InSite Chemist- Hazardous Waste Tech (Floater-multiple L.A. sites)
Clean Harbors
+ Insite hazmat tech- floating multiple sites throughout L.A.
+ $25-$28 p/hr
+ Working on site in LA at customer sites packing haz waste
+ Monday-Friday 5AM - 1:30PM occasional OT; steady 8 hrs of work a day
+ Floaters start time 5AM could start on client site of from CH office
+ Customer service experience
+ Floaters might drive company vehicles- Light duty is required- must have clean driving record.
+ Day in a life- between 1-3 sites a day. All in LA.
+ Sunset, Baldwin Park Medical Center, West LA Medical Center, Panorama City.
+ Typically, on one site all day.
+ Day in a life: collection, segregation of haz hospital waste—needles, expired meds, chemo drugs, IV bags, arsenic, solvents
+ Respirator- shaved facial hair.
+ Shipment days- assist the truck drivers’ w/ identification.
+ Packing on site- then one of our Clean Harbors drivers collects packed haz waste
+ Vaccines required on sites: Hep B, MMR, varicella vaccine, flu shot
+ Must pass a physical/drug test
**Essential Functions/Responsibilities**
**Tasks**
• Make waste pickups at labs as needed.
• Prepare computer-generated packing lists, labels, manifests, and land disposal restrictions notifications.
• Identify unknown laboratory chemicals when they are encountered.
• Perform inspections of staging, accumulating and storage areas to ensure proper housekeeping procedures and compliance.
• Inspect storage area for leaks or spills.
• Inspect drums for compliance with labeling regulations.
• Collect, segregate, and properly package waste chemicals for disposal to maximize efficiency and maintain compliance.
• Sampling and profiling of new waste streams or any wastes needing analytical testing.
• Prepare all necessary tracking paperwork.
• Utilize CHOICE waste management software to efficiently and accurately manage waste program.
• Assign proper waste codes to all materials that are designated for disposal.
• Maintain and manage waste profile data.
• Evaluate specialty waste materials such as gas cylinders and potentially explosive compounds and determine disposal options.
**Other Duties as Assigned**
**Education/Experience: Minimum Requirement**
**Required/Preferred** **Education Description** **Major/Specialization**
Required 2 years college or specialized training Chemistry/Biology/Environmental Science/Related
**Alternative:** Alternative combinations of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Required/Preferred Certificate or License
Required 40 Hour OSHA Training.
Required Forklift Training and certification.
Required Reactive Materials certification.
Required DOT Training.
Required CleanPack Chemist Training Course.
Required LICENSES: Valid drivers license with clean driving record (*see definition below) Commercial drivers license-Class “B/C” with hazardous materials (preferred)
Required Clean Driving record, for the purposes of CHESI employment, includes: No more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years No DUI/DWI in past 3 years No preventable accidents in the past year No more than 2 preventable accidents in the last 3 years No serious moving violations in past 3 years, i.e., Reckless driving, Driving to endanger, Open alcohol containers, etc.
**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities/Competencies**
• Organizational skills
• Health and Safety conscious.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to perform multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of RCRA requirements/regulations.
• Knowledge of chemicals and background
• Knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, Environmental Protection.
• Agency (EPA) waste codes, manifesting and Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR)
• Proficiency in Windows based applications.
**Travel**
10% - 25%-paid travel time
**Respirator Requirement- no facial hair- must wear respirators on some sites.**
**Other Physical Demands Instructions**
• Requires lifting, carrying, grasping, speaking and listening.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, puling and/or pushing, stooping and crouching.
• Requires climbing, determining color and smelling.
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