Waste Processing Team Lead

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It 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. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Under the guidance of the Waste Processing Supervisor, the Waste Processing Team Lead helps to oversee a team of environmental technicians that perform routine and frequent manual and heavy labor tasks to properly consolidate, treat, store, pack, transport and/or dispose of hazardous waste in accordance with environmentally responsible and cost-effective practices and Clean Earth policies, practices and procedures. The Waste Processing Team Lead will maintain records with accuracy and attention to detail and will need to be able to follow instruction and to work independently. The Waste Processing Team Lead will help to train the environmental technicians to ensure they work compliantly and safely.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Segregate and package material for transport along with the completion of required paperwork in a legible, accurate, and time manner in accordance with appropriate regulations and Customer/Clean Earth policies, practices and procedures.
• Oversee large projects and jobs with ability to manage a team of technicians.
• Communicate schedule, distributes work to team, and assists team in performance of job duties to complete work in accordance with requirements and Clean Earth policies, practices and procedures.
• Trains technicians and operators on-the-job in equipment operation, service line processes and necessary paperwork. Provide training and coaching to employees as needed.
• Follow all Health & Safety and Job Safety Analysis procedures as outlined in Clean Earth’s procedures and policies.
• Operate fork trucks and other heavy equipment when properly training to move materials for storage, loading and offloading.
• Collect samples of inbound waste for laboratory analysis.
• Perform onsite testing of unknown materials according to Clean Earth’s policies, practices and procedures.
• Maintain records for DOT and State Officials as assigned.
• Assist in other areas of the location as directed including but not limited to occasional travel to customer sites; assistance with production scheduling; and support of staff training.
• Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.

Work Environment: 

• Required to wear company-provided personal protective equipment including eye protection, foot protection, hard hat, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator.
• Must be able to pass a DEA background check when relevant.
• Must be willing and able to abide by Clean Earth’s Core Values and Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Driver License with clean driving record
• 40-Hour Hazwoper with current 8-hour refresher (preferred)
• 2 years of hazardous waste experience
• Must be clean shaven for respirator usage in the RCRA Part B facility

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years in a hazardous waste field service environment
• Able to manage and oversee a large project/job with supervision of personnel.
• Must have knowledge of facility permit, DOT packaging requirements and exempts as well as expanded knowledge of waste routing and disposal, Hazardous Materials and OSHA Regulations
• Communicates effectively with internal and external customers, including listening to others, either internally or externally, and to respond effectively to ideas and questions.
• Operates various equipment throughout facility, e.g., fork lift, two-wheeled hand dolly, conveyor system, dock plate, etc.
• Able to be a problem solve and adapt to change quickly and effectively.
• Performs functions safely and productively and according to established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to conduct and lead daily safety meetings.
• Trains environmental technicians to work compliantly and safely.

Additional Information

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, commencing no later than January 1, 2027, benefits package will include participation 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.

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.