TX-Medical Waste Technician

A & Associates; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A & Associates is seeking an Environmental Technician in Texas. The role offers $18.00 hourly and a 6:30AM-3:00PM shift, with on-site work at the hospital waste program. You will assist with transferring sharps containers and managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste in a hospital setting.

The position emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and teamwork. Educational requirements include an associate degree or equivalent experience; 24-hour HAZWOPER preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree preferred; or High School Diploma/GED with 2 years relevant experience.
• 24-hour HAZWOPER certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transfer Sharps Containers and hazardous/non-hazardous material throughout the facility.
• Support onsite waste management programs and handle medical waste and packaging.
• Maintain logs, labeling, and regulatory shipments; follow safety procedures.

Skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Education

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job description

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN

Job Summary

$18/hr

6:30AM-3:00PM

Will be transferring Sharps Containers and hazardous and non-hazardous material throughout facility. Supports Waste Management Sustainability Services onsite program, including manual labor associated with medical waste, nonhazardous pharmaceutical waste, sharps and hazardous pharmaceutical waste collection, handling, packaging, transporting, and installing containers. Also, assisting when extra personnel are needed, and other duties as assigned. This is a position focused on hospital waste.

I. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure waste types are properly segregated, regulatory shipment windows are met, proper container labeling is adhered to, good housekeeping is maintained, and accurate tracking logs are kept.

Identify best practices that assist customers in reducing waste volumes, increasing operational efficiencies, identifying optimal equipment usage, and generating cost savings.

Perform labor intensive activities such as collecting waste throughout the facility. May provide support or direction to less experienced Technicians. Wears required personal protective equipment. Participates and cooperates in safety process, including following written procedures, attending required training and scheduled meetings.

Immediately reports any unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries, or property damage to supervisor. Follows Environmental and Quality Management System (ISO 14001/9001) policy, procedures, and operational controls related to job responsibilities. Maintains compliance with applicable environmental, safety and transportation regulations (EPA, OSHA, and DOT). Displays good customer service and de-escalation skills.

II. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

III. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education: Associate's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience.

Experience: None required (in addition to education requirement).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements: 24-hour HAZWOPER preferred.

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required: Must be able to work independently with little direction, and as a member of a team.

IV. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job:

Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday.

Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 30 pounds most of the workday.

Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) most of the workday.

Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the workday.

Ability to perform tasks in inclement weather. Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or less than documented here.

EEO STATEMENT

A & Associates, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Antonio, TX: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Restoration: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person