Environmental Technician

Job description

**Req ID:** 37963
**Summary**

**Environmental Technician**

**Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio**

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate?

Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture?

If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

Chenega Analytic Business Solutions (CABS) provides federal agencies and commercial customers with trusted insights into Records and Information Management, Administrative Solutions, Information Technology, Engineering, and Training.

Formed in 2017 to serve federal and commercial customers, CABS is 8(a) certified and has grown quickly into a leader in the federal IT and Training environment.

The **Environmental Technician** shall provide environmental and safety compliance support to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB).

**Responsibilities**

+ Provide on-site services for the tracking of research and maintenance chemicals; maintain Environmental Safety and Occupational Health
+ Accomplish all required tasks on both a scheduled and unscheduled basis.
+ Maintain equipment maintenance and calibration for the mercury vapor tracer.
+ Provide environmental and safety compliance support to RQ Unit Environmental Coordinators (UECs).

Maintain required ESOH records.
+ Provide planning and administration support for the RQ Chemical Hygiene Program to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental protection and occupational health regulations as they pertain to hazardous materials (HAZMAT), hazardous wastes (HW), and safety.
+ Conducting monthly safety equipment inspections in assigned laboratory areas, annotating discrepancies, and recommending corrective actions.
+ Support ESOH tasking and provide ESOH information and guidance.
+ Support acquisition and distribution of personnel protective equipment and hazardous spill containment and clean-up materials.
+ Provide support to interpret new laws and support programs such as water resources and underground storage tanks.
+ Operate government material handling vehicles or equipment (trucks, forklifts, cranes, and hoists) to accomplish ESOH tasks.
+ Maintain, operate, and receive cylinders from the Central Compressed Gas Cylinder Storage.

Schedule gas cylinder delivery to laboratories and research cells as required.
+ Provide support to researchers as a team of Integrated Materials Management Officers (IMMOs), including but not limited to purchase requests, inventory management, barcoding, and data entry of hazardous material into the current Integrated Materials Management System (IMMS) or other mandated Air Force environmental databases.
+ Ensuring proper labeling of hazardous material containers, cabinets, rooms, and controlled areas.
+ Classifies all hazardous waste and solid waste by preparing documents, packing, and labeling in preparation for disposal pick-ups.
+ Provide support in preparing documentation, packaging, labeling, and handling required HAZMAT in preparation for shipments.
+ Provide support for the management of aboveground and underground fuel storage tanks, such as managing fuel deliveries and pickups, performing required inspections, and moving products as needed.
+ Complete annual company and government-required training, as required.
+ Complete timesheets daily in an online system according to company policies and procedures.
+ Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

+ High School Diploma required.
+ An associate degree is desirable.
+ Department of Transportation (49 CFR) Hazardous Materials Shipping Certification is desirable.
+ Must be a U.S. citizen.
+ Background check with the ability to obtain a Public Trust/NACI to start.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**

+ Knowledgeable and proficient in all environmental regulations, including OSHA, EPA, AFOSH, and RCRA.
+ Must comply with all environmental, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) directives, including those of hazardous materials (HazMat) and hazardous waste.
+ Must have the ability to follow manufacturer’s guidelines and professional recommendations for proper chemical storage requirements, cleanliness, and materials handling, including all hazardous materials.
+ Strong attention to detail and dedication to superior customer service.
+ Able to operate material handling equipment (trucks, forklifts, cranes, and hoists).
+ Advanced working knowledge of computer software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
+ Ability to complete work must be accomplished on both a scheduled and unscheduled basis.
+ Ability to pass customer security requirements required.
+ Ability to attend all customer in-person meetings and conferences as required.
+ Ability to self-start and work independently or as a team.
+ Ability to interact verbally and in writing with all levels of staff, government personnel, and management on a professional level.
+ Possess strong problem-solving skills.
+ Ability to work nights and weekends as required.
+ Travel up to 10% as required.

**How you’ll grow**

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day.

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

**Benefits**

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization.

We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.

**Chenega MIOS’s culture**

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day.

We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware.

We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

**Corporate citizenship**

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters.

This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities.

We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform.

We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.

Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.

Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/

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Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com

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