Job Information
Veolia North America Laboratory Technician III in Sauget, Illinois
Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com
Job Description
Targeted Hourly Pay: $26
Union: Yes
Schedule: 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate: Sauget, IL 62201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate 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.
What You Will Do:
Perform testing of inbound and process materials to hazard class/ better manage the waste utilizing various laboratory techniques, fingerprint screens, cyanide analysis. This position is a great way to begin your career with Veolia. Veolia has several career growth opportunities within the laboratory and across Veolia.
Responsibilities: (Training Provided)
Under direct supervision, responsible for performing routine tasks and simple analysis on hazardous waste samples utilizing prescribed procedures following company and regulatory guidelines and other wet chemistry methodologies to determine the nature of hazardous substances and ensure regulatory compliance.
Analysts will gain a host of experience typically in less than two years on various instruments such as gas chromatographs, calorimeters, flash point testers, ICPs, Mercury Analyzers, Ion Chromatography, pH meter, and Bomb Calorimeters. As well as site-specific training in the environmental side of waste management.
Qualifications
What You Need:
Bachelor's of Science Degree, with coursework in qualitative and quantitative Chemistry or Biology preferred.
Zero to two years of experience in a related position in a similar environment with the ability to use laboratory apparatus and equipment to perform safely, accurate, reproducible work and define problems, collect data, troubleshoot and draw valid conclusions.
Veolia will train on the following:
Hazwoper
Chemical Hygiene Training
Analytical parameters
Techniques
SOPs
Waste management
Departmental Operating Procedures
Safety
OSHA
Instrumentation and Maintenance
Reagent/Standard Preparation
Supply Inventory
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Additional Information
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.
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