Environmental Technician

The Environmental Technician is responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental regulations by managing waste, conducting inspections, and supporting environmental reporting efforts. With a solid background in handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste, tracking inventory, ensuring proper disposal and shipping, and monitoring stormwater and discharge, the Environmental Technician is vital to maintaining environmental standards. Duties & Essential Job Functions: 1. Waste Management · Waste Profiling: Identify and classify hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams for proper disposal or recycling. · Waste Inspections: Perform regular waste inspections, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, proper labeling, storage, and documentation. · Tracking and Inventory: Maintain accurate records of waste generated, stored, and disposed of, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. · Shipment Coordination: Arrange for the transportation and proper disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, working with approved vendors to ensure compliance with shipping regulations. 2. Environmental Reporting · Manifest Completion: Prepare, review, and sign hazardous and non-hazardous waste manifests for shipments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with environmental standards. · Solid and Hazardous Waste Reporting: Collect and compile data for solid and hazardous waste reporting, ensuring timely and accurate submission to regulatory agencies. · Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR): Prepare and submit discharge monitoring reports, ensuring water discharge from the facility meets all regulatory requirements. 3. Compliance Inspections · SPCC Inspections: Conduct regular inspections under the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan, ensuring that spill prevention controls are in place and operational. · SWPPP Inspections: Perform inspections in compliance with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to prevent pollutants from contaminating stormwater runoff. · Regulatory Audits: Assist with environmental audits, providing records, documentation, and compliance reports as necessary. 4. Sampling and Monitoring · Stormwater Sampling: Conduct routine stormwater sampling for analysis, ensuring results comply with environmental standards. · Air and Water Quality Monitoring: Collect samples for air and water quality testing to support environmental monitoring programs. 5. Safety and Compliance Training · Training and Development: Participate in training sessions on environmental regulations, waste handling, and safety procedures to stay updated on current practices. · Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable environmental regulations, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and others. 6. Emergency Response · Spill Response: Participate in and lead response efforts for spills or other environmental incidents, coordinating with emergency response teams and ensuring that containment measures are in place. · Documentation and Follow-Up: Complete reports and documentation following spills or incidents, ensuring that all corrective actions are tracked and resolved. Qualifications: Required: 1. 5 years of experience in environmental compliance, waste management, and environmental sampling 2. In-depth knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements (EPA, RCRA, etc.) 3. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills developed over years of practice 4. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment 5. Certification or training in hazardous waste operations, stormwater management, and other environmental compliance areas preferred