Environmental Chem Lab Technician (ECLT)

PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC seeks a Profile Verification Sampling technician to handle sampling of mixed waste, documentation, and storage under strict safety and QA standards. Responsibilities include log maintenance, container verification, and coordination with treatment chemists to meet analytic needs.

The role requires safety training, quality control, and accurate reporting of results using standard lab instruments, in a hands-on environment at PFF in Florida.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical field preferred.
• 40-hour OSHA Hazwoper certification with 8-hour refresher.
• 16-hour radiation safety training with 4-hour refresher.
• Working knowledge of RCRA waste codes and Chain of Custody procedures.
• Safety and PPE training as required by site rules.

Responsibilities

• Sample or inspect “As Received” mixed waste and maintain custody documentation.
• Maintain sampling log books and sample room records.
• Verify container integrity per Waste Acceptance Criteria before storage.
• Perform QA/QC on containers, labeling, and storage
• Decontaminate sampling equipment and room after each event.
• Organize and maintain sampling area for safety and compliance.
• Liaise with chemists to determine analytical needs for waste treatment.
• Receipt and tracking of various waste samples.
• Operate standard lab instruments after certification.
• Prepare and analyze lab standards and QC samples.
• Document procedures and results to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain laboratory instrumentation and manage hazardous waste.
• Interpret analytical results for quality and reporting.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

Professionalism

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Non-Exempt - This position is responsible for Profile Verification Sampling of all “As Received” mixed waste, and in some instances, industrial waste received at Perma-Fix of Florida (PFF). The ECLT will perform tasks relating to sampling, sample documentation, and placing materials in storage at PFF. The ECLT also performs secondary QA/QC on containers to ensure adherence to PFF Waste Acceptance Criteria relating to Container integrity and storage. Sample receipt into the lab, preparation and routine analysis of samples. Storage, tracking and disposal of samples and lab generated waste.

Duties

• Sample or inspect “As Received” mixed waste upon receipt at PFF, and maintain control of supporting documentation (Chain of Custody, Drum Inspection Logs) until delivery to on-site analytical laboratory;
• Maintain “Sampling Log Book” which details sampling events within TOB sample room;
• Verify container integrity and head space are within PFF Waste Acceptance Criteria prior to placement in proper storage area;
• Perform QA/QC on containers to ensure labeling and container identification is within PFF Waste Acceptance Criteria prior to placement in proper storage area;
• Responsible for decontamination of sampling equipment and sampling room at the end of each sampling event
• The ECLT must maintain sampling area in an organized and clean manner for health, safety, and administrative compliance.
• Liaison with treatment chemists to determine analytical needs in support of waste treatment operations.
• Receipt and tracking of industrial, hazardous, and/or radioactive waste samples.
• Upon certification, perform analyses using ICP/MS, GC/MS, GC/FID, GC/ECD, and Combustion I.C., bomb calorimetry instrumentation and/or other standard lab instruments and equipment.
• Preparation and analysis of laboratory standards and quality control samples.
• Documentation and evaluation of analytical procedures and results to ensure accuracy.
• Routine maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
• Management of laboratory-generated hazardous and/or radioactive wastes.
• Critically evaluate and interpret analytical results for quality and accuracy.
• Perform data regression to convert raw data to results in a format that is usable by the requestor.
• Organize analytical data and communicate them verbally or by written report to lab staff and requestors.
• Develop and implement laboratory methods and procedures in accordance with permit requirements and internal or externally imposed QC specifications, as directed by the laboratory manager.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent (college, vocational or job training in a technical field preferred).
• 40-hour OSHA Hazwoper Certification with current 8-hr refresher.
• 16-hour radiation safety training with current 4-hour refresher.
• Working knowledge of RCRA waste codes and Facility Process Codes
• Working knowledge of PFF Chain of Custody for samples sent to Radiological Lab and Chemical Lab
• Forklift Operator Safety Training, I/C Powered, Sit Down Counterbalanced Lift Truck
• QA Admin level Training
• EHS: Operations Level Training
• General Safety Rules (SOP-001C)
• PFF-NNSS Site Requirements Training
• Annual respirator fit test qualified and ability to function in all levels of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• PAS Lab: Ethics and Data Integrity Training
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Displays professionalism.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and follow written and oral directives.
• Personality conductive to teamwork.

Working Conditions

Work involves extreme temperature environments for sampling. Use of climate-controlled PPE and respirator or supplied air. Some heavy lifting. Typical climate-controlled laboratory operations. Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals and ionizing radiation within regulatory limits. Analytical instruments may be electrically powered, have moving parts, sharp edges or points, and components that operate at extreme temperatures.