Waste Acceptance Specialist

Date posted: February 5, 2025

Department: Waste Acceptance
Reports to: Waste Acceptance Manager
Location: Andrews, TX Facility Worksite

Summary
This position is responsible for document review of all incoming and outgoing licensed hazardous and non¬hazardous waste received by the facility to ensure compliance with DOT, IATA, and NRC requirements. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Daily review of all shipping paperwork to ensure compliance with DOT, IATA, and NRC requirements for safe transport of all waste in certified containers.
• Ensures all documents are clear and concise for management of waste per technical and regulatory guidelines.
• Acts as mediator and facilitator between customers and inventory shipments, including tracking, investigation, and resolution of waste shipment discrepancies.
• Plans activities relating to the characterization and transportation of radioactive/mixed waste and hazardous/non-hazardous waste to and from the facility.
• Conducts a daily review of all scheduled loads into and out of the facilities via highway and rail
• Prepares all Bill of ladings (BOL) and reviews radiological survey information for proper shipping of empty containers, including physical inspection for compliance with DOT and TAC regulations
• Conducts peer review of all shipping papers, facilitates labeling and inspection of incoming waste shipments.
• Must be able to participate in and promote a safe and positive work environment in a team setting.
• Create 540/541 manifests using LowTrack for inter-facility transfer and disposition.
• Update site inventory tracking software for all inventoried wastes, as needed
• Provides support for site operations departments pertaining to acceptance and disposition of inventoried waste per technical and regulatory guidance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
BS preferred; but not required. Must have direct knowledge and experience with Hazardous and Low-Level radioactive waste including packaging, transportation, classification and management. Current Advanced Mixed Waste Shipper Certification OR Current Advanced Hazardous Waste and Advanced Radioactive Shipper Certification (if certification not current, must be able to obtain within reasonable time).

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully. An individual should have knowledge of Development software; Internet software; spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge or ability in the following areas;
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hazardous Waste Manifest System Department of Transportation (DOT) 49 CFR parts 171 through 180
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) a plus
• Texas Administration Code (TAC) a plus; Understanding of Federal, State and Facility policies and regulations.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee are occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.