• Job Description

  Req#: REF54777G

  Company Description

  Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It 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. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

  Job Description

  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

  Position Purpose:

  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.

  Primary Duties /Responsibilities:

  • 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

  Education / Experience / Background:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related science discipline preferred
  • Prior laboratory work experience of 2-4 years required The ability to use laboratory apparatus and equipment to perform safely, accurate, reproducible work and define problems, collect data, troubleshoot and draw valid conclusions.

  Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Strong team player
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
  • Strong customer orientation
  • Professional attitude in communication with internal/external customer

  Veolia will train on the following:

  Hazwoper

  Chemical hygiene

  Analytical parameters

  Techniques

  SOP's

  Waste management

  Departmenta Operating Procedures

  Safety

  OSHA

  Instrumentation and Mintenance

  Reagent Standard Preparation

  Supply Inventory

  #Lab Technician, #Environmental Technician, #Technician, #Chemist, #Lab Assistant, #Lab Analyst, #Scientist, #Science Background, #Gas Chromatograph, #HPLC, #ICP, #Atomic Absorbance, #Chemistry / Biology / Environmental

  Additional Information

  Hourly Pay: $26.78

  Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. 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.

  Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – 15 days

  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.

• About the company

  Veolia Environnement SA, branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services.

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