Laboratory Coordinator

Heritage Environmental; Coolidge (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcwood Environmental is seeking a Laboratory Coordinator to maintain and operate lab equipment, conduct sampling of onsite waste, and manage subcontracted analyses for hazardous waste determination. You will review data, clear holds, and support service delivery including lab packing and occasional field sampling.

The role emphasizes health and safety, with responsibilities spanning equipment calibration, data entry, and customer communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 1+ year experience in hazardous waste management (required)
• Or 5+ years experience in hazardous waste management with no degree (required)

Responsibilities

• Maintains and utilizes laboratory equipment.
• Samples and analyzes laboratory equipment to review waste in a TSD facility.
• Manages third-party laboratory analysis for waste profiling and hazardous waste determination.
• Performs project management functions, including hiring contractors and securing permits.
• Responds to customer inquiries regarding company and services.
• Completes lab packing and may direct Field Chemists onsite.

Skills

Laboratory operations

Data analysis

Customer communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GC/MS

Bomb calorimeter

Centrifuge

Auto-titrator

Flash point analyzer

Job description

Laboratory Coordinator

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Laboratory Coordinator you will be responsible for maintaining and utilizing laboratory equipment, sampling onsite waste, submitting samples to third-party laboratories, reviewing analytical data and evaluating and clearing off-spec holds. This role will complete some Service Delivery tasks as needed included lab packing and occasional field sampling and project management.

Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and consistently maintaining safe practices

• Maintains and utilizes laboratory equipment including but not limited to GC/MS, bomb calorimeter, centrifuge, auto-titrator, and flash point analyzer
• Samples and analyzes laboratory equipment to assist in approving and reviewing waste in a TSD facility; calibrates laboratory equipment and enters the results of analysis into Company MMS system
• Reviews analytical data and contacts customers with any off-spec issues upon waste arrival
• Manages third-party laboratory analysis for TSD and evaluates analysis for waste profiling and hazardous waste determination
• Performs project management functions, including hiring contractors for site projects, securing permits, ensuring compliance and coordinating production
• Responds to customer inquiries regarding Company and services
• Completes project billing and cost tracking operations as needed
• Provides technical assistance on emergency response calls as needed
• Completes lab packing and may provide direction to Field Chemists while performing onsite activities
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

- Bachelor's degree (required); degree within environmental science (preferred)

Experience

• 1+ years of experience in the hazardous waste management industry (required) -OR-
• In lieu of degree, 5+ years of experience in the hazardous waste management industry (required)

Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement-from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on-creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do.

• Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
• Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better - advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
• Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together - with our customers, and with each other.
• Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values - lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together - the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We've reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers' evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you'll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career. When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share.

Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws.

A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.

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