Nuclear Waste Compliance & Shipping Specialist

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Hazardous Waste Specialist to manage radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste across operations in Oak Ridge, TN.

You will perform waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, inspection, shipment coordination, and disposition in line with environmental and radiological requirements. Collaborating with EH&S, Operations, laboratories, and transporters, you will maintain accurate records, resolve waste acceptance issues,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in hazardous or radioactive waste management, environmental compliance, regulated transportation, or treatment, storage, and disposal operations.
• Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements, DOT hazardous materials regulations, hazardous waste manifesting, and radioactive material shipping practices.
• Advanced Radioactive Maintenance Shipper Certification required.
• Trained in DOT 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H.
• Hands-on experience with waste characterization, packaging, labeling, inspections, waste profiles, manifests, shipping papers, and recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste.
• Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste determinations and waste codes.
• Develop waste profiles, verify Waste Acceptance Criteria, and determine appropriate treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways.
• Conduct field walk-downs and inspections of accumulation areas, storage locations, containers, and shipment staging areas.
• Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective action activities.
• Coordinate shipments with approved vendors, treatment facilities, and disposal sites.
• Prepare records to ensure proper documentation for hazardous materials; include DOT Class 7 considerations.
• Confirm shipment classifications, documentation, emergency response information, and facility acceptance requirements.

Skills

Waste characterization

Packaging

Labeling

Documentation

Shipment coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor’s in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering, Occupational Safety or related field (preferred)

Tools

Waste tracking databases

Microsoft Office

Document control systems

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Hazardous Waste Specialist to manage radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste across operations in Oak Ridge, TN.

You will perform waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, inspection, shipment coordination, and disposition in line with environmental and radiological requirements. Collaborating with EH&S, Operations, laboratories, and transporters, you will maintain accurate records, resolve waste acceptance issues,