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At Amazon we hire for the future. If you are a highly-motivated individual interested in spending your days understanding how Amazon manages environmental compliance and sustainable business practices look no further. You would be getting a window into a team of environmental professionals focused on making a difference. With unlimited career opportunities, Amazon invests in ensuring our teams are always challenged, constantly learning from each other, and creatively contributing to our next big idea; come be a part of the challenge and solutions!

The Regulated Waste Coordinator will assist the Site Environmental Technician (SET) under the Environmental Assurance and Protection Org in implementation and enforcement of standards and policies to support environmental and regulatory compliance, and provide guidance for operations, maintenance and other stakeholders at the site. The individual will complete environmental inspections and performance analysis, monitor metrics, and assist teams in implementation of Amazon environmental standards. The Regulated Waste Coordinator will work with a potential range of internal partners that include warehouse operations teams, workplace health and safety staff, contractors, consultants, design, construction, and other key stakeholders.

***This role is for a Back Half Nights shift***

Job Description:

• Function as Lead on the Hazardous Waste Team where products and hazardous materials such as contaminated products, items for destruction, disposal, resale, or donation are properly managed in a manner compliant with all applicable federal, state and local regulations. The Hazardous Waste Coordinator will also serve as the POC for incidental spill/leak/release cleanup activities
• Oversee the donations program. Liaison with local charities to certify eligibility, schedule pick-ups, and ensure donations are compliant with Amazon Policy.
• Reconciliation of site inventories, hazardous chemicals and waste materials; characterization/determination including proper segregation, containerizing, labeling and preparing for shipment, in accordance with DOT and RCRA requirements.
• Provide and facilitate all required training to associates in the hazardous waste stream including Hazardous Waste Associates and ICQA associates processing damages and destroys.
• Serve as designated Hazardous Waste representative of assigned Fulfillment Center (FC), coordinating and implementing all areas of the Amazon Hazardous Waste Program as directed by Environmental Technician of the FC.
• Physical maintenance and organization of the waste storage/management areas and all satellite accumulation areas, in accordance with regulatory requirements and applicable network policies.
• Waste record keeping, including waste generator logs and routine inspections.
• Liaison with Site Safety teams, ICQA, and facilities teams responsible for the generation and proper management and hazardous chemicals, hazardous and universal wastes.
• Must be trained to handle and process waste in accordance with RCRA (LQG), DOT, OSHA and state specific regulations and requirements.
• Organize and provide inventory orders for procurement.



Key job responsibilities
This is a hands-on position that includes time spent in the yard and on the floor of a busy fulfillment center conducting inspections and audits, providing guidance to other employees, ensuring proper waste classification, and dealing with multiple departments and levels of employees throughout the operation.