Technician Environmental Job Description
Technician Environmental Duties & Responsibilities
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Technician Environmental Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Technician Environmental
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Education for Technician Environmental
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Skills for Technician Environmental
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Technician Environmental Examples
Technician Environmental Job Description
- Environmental investigations and sampling
- Confirming compliance with worker protection requirements and specifications
- Performing air monitoring during remediation
- Maintain proper field notes and documentation various adhoc reports related to regulatory, legal, permitting or compliance purposes through intermediate-advanced use of spreadsheets and word processing
- Packing and shipping samples
- Inspection, maintenance, monitoring, and sampling of environmental groundwater wells within a refinery environment
- Conducts facility environmental testing and sampling of surface and groundwater
- Performs field projects to completion when requested to ensure on-going environmental compliance
- Maintains environmental compliance records which include SOP protocol and field sampling data using an electronic database
- Provide Sr
- Twisting/Turning
- EPA Asbestos Inspector
- Current Medical Evaluation and Respirator approval preferred
- EPA Lead Inspector and Contractor Supervisor is a plus also
- High School diploma and 4 years work experience, Associate’s Degree and 2 years experience, or Bachelor’s Degree
- Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC) or Qualified Applicator License (QAL)
Technician Environmental Job Description
- Compiling reports and documents for submittal to government agencies
- Providing assistance to Environmental Department and facility environmental coordinators on routine monitoring activities
- Assisting Environmental Department with project evaluation and permitting
- Understands environmental and health and safety regulations and performs work compliant with applicable regulations for all field work
- Oversees contract personnel that perform environmental compliance work to ensure they provide quality work in a timely manner
- Monitors, coordinates support of and responds to spills, releases and emergencies related to the spill or release of materials within plant and field operating areas
- Interfaces with management, employees, customers, contractors and regulatory agencies regarding technical matters related to all phases of spill or releases and cleanup operations
- Collects environmental samples and prepares samples for laboratory shipment
- Assesses water pollutants by collecting and analyzing water samples from process water and industrial waste water
- Maintains environmental records and assists in preparing regulatory and corporate reports
- Ability to work with chainsaw and other power equipment safely and effectively
- Must be available to work 2nd or 3rd shift
- Will be required to complete confined space entry (CSE) and 40 Hour OSHA Training
- 3-6 months education or experience preferred
- Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions, regularly wears safety equipment that covers entire body
- Typically requires an associate's degree in environmental health, or related field with some chemistry, and six or more years of progressively complex experience in hazardous waste compliance programs
Technician Environmental Job Description
- Identify and correct workplace safety hazards and concerns to promote safety awareness throughout the organization
- Coordinate safety and quality training for new and existing employees
- Monitor worksite and notify Lead EHS Engineer, or Site Director when safety policies are not met by employees
- Monitors and coordinates employee safety and environmental training programs and works with managers to ensure training is completed
- Perform Calibration activities (quarterly) for confined space meters
- Performs tasks associated with hydro blasting (including automated equipment)
- Conduct site investigation field activities, including but not limited to, soil and ground water sampling
- Maintain environmental remediation systems for contaminated groundwater and soil
- Conduct Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for remediation systems and record field and safety data
- Perform weekly, monthly and quarterly monitoring per Method 21 standards and regulations
- Completion of specialized courses in the environmental systems field is desired
- Experience with product emission or air testing
- Ability to organize large data sets and clearly communicate the results
- Experience with US EPA Methods 8260 (Purge-and-Trap GC/MS) and 8270 (Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS)
- Comfortable on boats (12’ to 26’)
- Comfortable walking distances in field environments (wetlands, streams, rough terrain)
Technician Environmental Job Description
- Prepare collected samples for shipment ensuring accuracy of Chain of Custody records
- Analyze samples in the environmental Laboratory for various parameters
- Understand and follow published lab standards to ensure accuracy of analysis
- Maintain records for monitoring equipment related to site Environmental Compliance Approvals
- Provide support as needed for the maintenance of 3E SDS database
- Provide support as need to ensure required records for subject waste disposal are maintained
- Monitor various environmental metrics through monitoring and recording of meters throughout the facility
- Provide support as needed for annual reporting requirements including NPRI, NERM and Waste Audits
- Provide support as needed for in the maintenance of the RC/ISO14001 EHSS management system
- Participate in the facility’s Safety Program, including Work Area Checklist, PAUSE cards, Near Miss reporting and safety audits
- Possess a sufficient technical base of knowledge from formal schooling or applicable work experience to understand all technical work requirements and consistently following standard operating procedures
- Ability to work independently with minimal instruction and supervision
- Must be in good physical health and be able to meet the medical clearance requirements of an OSHA (HAZWOPER) medical surveillance physical examination and drug screening
- Will be required to complete 40 hour HAZWOPER training or annual refresher class, if needed
- Exhibit a mature sense of professional responsibility and awareness of accepted standards of professional behavior
- Provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or have immigration status and be able to pass a State and Federal criminal history/security background check to obtain U.S. Federal Government Credentials
Technician Environmental Job Description
- Conduct employee training on environmental programs (e.g., waste handling, storm water, spill prevention, emergency response, waste minimization, and pollution prevention)
- Provide technical assistance to plant personnel on environmental issues
- Ensure that service crews align with and continuously improve site environmental, health, safety, and loss control systems
- Promote a culture of fair relationships with production, development, support, and maintenance crews
- Achieve production goals within cost budgets in conjunction with support, maintenance, and technical services
- Ensure that training and continuous improvement are integrated into service processes
- Prepare weekly progress reports and attend weekly meetings with LBNL environmental protection and restoration program staff
- Prepare field sampling and calibration, and groundwater treatment system operation and maintenance documents as required by standard operating procedures
- Prepare or revise standard operating procedures as necessary
- Provide assistance to LBNL program staff for the installation and setup of specialized environmental monitoring instruments and equipment, groundwater monitoring and extraction well construction, development and maintenance, and soil gas probe construction
- General mechanical and electrical aptitude
- Candidate should be willing to work overtime
- Ability to submit and successfully pass a drug, breath alcohol and physical screening
- Must in reside Borger/Amarillo, TX or surrounding areas
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs (Excel, Word, & Access)
- Post-secondary education in an Environmental Field