Environmental Technician: Waste & Compliance (1st Shift)

Socket.dev; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MPS Group, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Technician to join the team at the GM Factory Zero Complex in Detroit, MI. The role focuses on handling solid and hazardous waste and ensuring EPA compliance across plant waste streams.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED, at least one year of waste management experience, and the ability to pass a background check and a drug test. Shift is 1st, Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of one year experience in waste management.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Ability to pass a drug test.

Responsibilities

• Collect trash, recyclables, hazardous waste, scrap metal, and other waste streams throughout the plant and transport them to disposal containers or storage rooms.
• Segregate, sort, and package waste streams for off-site shipment in accordance with EPA requirements.
• Load semi-trailers and roll-off boxes for shipment to landfills, recycling centers, and other disposal sites.
• Perform and document daily equipment inspections prior to use.
• Maintain the Accumulation Area and keep drums labeled and organized.
• Assist in responding to chemical spills by deploying adsorbents and containing cleanup materials.
• Assist the Resource Manager with daily supply delivery, waste pick-up, and waste organization.
• Inspect waste storage areas and emergency equipment and address deficiencies.
• Inventory and inspect waste spill kits.
• Document contamination and inform management; maintain waste inventories and inspections records.
• Operate a forklift and burden carrier as needed.
• Follow all plant safety guidelines.

Skills

Waste management

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

HAZWOPER training

RCRA knowledge

DOT training

Job description

MPS Group, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Technician to join the team at the GM Factory Zero Complex in Detroit, MI. The role focuses on handling solid and hazardous waste and ensuring EPA compliance across plant waste streams.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED, at least one year of waste management experience, and the ability to pass a background check and a drug test. Shift is 1st, Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.