valves, pumps, containment areas, and related equipment, and manage rainwater within containment areas.
Order reagents for the Bio/Arsenic FO39 Leachate treatment unit as needed.
Treat hazardous debris through macro-encapsulation, including preparing, filling, measuring, grinding, and sealing vaults and roll-off containers.
Inspect process and permitted hazardous storage buildings for floor condition, container labeling and closure, and proper storage of incompatible hazardous waste.
Move, empty, fill, label, and overpack hazardous waste containers according to laboratory disposal decisions and direction from appropriate personnel.
Place hazardous waste in compatible storage locations and transport waste to prescribed locations.
Operate yard trucks, forklifts, bucket loaders, front-end loaders, high-lift tractors, pumps, conveyors, augers, and other equipment as assigned.
Perform prescribed equipment safety and maintenance checks, minor repairs, and spill cleanup.
Review inbound hazardous-waste shipment paperwork, inspect and sample hazardous containers according to sampling protocols, and coordinate container movement with other operators.
Maintain hazardous-waste tracking records and inventories, enter data into computerized systems, complete required paperwork, and reconcile inventory differences.
Operate the hazardous-waste truck wash facility and fill in as a hazardous-waste cell mapper when required.
Maintain warehouse and storage areas in a safe, organized, clean, secure, and effective manner; assist with inventory and process waste materials.
Load and unload incoming and outgoing waste and materials, and follow standard safety procedures and report safety or environmental hazards.
Read and apply lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing, follow site-specific procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.