Job Description
The Safety and Compliance Specialist - Hazardous Materials will be responsible for advising service center personnel, general office employees, and customers on processes related to hazardous and non-hazardous incidents. This position works closely with outside environmental vendors in managing incidents from start to completion.
The Safety and Compliance Specialist - Hazardous Materials will be responsible for advising service center personnel, general office employees, and customers on processes related to hazardous and non-hazardous incidents. This position works closely with outside environmental vendors in managing incidents from start to completion.
Responsibilities
- Maintain records such as hazardous and non-hazardous waste manifests and associated documents.
- Advise billing department, field employees, and customers on hazardous material bill of ladings.
- Handle Safety hotline calls regarding hazardous material questions such as shipping paper requirements, placarding, etc.
- Upload DOT reportable 5800 reports to PHMSA.
- Coordinate waste disposal between service centers and environmental management vendors.
- Manage incidents and direct field personnel involving hazardous and non-hazardous material spills.
- Reconcile overnight incident reports with environmental management vendors to ensure all spills are properly reported.
- Other duties and projects, as assigned.
- Position requires after hour on-call responsibilities.
- Work in a team setting to accomplish department goals.
Requirements
Education:
- Associate's Degree, required
- Bachelor's Degree, preferred
- 1 year or equivalent experience or training in industrial safety, hazardous material regulations, DOT, OSHA, and EPA rules and regulations, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Upon Hire, required
- Accountability
- Coaching Others
- Conflict Management
- Employee Health and Safety
- Problem Solving
- Process Management
- Producing Results
Other Details
Work Hours:
- Full-Time: Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with occasional irregular hours depending on workload. This position also includes after hours on-call responsibilities.
- This is a hourly position paid weekly.
About Us
ABF Freight®, an ArcBest® company, is one of the nation's largest, most trusted less-than-truckload carriers. With over a century of experience, 240 service centers spanning North America, and an unwavering commitment to quality, safety and customer service, ABF offers best-in-class LTL transportation for companies of all sizes and industries. We're driven for excellence.
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