Environmental Technician

Job Title: Environmental Technician

Hours: 12:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Job Description

Join a large nationwide environmental company as an Environmental Technician in our Providence team. You will play a crucial role in managing waste materials, including transporting and sorting drums of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Your responsibilities will include loading and offloading drums onto trucks, ensuring proper labeling and separation, and maintaining warehouse cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Transport drums of waste and dispose of them in a hopper.

• Identify and sort drums based on the substances they contain.

• Load and offload drums onto trucks safely and efficiently.

• Separate hazardous waste from non-hazardous waste and organize them in designated areas within the warehouse.

• Maintain warehouse cleanliness through regular sweeping and organizing.

Essential Skills

• Experience in environmental labor for 1 year or more.

• Strong attitude towards job success and career building.

• Ability to troubleshoot and work in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 40 Hour Hazwoper certification is a plus; certification will be provided.

• OSHA 10 certification preferred.

• Knowledge in construction, environmental science, and mechanical remediation.

Why Work Here?

Become part of a large company dedicated to growth and offering strong competitive benefits. Experience room for advancement, with opportunities to move to a Technician 2 role within 6 months to a year.

Work Environment

Work involves both outdoor and indoor environments in the environmental field. Shifts run Monday through Friday from 12 PM to 8:30 PM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Providence, RI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $21.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Providence,RI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 30, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.