Environmental Specialist-Hazardous Waste Job at Veolia, Torrance, CA

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  • Veolia
  • Torrance, CA

Job Description

Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website 

Targeted Hourly Pay Range:  Minimum of $20 to a maximum of $23.

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. 

Position Purpose: 

This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services to our clients. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Operate trash truck on a daily basis to switch out full dumpsters
  • Identify and remove hazardous waste from site dumpsters
  • Sort and recycle cardboard 
  • Transfer excessive trash to empty dumpsters
  • Sample waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures.
  • Manifesting, packaging, spill clean-up response and remedial activities, labeling, loading, off loading, and coordinating transportation.
  • Maintain a professional image to clients by answering inquiries and suggesting solutions to existing/potential problems.
  • Comply and enforce all compliance, health, safety, and procedures in accordance with VES-TS policies.
  • Become familiar with all U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and VES-TS regulations required in submitting paperwork to expedite disposal of hazardous waste.
  • Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

  • High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related science discipline preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Strong team player.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines.
  • Strong customer service orientation.
  • Computer proficiency.
  • Ability to follow through on assignments.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

  • 40-hour HAZWOPER Certification.
  • Valid Driver's License.

Physical Requirements:

  • The incumbent will frequently perform this job standing, walking, and sitting.
  • Must continuously use eye-hand coordination and occasionally fine finger movement.
  • Must be able to frequently twist and bend, and occasionally be able to climb/work aloft and be able to reach above their shoulders.
  • The position involves handling hazardous materials when moving drums, lab pack, dealing with household hazardous waste, performing waste sampling/handling, and site remediation.
  • Noise level is minimal.
  • Must frequently lift up to 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 100 lbs.
  • This position's responsbilities will take place both indoors and outdoors, with exposure to weather conditions.
  • The incumbent must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on a continuous basis, such as safety glasses, a hard hat, gloves, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, an apron, a Tyvek coverall, a full-face respirator, a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) or an self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Job Tags

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