| Career Opportunities |
| Career Opportunities |
Position Title: |
Environmental Technician |
Dept: |
Environmental |
Immediate Supervisor: |
Director of Environmental |
FLSA Status: |
Non-Exempt |
| POSITION SUMMARY |
| Entry level position responsible for assisting in the compliance of environmental regulations primarily pertaining to RCRA. Will be qualified to manage both non-hazardous and hazardous wastes in the field. Maintains compliance records and generates reports. Performs field work associated with the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act regulations. |
| EDUCATION REQUIREMENT |
| • High School Diploma or GED required |
| EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
| • Minimum two years’ experience in manufacturing/maintenance type of environment. Previous experience with environmental regulations desired. |
| MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES |
| • Conducts weekly and monthly fugitive emission inspections on all applicable Refinery valves, pumps and drains. Generates reports as necessary. • Assists in repairing leaks that are discovered during inspections as well as maintaining inspection equipment and equipment ID tags. • Inspect satellite waste accumulation areas weekly and fill in satellite inspection log sheets. • Manage residuals generated in each satellite accumulation area. This entails collecting and transferring residuals from the satellite accumulation areas to staging areas. • Prepare residuals for transportation to offsite disposal facilities. The entails loading and unloading containers, roll-off boxes, supersacks, drums and weighing of them. Loading of bulk solids with equipment such as hoptoes or forklifts required. • Sample collection. • Conduct general waste cleanup and housekeeping across the entire refinery property, to include trash management. • Prepare contains, rolloffs and drums for reuse. Proper disposal preparation for drums not re-usable. • Must be able to take call and work overtime as needed. • Assists with waste management audits and environmental pollution field surveys. • Assists in implementing special projects in the field • Other duties as required. |
| COMPETENCIES |
| Safety & Environmental: Demonstrates a thorough understanding of safety and environmental and how it contributes to the health and safety of employees, customers, contractors, vendors and the environment; able to analyze risks, exposure and/or root causes. Takes action to prevent and resolve safety and environmental concerns. Interpersonal Relationships: Relates well to and effectively influences others within and across functions through effective communication and collaboration. Decision Quality: Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make quick decisions. Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement. Written Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication setting and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect. |
| PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
| Frequent walking, standing, crouching, and climbing required. Must be able to reach overhead, squat, kneel, climb and grasp. Must be able to lift light, medium, and heavy objects. Must have 20/40 vision or better, have depth perception, full field, and able to distinguish colors as required in order to weld and perform other duties. While main duties involve welding and torqueing activities, person may be requested to perform other duties, such as assisting in mechanical repairs, performing insulating work, painting, and other duties as required. |
| WORK ENVIRONMENT |
| Full-time Works 9 hour shifts, on a 9/80 schedule. Safety glasses, earplugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, hard hats, Nomex, and respirator used when necessary. Must be able to take call outs and work overtime as needed. Cannot be afraid of heights or of being in confined spaces such as drums, towers or tanks. May require after-hours work |
Position Title: |
Environmental Technician |
Dept: |
Environmental |
Immediate Supervisor: |
Director of Environmental |
FLSA Status: |
Non-Exempt |
| POSITION SUMMARY |
| Entry level position responsible for assisting in the compliance of environmental regulations primarily pertaining to RCRA. Will be qualified to manage both non-hazardous and hazardous wastes in the field. Maintains compliance records and generates reports. Performs field work associated with the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act regulations. |
| EDUCATION REQUIREMENT |
| • High School Diploma or GED required |
| EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
| • Minimum two years’ experience in manufacturing/maintenance type of environment. Previous experience with environmental regulations desired. |
| MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES |
| • Conducts weekly and monthly fugitive emission inspections on all applicable Refinery valves, pumps and drains. Generates reports as necessary. • Assists in repairing leaks that are discovered during inspections as well as maintaining inspection equipment and equipment ID tags. • Inspect satellite waste accumulation areas weekly and fill in satellite inspection log sheets. • Manage residuals generated in each satellite accumulation area. This entails collecting and transferring residuals from the satellite accumulation areas to staging areas. • Prepare residuals for transportation to offsite disposal facilities. The entails loading and unloading containers, roll-off boxes, supersacks, drums and weighing of them. Loading of bulk solids with equipment such as hoptoes or forklifts required. • Sample collection. • Conduct general waste cleanup and housekeeping across the entire refinery property, to include trash management. • Prepare contains, rolloffs and drums for reuse. Proper disposal preparation for drums not re-usable. • Must be able to take call and work overtime as needed. • Assists with waste management audits and environmental pollution field surveys. • Assists in implementing special projects in the field • Other duties as required. |
| COMPETENCIES |
| Safety & Environmental: Demonstrates a thorough understanding of safety and environmental and how it contributes to the health and safety of employees, customers, contractors, vendors and the environment; able to analyze risks, exposure and/or root causes. Takes action to prevent and resolve safety and environmental concerns. Interpersonal Relationships: Relates well to and effectively influences others within and across functions through effective communication and collaboration. Decision Quality: Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make quick decisions. Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement. Written Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication setting and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect. |
| PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
| Frequent walking, standing, crouching, and climbing required. Must be able to reach overhead, squat, kneel, climb and grasp. Must be able to lift light, medium, and heavy objects. Must have 20/40 vision or better, have depth perception, full field, and able to distinguish colors as required in order to weld and perform other duties. While main duties involve welding and torqueing activities, person may be requested to perform other duties, such as assisting in mechanical repairs, performing insulating work, painting, and other duties as required. |
| WORK ENVIRONMENT |
| Full-time Works 9 hour shifts, on a 9/80 schedule. Safety glasses, earplugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, hard hats, Nomex, and respirator used when necessary. Must be able to take call outs and work overtime as needed. Cannot be afraid of heights or of being in confined spaces such as drums, towers or tanks. May require after-hours work |
