Junior EH&S Sustainability ​/ Waste Tech

Junior EH&S Sustainability / Waste Tech

Kelly is hiring a Junior EH&S Sustainability Technician for a 12 – month Contract role with one of our prestigious clients based out in Collegeville, PA 19426.

Job Title:

Junior EH&S Sustainability Technician/ Waste Disposal & Chemical Delivery Tech

Location:

Collegeville, PA 19426

Employment Type:

12-month long term contract

Pay rate: $20 – 25.50/hr.

Primary Responsibilities

• Daily collection, packaging, and labeling of laboratory chemical wastes for transport and disposal.
• Managing and inspecting building waste storage areas.
• Dispensing and delivering laboratory chemicals to designated locations.
• Documenting inspections and maintaining R&D EH&S files.
• Working independently or within a team to deliver timely, accurate results while meeting all regulatory and Dow requirements.

Core Responsibilities Waste Disposal & Chemical Delivery

• Collects chemical waste from laboratories and process areas for transport to Central Accumulation Areas (CAA).
• Properly labels and prepares waste containers for shipment.
• Determines appropriate disposal methods using available resources.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local, and Dow regulations for all waste containers.
• Maintains CAA, including housekeeping, container storage, waste inventory, packaging supplies, and signage.
• Completes and documents inspections of CAA and other storage areas per Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements.
• Coordinates with R&D personnel for clean-outs and special waste disposal projects.
• Dispenses chemicals from drums into smaller containers while wearing full PPE, including a full-face respirator.
• Delivers dispensed chemicals to laboratories and common storage areas.

Compliance Tasks

• Performs periodic checks of safety equipment and maintains required documentation.
• Initiates and tracks issue resolution (e.g., work order submission and completion).
• Reports task completion status to Dow Supervisor via MTL or other tracking systems.

Other Special Tasks

• Supports the R&D EH&S Delivery team as needed, including:
• Procedure development.
• Participation in Management of Change (MOC) reviews.
• Database management.
• Some tasks may require the use of a respirator.

Qualifications

• Must be clean-shaven (for respirator use).
• Forklift certification preferred but not required.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to wear and be fit-tested for a full-face respirator.
• Must be clean-shaven to ensure respirator seal.
• Ability to wear required PPE: chemical suit, full-face respirator, work boots Steel-toe boots required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic chemical knowledge.
• Ability to read SDS (Safety Data Sheets).
• Role can be entry-level, but familiarity with chemicals is a plus.

Work Environment:

• Busy, hands-on, routine material handling tasks.
• Candidate must be comfortable with repetitive and physical work.
• Limited oversight—independent workers preferred.