Hazardous Waste Specialist - Environmental Health and Safety - UTK

University of Tennessee · Knoxville

The primary function of this position is to provide support to the Hazardous Waste Program within EHS for collecting, segregating, overpacking, storing, and offering up hazardous waste for disposal that is generated by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The responsibilities also include performing satellite accumulation area inspections and central accumulation areas maintenance and weekly inspections. Primary duties will involve managing chemical waste and biological waste, mixed waste, and radiological waste as assigned. This position will prepare and complete inspection reports, waste profiling and corrective actions for findings encountered. The position may also provide other support, including spill response, hazardous material shipping, training, and support in the resolution of other hazardous material, chemical and waste issues on campus. The position responsibilities include performance of duties at UTK, UT Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (IAMM), and UT College of Medicine (COM). The Hazardous Waste Specialist will contribute to the preparation of the annual report to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and preparing the annual hazardous waste reduction plans for IAMM and UTK campuses. This position will keep all Central Accumulation Areas (CAAs) clean, orderly, and well stocked. The Hazardous Waste Specialist must be able to obtain RCRA Hazardous Materials Management, DOT Hazardous Material Shipping, 40-Hour HAZWOPER, and IATA Certifications within the first year after hiring. This position may also be assigned to activities not described above which fall into the category of other EHS duties.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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This position is part of the Hazardous Waste Program within Environmental Programs and provides operational and compliance support for the University’s waste management activities.

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