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 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:
This position is responsible for receiving, transferring, inventorying, and shipping hazardous waste materials within the rules established at a 10-day transfer facility. Assure compliance with all U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Receive, verify, unload, and stage drums, pallets; and stores hazardous waste into 10-day facility for future transfer to various disposal sites.
- Review appropriate manifests for proper count, description, and other required information prior to transferring materials and make appropriate corrections/changes.
- Enter manifest information into daily log to maintain a 10-day transfer period before shipping to various disposal sites.
- Proactively communicates with facilities shipping in-bound 10-day material to plan what material will arrive at the 10-day site.
- Communicate with disposal sites to assure loads arrived safely and compliantly. Also actively resolve any issues discovered.
- Work with third party and Veolia drivers to assure all outbound loads are secure, correct, and paperwork is accurate.
- Segregate hazardous waste according to class for proper and safe shipping prior to transporting off site.
- Load trailer with waste materials to achieve maximum cost control and insure that outside transportation services are also cost effective.
- Utilize AS400, scanners, and other devices to provide 10-day container accuracy and inventory management.
- Inventory control and ordering of supplies.
- Work in a safe and compliant manner.
- Keep the 10-day location orderly with proper house-keeping.
- Perform facility/site inspections as assigned.
- Work with other field teams and drivers to coordinate operational needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
- High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
- Associate’s degree in a related discipline preferred
- Prior work experience of 1-2 years in a related position preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Understanding of DOT regulations
- Computer proficiency
- Operation of various equipment including: forklift, yard truck, or pallet jack.
- Detail orientated to inventory, track, and position large amounts of containers in storage
- Able to accurately count, verify, and check containers against paperwork
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Able to plan material shipment needs with little supervision
- Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
- Problem solving skills to resolve discrepancies in drum counts or paperwork
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
- Forklift certified
- 40-hour HAZWOPER trained
Additional Information
Pay Range: $31 to $35 per hour
Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.
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.