Material Handler I

Veolia | North America; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 33,613 - 44,110; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteering

Job summary

Veolia | North America is seeking a Hazardous Waste Technician in East St. Louis, IL. The role involves preparing hazardous materials for incineration, adhering to safety protocols and managing inventory. The ideal candidate must have a High School diploma or GED and the ability to work with hazardous chemicals.

This position offers hourly pay starting at $24.40, with potential increases upon training completion. A comprehensive benefits package is available, including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience with hazardous chemicals and various tools is a plus.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hazardous waste for incineration safely and efficiently.
• Adhere to all safety policies including PPE requirements.
• Record processed materials and maintain inventory.

Skills

Communication skills

Material handling equipment training

Ability to work with hazardous chemicals

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as a hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose: Performs duties required to prepare hazardous waste materials for incineration in a safe and efficient manner; breaks down and extracts material from various containers and repackages per process plan for feeding into the incinerator.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities

• Assemble boxes and stage all necessary materials for processing and repackaging waste into charge boxes for the incinerator.
• Suit up with proper personal protection equipment and other necessary equipment for environmental protection.
• Adhere to all site safety policies, including but not limited to cell-phone usage, PPE requirements and life saving rules.
• Break down and extract waste materials (including hard solids that may require jackhammer) from various vendor containers and dumps into a mixing pan.
• Process materials into various combinations of solids, mixes and/or slurries and repackages into charge boxes per process/plan; weighs all charges to meet, process, plan 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 the process area and maintain cleanliness around the department.
• Change out air supply banks (provides clean air source for personal protective suits) as required.
• Maintain a complete inventory of personal protection equipment and other department supplies.
• Communicate with all leadmen and on‑coming shift crews as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals and fractions, simple use of formulas, charts, use adjustable measuring instruments where interpretation is required.
• Experience with hazardous chemicals, driving fork trucks and using various tools is considered a plus.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to communicate through reading and writing.
• Trained in the use of material handling equipment.
• Ability to work around and with hazardous chemicals.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work outside/inside in hot and cold circumstances.
• Must be able to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and physical exam.

Additional Information

Hourly Pay: $24.40, with anticipated increase up to $32.02 upon completion of training. Potential to grow into an incinerator operator role with a pay of $38.19. Pay is determined by the CBA.

Benefits

Our employees are covered by comprehensive benefits packages including paid time off policies; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans, savings accounts; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteering and more.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.