Hazardous Materials Handler

gundersenhealth; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life Insurance

HSA/FSA

Tuition Investment Program

401k match

Job summary

Gundersen Health System is seeking a Hazardous Materials Handler to support the Comprehensive Waste Program and the Environmental Compliance Department. This role will perform duties related to industrial health and hygiene, waste management, safety, environmental reporting and sustainability, with travel to regional and affiliate sites for waste collection and transport.

Based at the Main Campus in La Crosse, WI, this full-time position typically runs Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED - Valid Driver's License (DL), Federal Medical Card, In-House Driver's Road Test Certificate within 60 days of hire
• REQUIRED - High School Diploma/GED
• REQUIRED - At least 1 year of relevant work experience safely transporting and handling hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

• Supports Gundersen's Comprehensive Waste Program and the Environmental Compliance Department under the direction of the Environmental Compliance Manager.
• Travels to and from regional and affiliate sites collecting, weighing, and transporting hazardous waste, pharmaceutical waste, infectious waste, and other identified waste.
• Maintains the hazardous waste rooms and waste inventory across Gundersen's hospitals and clinic locations.

Skills

Hazardous materials handling

Driver's license

Federal Medical Card

Safety compliance

High School Diploma

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

What You\'ll Do:

The Hazardous Materials Handler supports Gundersen's Comprehensive Waste Program and the Environmental Compliance Department under the direction of the Environmental Compliance Manager. The Hazardous Materials Handler performs work in fields related to industrial health and hygiene, waste management, safety, environmental reporting, compliance, community support, and sustainability.

Travels to and from regional and affiliate sites collecting, weighing, and transporting hazardous waste, pharmaceutical waste, infectious waste, and other identified waste.

Maintains the hazardous waste rooms and waste inventory across Gundersen's hospitals and clinic locations.

What\'s Available:

Full Time - 80 hours biweekly (1.0 FTE)

Schedule primarily Monday- Friday 8-4:30pm

Location: Based at our Main Campus in La Crosse, WI. The role will frequently travel in company owned fleet vehicles

Starting pay of up to $23.40/hour with experience!

What You\'ll Need:

• REQUIRED - Valid Driver's License (DL), Federal Medical Card, In-House Driver's Road Test Certificate within 60 days of hire
• REQUIRED - High School Diploma/GED
• REQUIRED - At least 1 year of relevant work experience safely transporting and handling hazardous materials.

What You\'ll Get:

• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center
• A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
• Substantial retirement contribution including 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution
• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States

About Gundersen Health System:

Gundersen Health System, becoming Emplify Health, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa, serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties annually. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer