The Compliance Associate is responsible for ensuring safe and compliant handling of laboratory chemicals and waste.
Key duties include:
• Daily collection, packaging, and labeling of laboratory chemical wastes for transport and disposal.
• Managing and inspecting building waste storage areas.
• Dispensing and delivering laboratory chemicals to designated locations.
• Documenting inspections and maintaining R&D EH&S files.
• Working independently or within a team to deliver timely, accurate results while meeting all regulatory and company requirements.
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Core Responsibilities
Waste Disposal & Chemical Delivery
• Collects chemical waste from laboratories and process areas for transport to Central Accumulation Areas (CAA).
• Properly labels and prepares waste containers for shipment.
• Determines appropriate disposal methods using available resources.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local, and company regulations for all waste containers.
• Maintains CAA, including housekeeping, container storage, waste inventory, packaging supplies, and signage.
• Completes and documents inspections of CAA and other storage areas per Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements.
• Coordinates with R&D personnel for clean-outs and special waste disposal projects.
• Dispenses chemicals from drums into smaller containers while wearing full PPE, including a full-face respirator.
• Delivers dispensed chemicals to laboratories and common storage areas.
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Compliance Tasks
• Performs periodic checks of safety equipment and maintains required documentation.
• Initiates and tracks issue resolution (e.g., work order submission and completion).
• Reports task completion status to a company Supervisor via MTL or other tracking systems.
• Completes all required inspections in a timely manner.
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Other Special Tasks
• Supports the R&D EH&S Delivery team as needed, including:
o Procedure development.
o Participation in Management of Change (MOC) reviews.
o Database management.
• Some tasks may require the use of a respirator.
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Qualifications
• Must be clean-shaven (for respirator use).
• Forklift certification preferred but not required.
Why work at G-Tech?
G-Tech is a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and always has your back. When you work at OpTech, not only do you get health and dental benefits, but you also have training opportunities, flexible/remote work options, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay. Apply today!
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