Household Hazardous Waste Technician

The Household Hazardous Waste Technicians work in a team environment and independently using judgment, and initiative in operation of  the Permanent Household Hazardous Collection Facility (PHHWCF). This position requires a working knowledge of hazardous materials management and governing federal and state regulations. The HHW Technician has a primary role in operating at a PHHWCF and THHWCF and may experience extended exposure to conditions that require Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to, skin and respiratory protection.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Opening and closing a PHHWCF on Saturdays or working at a THHWCF.
• Unloading hazardous waste from customers' vehicles. 
• Segregating wastes by hazard classification. 
• Using  hazardous categorization test methods to characterize unknown waste and determine hazard classification. 
• Bulking liquid hazardous and non-hazardous waste (used motor oil and antifreeze. 
• Packaging hazardous and non-hazardous (latex paint) waste for onsite storage and eventual transport for offsite disposal or recycling. 
• Labeling waste containers. 
• Completing inventories of wastes stored onsite.

Pay for this position is $23.50/hour