Environmental Technician

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of approximately $9.2 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

 

Environmental Technician

The Environmental Technician is a member of the Health, Safety, Environmental and Security (HSES) department and reports to the HSES Manager.  The Technician is responsible for regulatory environmental duties and wastewater treatment at the Pace plant, providing support for operations and maintenance to ensure adherence to the site’s Environmental Compliance program. 

This is a full-time position working a 9/80 schedule with a good portion of this time spent working independently in the field.  Candidate must be able to work overtime as necessary and be able to travel 1-2 times per year for training.

The primary duties are the fundamental requirements of the job. The list of duties is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.  Employees in this role may not have primary responsibility for all duties but will be required to perform these duties up to 25% of the time or as necessary.  Employees must exercise principles of safety, environmental management, quality management and good housekeeping in all aspects of the job and must inform supervision of any unsafe practices or conditions.

Primary Duties

• Manage site’s non-hazardous/hazardous waste containers coordination, shipments, satellite accumulation areas and 90-day storage areas. Includes the following:
  • Sampling, scheduling, manifesting, and labeling; assisting with profiling waste
  • Updating site spreadsheet, drawings and documents
  • Lifting and labeling empty 55-gallon steel or overpack steel drums; using drum lifter, pallet mover or forklift to move full drums, weigh drums or position drums on pallets
  • Installing lids and seals utilizing a bung wrench, impact wrench, and/or rachet/socket
  • Picking up full 5- or 10-gallon sealed buckets containing waste
  • Laying out liners and containments (8’x8’ up to 12’x54’) for waste containers or laying out other material for containment of loose debris
  • Moving empty totes (300-400 gallon capacities) and utilizing forklifts to move totes containing material
  • Setting jack stands for waste trailers parked on-site; moving jack stands with a forklift
  • Installing liners in roll-off boxes (20 – 30 cubic yard dumpsters)
  • Opening/closing roll-tarps on dumpsters including use of rachets
  • Operating air driven or diesel operated pumps
  • Conducting non-routine waste meetings with Operations, Maintenance, Laboratory, Engineering, and/or Contractor personnel
  • Collecting and analyzing samples or sending samples off-site for analyses
  • Keeping hazardous waste training current
  • Miscellaneous:  Shoveling and scooping material; moving various types and lengths of hoses

Primary Duties Continued

• Perform daily, weekly, monthly and annual site HSES compliance duties and inspections for air, waste and wastewater; includes collecting and packaging field samples for analysis
• Work with internal departments to ensure compliance with environmental requirements
• Coordinate and perform minor maintenance; work with maintenance on major repairs
• Work with other HSES personnel, engineering, and maintenance on project work concerning wastewater operations and HSES department; includes Safe Work Permitting, Lock Out Tag Out, Hot Work Permitting, etc.
• Assist with completion of facility environmental reports
• Assist with site’s Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Fugitive Mo