Hazmat Emergency Response Technician

Position: Emergency Response Technician

Job Summary:

Remediates oil and hazmat spills and cleans industrial tanks and equipment. Performs routine and frequent manual and heavy labor tasks.

Reports To: Operations Manager

Essential Functions:

• Decon equipment or areas contaminated with oil or other hazardous, toxic, or caustic materials using detergents and solvents, pressure washers, absorbent pads, filter pumps, drum skimmers, and marco skimmers.
• Operate extremely high pressured water blast equipment to clean heavy industrial equipment (pipe, boilers, tanks, heat exchangers, bundles, barges).
• Respond to emergencies such as oil spills, train derailments, and hazardous material leaks.
• Assist in the remediation of soil, debris and other materials to clean up spill sites
• Perform general housekeeping tasks such as sweeping, organizing, cleaning, lawn care, and other assigned tasks.
• Operate or assist in the operation of power tools and heavy equipment such as skid steers, mini excavators, track hoes, backhoes.
• Load, hook up, break down vacuum truck hoses and other equipment.
• Cleanup work area and equipment after work is completed.
• Complete all appropriate paperwork including JSA’s and Work orders.
• Weed Eating, Manual Labor

Job Requirements

• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions and hot, cold, or wet environments.
• Ability to perform work in enclosed (confined) spaces.
• Physically capable of standing, shoveling and performing other types of physical work for long periods of time.
• Ability to Work with hazardous materials including fumes and airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and NORM.
• Capable of working long shifts under adverse conditions (up to 16 hours a day, and up to 14 days in a row).
• Ability to carry industrial hoses (up to 60 lbs) up and down flights of stairs.
• Medically and physically capable of wearing respirator while performing the above listed work.
• Must have reliable personal transportation to and from job site.
• Must be accessible by phone.
• Must be On Call 24/7.
• Ability to report to work within one hour of receiving call to work.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Must earn satisfactory results from a background/ employment history investigation and drug screening.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Work Location: In person