Environmental Technician

GFL Environmental Inc.; Canada; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

GFL Environmental Inc. is seeking an Environmental Technician to join our team. This role supports day-to-day field operations for packaging of waste, recovery, transportation and documentation.

Duties include materials movement, processing, sampling and aiding in other operation areas. Responsibilities include collecting environmental samples, recording test results, handling hazardous waste, and complying with TDG paperwork.

Qualifications

• Must possess a 3-year Environmental Technician/Technologist diploma or equivalent experience.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work 8 or 12hr shifts as required.
• May require working in remote parts of the province including Labrador with overnight stays.
• The ability to handle the physical requirements of the position, including moving/lifting and drum handling.
• Ability to perform on the spot assessment of problems, e.g. notice when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
• Ability to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively, both written and verbally.
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently.
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug testing.
• Legally eligible to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Collect environmental monitoring samples and submit for analysis.
• Record, validate, and interpret results of tests and analyses.
• Receive, identify, sort, and prepare for disposal incoming hazardous waste.
• Verify hazardous wastes and classify them for disposal.
• Handling & processing waste material
• Assist with the loading and unloading of trucks and containers
• Conduct inventory counts, label and prepare containers for shipment
• Complete all manifest / TDG paperwork to accompany the waste receipt and shipments
• Perform lab packing and de-packing duties
• Coordinate hazardous waste programs.
• Operating process equipment
• Operating vehicles and transporting hazardous waste
• Researching applicable regulations and compliance requirement
• Participate in safety meetings, risk assessments and job hazard assessments

Skills

Strong teamwork

Effective communication

Physical ability

Pre-employment drug test

Legally eligible to work in Canada

Education

Environmental Technician/Technologist diploma

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Our Foxtrap facility is currently looking for an Environmental Technician to join our team. This position is responsible for supporting day to day field operations for the packaging of waste, recovery, transportation and documentation. Duties would include but not limited to materials movement, processing, sampling and assisting in other areas of the operation.

Job Duties

• Collect environmental monitoring samples and submit for analysis.
• Record, validate, and interpret results of tests and analyses.
• Receive, identify, sort, and prepare for disposal incoming hazardous waste.
• Verify hazardous wastes and classify them for disposal.
• Handling & processing waste material
• Assist with the loading and unloading of trucks and containers
• Conduct inventory counts, label and prepare containers for shipment
• Complete all manifest / TDG paperwork to accompany the waste receipt and shipments
• Perform lab packing and de-packing duties
• Evaluate waste management options and apply a waste hierarchy model in order to reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and dispose of waste material.
• Coordinate hazardous waste programs.
• Operating process equipment
• Operating vehicles and transporting hazardous waste
• Researching applicable regulations and compliance requirement
• Participate in safety meetings, risk assessments and job hazard assessments

Requirements

• Must possess a 3-year Environmental Technician/Technologist diploma or equivalent experience.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work 8 or 12hr shifts as required.
• May require working in remotes pars of the province including Labrador with overnight stays
• The ability to handle the physical requirements of the position, including moving/lifting and drum handling
• Ability to perform on the spot assessment of problems, e.g. notice when something is wrong or likely to go wrong
• Ability to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively, both written and verbally
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug testing
• Legally eligible to work in Canada

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