HazMat Coordinator/Trainer - Full-time

The County of Armstrong; Kittanning (Armstrong County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Short-term disability

Pension

Vacation & sick day accrual

14 paid holidays

Job summary

The County of Armstrong seeks a dedicated HazMat Coordinator to manage response coordination for hazardous materials incidents, coordinate training, and provide technical support to DPS staff and partners in Armstrong County.

The role includes developing off-site response plans, maintaining equipment, and collaborating with regional agencies to enhance outreach and safety programs for a diverse workforce and industries.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Hazardous Materials Operations.
• Must maintain a valid PA Driver’s License.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds over uneven terrain.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate response to hazmat incidents with emergency service providers and partners.
• Coordinate HazMat training and First Responder courses.
• Maintain and prepare equipment and supplies for response.

Skills

Hazardous materials operations

Emergency planning

Public safety training

Instructional skills

Team leadership

Education

Hazardous Materials Operations Certificate

Job description

This is a full-time position: 8 AM to 4:30 PM, M - F, on call as needed.

Overall Responsibilities

To provide for the coordination of emergency service efforts to mitigate an accident involving hazardous materials in order to prevent a public health and/or environmental impact to the community. Coordinate Hazmat training, and other Public safety Training Courses, provide technical support to DPS staff and partners, and support community environmental justice initiatives in Armstrong County.

Duties include but are not limited to

Coordinates the response to, recovery from, and remediation of hazardous materials incidents in conjunction with the emergency service providers, the shipper or the owner of the facility, the contracted HazMat response/remediation vendor, commonwealth agencies, and federal agencies; Coordinates and teaches Public Safety, HazMat, and other First Responder courses; Ensures that equipment and supplies are maintained, updated and prepared for response; participates in HOSTeam and LEPC and Region 13 responses and meetings as appropriate; Serves as the Executive Officer to the HOSTeam; Coordinates with DPS staff and partners to expand outreach and education programs to meet the need of a diverse workforce and diverse industries in the region; Determines priorities in conformance with County goals; Develops, implements, and maintains Hazardous Material Off-Site Response Plans for each facility in the County which stores or manufactures hazardous substances; Implements prerequisites to SARA Title III, Commonwealth of PA Act 1990-165; Prepares reports, recommendations and other information related to Act 1990-165; Coordinates Hazardous Materials Grants management with PEMA.

Minimum Qualifications

A. EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Certificate in Hazardous Materials Operations. Must maintain a valid PA Driver’s License and be able to lift, carry, push and pull equipment/objects with a maximum weight of fifty (50) pounds over uneven or rough terrain.

B. WORK EXPERIENCE:

2 years’ minimum working experience in emergency planning/operations, or any acceptable combination of experience and training. Documentation of instructional experience as a fire service instructor, EMS instructor, police instructor, or military trainer.

Comprehensive benefit package includes contributory healthcare, dental, vision, short-term disability, and lump sum death benefit; contributory pension; monthly vacation and sick day accrual, 14 paid holidays.

Armstrong County considers qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, service animals, familiar status, veteran status, gender, non-job related disability, or any other legally protected status.

For questions concerning this or any other position, please contact the Employment Coordinator at [phone].

The County of Armstrong is an equal opportunity employer. In recognition of its responsibility to its staff and the community it serves, we reaffirm our policy to assure fair and equal treatment in all of our employment practices, for all persons. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin, nor against any qualified individual with a disability, disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam War.