Hazardous Waste Material Handler – Rotating Shift

Veolia North America, LLC; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) / retirement plan

Job summary

Veolia North America, LLC in Illinois is hiring for a hazardous waste technician on a rotating shift. The role performs duties to prepare hazardous waste for incineration, with a two-week day shift followed by two-week night shift, and occasional weekend work. The position requires outdoor work and a clean-shaven appearance.

The pay rate is $24.40 per hour with a $2.00 shift differential. Responsibilities include packaging waste, operating PPE, maintaining safety and inventory, and collaborating

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to read and write.
• Trained in the use of material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble boxes and stage materials for processing and repackaging waste into charge boxes for incinerator.
• Suit up with PPE and other equipment for environmental protection.
• Break down and extract waste materials from vendor containers and dump into mixing pan.
• Process materials into solids, mixes and/or slurries and repackages into charge boxes per process plan; weigh charges to meet specifications.
• Record all material processed to maintain in-process inventory data using electronic scanning devices.
• Shrink-wrap charges; move to incinerator dock for burning.
• Consolidate material from drums into roll-off containers for incineration.
• Reclaim vendor drums for recycling and crush drums that are not re-usable.
• Dump waste hoppers and clean process area; maintain cleanliness around department.
• Change out air supply banks for clean air in PPE suits.
• Maintain a complete inventory of PPE and department supplies.
• Communicate with leadmen and on-coming shift crews as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading & writing

Material handling equipment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Material handling equipment

Job description

Veolia North America, LLC in Illinois is hiring for a hazardous waste technician on a rotating shift. The role performs duties to prepare hazardous waste for incineration, with a two-week day shift followed by two-week night shift, and occasional weekend work. The position requires outdoor work and a clean-shaven appearance.

The pay rate is $24.40 per hour with a $2.00 shift differential. Responsibilities include packaging waste, operating PPE, maintaining safety and inventory, and collaborating