About Veolia North America 

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com 

Targeted Hourly Pay Range: Minimum of $28 to a maximum of $32

BENEFITS 

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Job posting is short term (e.g ., 6 months or less)

Position Purpose:
This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services to our clients. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

• Supporting customer activities as Veolia’s on-site representative with respect to waste characterization, hazardous waste collection and disposal, chemical safety, waste minimization, as well as hazardous materials shipping, storage, and handling
• Transporting hazardous and non-hazardous wastes following acquisition of Commercial Driver’s License and industry specific training on local routes in a Class B vehicle
• Coordinate customer deliverables with Veolia support staff off-site including but not limited to customer service team, technical services, transportation group, accounting, and field teams
• Communicating on-site safety concerns to Veolia support staff and collaborating with EHS staff on behavior based safety recommendations
• Overseeing the transfer of shipment and service ticket documentation such as Manifests, Activity Reports, Weight Tickets, etc.
• Sampling waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures
• Maintaining a positive relationship with clients by answering inquiries and suggesting solutions to existing/potential problems
• Maintaining the customer’s central waste accumulation area as well as satellite accumulation areas throughout their facility
• Complying with and enforcing all environmental, health, safety, and procedures in accordance with Veolia policies
• Understanding and building familiarity with Department of Transportation (DOT)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Veolia regulations required in submitting paperwork to facilitate the disposal of hazardous waste
• Operating and maintaining field equipment
• Participating in training exercises, hazard assessment, and individual growth objectives
• Coordinating customer deliverables with Veolia support staff off-site including but not limited to customer service team, technical services, transportation group, sales, accounting, and other field crew members

Education / Experience / Background: 

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety or related science discipline preferred but not required
• Prior work experience in the hazardous waste or related industry is highly desirable

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: 

• Collaborative problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management specifically the ability to understand and communicate changes with your assigned schedule
• Strong customer service orientation
• Computer proficiency in windows, word, excel, and e-mail at a minimum
• Knowledge of Salesforce is a plus
• Ability to follow through on long term projects
• Solid understanding of basic chemistry, hazards of chemicals

Required Certification / Licenses / Training: 

• 40-hour HAZWOPER Certification
• Valid Driver's License 
• Ability to obtain a Class A or B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Hazardous (H) endorsement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.