Hazardous Waste Technician - R20978

Hazardous Waste Team Member

Make a difference while protecting the environment! Join Sarasota County's Hazardous Waste team and play a vital role in safely receiving, sorting, packaging, and managing hazardous and regulated waste collected through County programs. Your work helps protect our community, preserve our natural resources, and provide residents with a safe alternative to hazardous waste disposal. Apply today and help keep Sarasota County clean, safe, and beautiful!

Responsibilities include:

• Greet customers, verify disposal receipts, and direct customers to the Chemical Collection Centers
• Perform preliminary chemical analysis on unknown materials
• Lab Packs and consolidates hazardous materials and wastes into drums for transportation and disposal in accordance with regulatory requirements and established contractor guidelines
• Prepare container inventory sheets and track materials in spreadsheets
• Load, deliver, and off-load containers of waste at approved disposal facilities
• Perform scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance on all collection facilities and surrounding areas
• Use, maintain, and calibrate environmental monitoring instruments such as gas detectors and organic vapor analyzers
• Pick up and transport waste to the main collection facility for processing

Work Hours/Days:

• Working 40-hours weekly
• Operating hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Days will either be Monday
  - Friday or Tuesday
  - Saturday
• Both schedules have two consecutive days off

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent
• Must pass OSHA 40-Hour Hazwoper and DOT HM 181/126 certifications within six (6) months from the time of hire
• The ability to obtain a Florida Class "C" CDL driver's license with Hazmat Endorsement within twelve (12) months from the time of hire
• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire

Physical Demands:

• May occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds
• Must be fit tested for a respirator

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:
This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Starting Pay: $17.34 (Step
1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

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