Field Service Technician

About This Role

This field service technician role involves performing tasks related to hazardous waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and handling hazardous materials. It requires active participation in the field and a strong commitment to safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner
• Engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting and pulling heavy objects
• Operate light and heavy equipment, handle various hand tools and powered industrial tools, work with vibration-producing tools
• Wear and properly use a variety of personal protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators, skin, face, hand and foot protection in a multiple number of combinations
• Work in various temperatures indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions
• Work in atmospheres and locations with the potential for exposure to various chemical and physical agents, some of which may be hazardous, toxic, or corrosive
• Work in potentially elevated noise levels, confined spaces, including lifting in areas of low clearance
• Work at elevations including working from ladders and scaffolding
• Assist in field sampling activities and calibration of meters
• Climb ladders, scaffolding and into and out of trucks, tanks, and various other containers
• Work extended (> 8 hrs.) time periods
• Attend all compliance and safety update meetings
• Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance
• Safely load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous waste
• Conduct waste stream sampling and profiling as necessary
• Follow all local, state (provincial) and federal compliance regulations and rules
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements
• Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures
• Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Be on call for emergency response on a rotating basis every other week
• Perform site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and the handling of hazardous materials

Requirements

• Reliable transportation
• Ability to perform physical functions per Key Responsibilities
• Agree to be on-call for emergency response as a continuing condition of employment
• Ability to work on weekends and holidays when required for emergency response situations, which can extend beyond 8 hours, up to 12-24 hours
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical