Cylinder Technician - 1st shift - Tradebe

Tradebe Environmental Services is a global leader in environmental services with US Headquarters in Merrillville, IN. Tradebe was founded in 1984 with the vision of helping industrial and chemical companies manage the increasing complexity of the waste they generate, ensuring safety for the people and the environment. Today, we continue to innovate and evolve as we maintain our firm commitment to propelling the circular economy and creating a more sustainable world. We actively contribute by managing all kinds of environmental liabilities in a safe and sustainable manner, focusing on reusing or recycling raw materials and energy, and being dedicated to meeting our customers' environmental goals. In the United States, Tradebe Environmental Services has 30 sites and serves customers from a broad range of markets, from petrochemicals to aerospace and hospitals, with unparalleled safety and quality standards.

Job description

As a Cylinder Technician with Tradebe, you will be involved in the day-to-day operations in our cylinders area. You will ensure safety requirements and process cylinders during your scheduled shift. The ideal candidate will have experience dealing with hazardous materials.

The role

• Assist Cylinder Operations with receiving cylinder loads, maintaining inventory, cylinder organization, and outbound cylinder shipments
• Sample both liquid and solid chemicals
• Process all cylinders into a batch reactor and analyze how reaction is occurring
• Process different types of gasses from toxics, flammables, acids, bases, and oxidizers
• Help maintain site's compliance with DOT (Department of Transportation), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and any other regulatory agency for safe storage of all cylinders
• Work with the Gas Cylinder department with on-site customer projects and other special projects
• Proper classification, identification, packaging and labelling of hazardous waste for transportation and disposal
• Process regulatory paperwork to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and internal procedures
• Unpack hazardous material at plant, if necessary
• Loading, unloading, and operation of equipment for specialized projects
• Supports overall maintenance of Area 5NP
• Preparing specialized HASPs for projects.
• Maintain, care and cleaning of all equipment.
• Assist with chemical emergency responses, as needed.
• Support with large inbound loads in the receiving department
• Operate a forklift as needed
• Other duties as assigned
  

The person

• Bachelor's degree in science or related field preferred
• Hazardous waste industry experience is preferred
• Experience process all types of gases from toxics, flammables, acids, bases, and oxidizers is preferred
• Organized with data collection and able to communicate well
• Ability to read, understand, and apply common operational documents and SOP's.
• Ability to work independently with little to minimal supervision and must extremely detailed orientated.
• The ability to pass a pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check, are required.

Physical Requirements

• Walking
• Standing
• Crawling
• Kneeling
• Lifting
• Reaching
• Pushing
• Pulling

We offer

Why Tradebe is Right for You

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Generous vacation and sick plans
• Medical (including telehealth), dental and vision
• 401k Retirement match
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings accounts (HSA)
• Agency paid, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities
• Leadership opportunities
• Great work environment and culture
• And MORE!

Tradebe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law
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Nearest Major Market: Gary
Nearest Secondary Market: Chicago