Waste Audit Technician

Job Description

At APTIM , we come to work each day knowing that we are making an impact on the world. Our work spans from safeguarding and maintaining critical infrastructure to helping communities recover from natural disasters, from empowering our armed forces and first responders to reducing carbon and energy use, and from making cities more resilient against the threats of climate change to restoring contaminated ecological systems.

Job Overview :

APTIM has openings for a Environmental Technician to work in a team to perform solid waste composition assessments of client waste containers ranging in size from 3 cubic yards to 40 cubic yards.

These assessments are typically 1-2 days in duration with typical team sizes ranging from 2 to 5 depending on the size of the assessment.

Work activities will include sorting through solid waste using hand tools to segregate waste items by type for the purpose of assessing various types of waste including plastics, paper, cardboard, glass, food waste and regulated materials.

Assisting with the separation of the waste, weighing and inventorying items for the purpose of data analysis and reporting.

Work requires the ability to bend and lift 30 pounds or less, willingness to work in Tyvek safety suits, wear required safety equipment, and ability to work on your feet for up to 8 hours.

What you can expect from APTIM :

• Work that is worthy of your time and talent
• Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
• Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
• A voice in making our company better
• Investment into your personal and professional development

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities :

• Sort solid waste into material categories including plastics, paper, cardboard, food waste, regulated waste, etc.
• Use hand tools to sort waste and ability to lift and move items 30 pounds or less.
• Willingness to travel with the team to transfer stations, landfills, and client sites. Travel could be required anywhere in the continental US but primary focus would be in the Midwest.

Basic Qualifications :

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to work well in a team, positive attitude and willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience in the Hazardous Waste / Solid Waste Field
• 40-hour Hazwoper trained

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Strength : Standing 50% Walking 20% Sitting 30% Lifting 35 lb. Carrying 35 lb. Pushing 0 ft-lb. Pulling 0 ft-lb. 2. Climbing O Balancing O 3.

Stooping O Kneeling O Crouching O Crawling O Reaching Handling C Fingering C

Explanation for Symbols : NP Not Present, O Occasionally (0-33%), F Frequently (34-66%), C Constantly (67-100%)

APTIM is committed to providing a benefits package that accomplishes the primary purpose of our programs which is to protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families.

APTIM's health care and insurance benefits include the following programs : medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, basic life insurance, optional life insurance, spouse life insurance, child life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, optional accidental death & dismemberment, short- and long-term disability with optional buy-ups, employee assistance program, health care spending account, dependent care spending account, health savings account and business travel accident insurance for themselves and their eligible family members, per plan guidelines.

Multiple voluntary benefits are available to employees for enrollment including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, etc.

APTIM also provides participation in a retirement program, paid absences such as vacation time (annual days determined by length of service) and sick leave to eligible employees in accordance with the APTIM sick pay policy and as required by law.

The targeted pay rate for this position is $22 / HR.

Who we are and what we do :

APTIM is a global industry leader headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, APTIM specializes in critical infrastructure, technical and data solutions, program management, environmental services, resilience, as well as sustainability and energy solutions.

Our dedicated people have the proven experience and expertise to provide integrated services and solutions to government agencies, commercial, industrial, and energy customers.

APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and the natural world, and creating an inclusive equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our people.

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