Hazardous Waste Technician

Summary CHENEGA RELIABLE SERVICES, LLC. Vandenberg AFB, CA The Hazardous Waste Technician at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) will oversee and manage all aspects of hazardous waste (HW) handling, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Responsibilities include HW collection, accumulation site operations, waste tracking, sampling, training personnel, and preparing necessary reports and plans. The role involves maintaining facilities like the Consolidated Collection Accumulation Point (CCAP) and Hypergolic Storage Facility (HSF) CAPs, adhering to safety protocols, and ensuring proper documentation and recordkeeping. The contractor must work during core hours, enforce safety policies, and support compliance inspections and audits to maintain a safe and environmentally compliant HW management program. Responsibilities - Operate and maintain HW accumulation sites. - Manage waste tracking systems. - Perform HW sampling and characterization according to 40 CFR 261. - Prepare profile sheets and inventories. - Conduct inspections of HW accumulation areas. - Train installation personnel and contractors on safe and compliant HW management. - Prepare and submit reports related to HW management. - Prepare spill reports as necessary. - Enter HW data into the DAF Enterprise Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Management Information System (EESOH-MIS). - Support the preparation and updating of Hazardous Waste Management Plans (HWMPs), Waste Analysis Plans, and Hazardous Materials/Waste Contingency Plans. - Utilize T-EMP for plan uploads and updates. - Identify treatment and disposal sites. - Manage recycling or disposal of similar wastes such as nonhazardous industrial and special waste, used oil, and off-spec fuel. - Handle Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as per guidance/regulations. - Conduct waste consolidation/lab packing and waste turn-in/preparation for shipment. - Manage the operations and maintenance of the Consolidated C