Environmental Technician
5 days ago
Kevil, United States
GEO Consultants Corporation
Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionEnvironmental Technician
What you will do:
- Interface directly with multiple support groups and department leads to build and maintain existing relationships.
- Technical accuracy and completeness in your field to ensure current and relevant technical quality with industry requirements and updates.
- Display a strong work ethic, good decision-making skills, dependability, willingness to accept responsibility, and strong attention to detail.
- Perform multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must be proactive with strong initiative and follow through, detail oriented, and capable of working both independently and in a team environment.
Position Requirements and Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Bachelor's degree in area of sciences (geology, environmental science, biology, etc.)
- Sampling of all types of media including, but not limited to, air, ground water, soil metal, coupons, oil, and potentially hazardous materials of process equipment.
- Calibration of equipment, prepare supplies, review documentation.
- Maintain and ensure accurate Inventory of bottles, chemicals, and other supplies.
- Prepare sampling kits.
- Client communication in relations to sampling, daily objectives.
- Compliance and Materials and Testing Equipment (M&TE) program, as required by customer.
- Data Entry & recordkeeping
- Groundwater sampling/measurements
- General Housekeeping
- Packing and shipping samplers thoroughly and in accordance with site procedures.
- Assisting with and completing schedule of deploying equipment and any necessary testing.
- Troubleshooting, repairing, and testing equipment.
- Download of pressure transducer data.
- Laboratory compliance, maintenance, shipping/receiving of samples - both regulated and non-regulated shipments.
- Project planning and coordination with customers and ensure work packages comply with on-site sampling and field procedures.
- Other duties as assigned by customer and GEO management.
Health and Safety Requirements
- Tasks may require the technician to wear respirator and other personal protective equipment (PPE) most of each workday.
- Ability to perform sedentary to moderate work, performing such activities as lifting 50 lbs. or more, lowering, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, walking, grasping, kneeling, stooping, reaching.
- Meet GEO and site-specific fit for duty physical requirements, as well as obtain any additional regulatory medical clearances (i.e. DOT, HAZWOPER) as required to support GEO projects.
- Must have ability to obtain and maintain security clearance (as required).
Supervisor Responsibilities:
This position has no direct supervision of technical or field staff.
Position Type/Excepted Hours of Work/Travel Requirements:
- This position is a full-time, non-exempt role.
- Overtime will be required based on project needs and client schedules.
- Travel related to field work.