Waste Stream Coordinator

Job Description:

The Environmental Waste Coordinator is responsible for identifying opportunities to sustainably reduce, reuse, and recycle waste throughout their designated Intermountain Health facilities by analyzing and measuring all waste streams. Implement new and changing waste stream programs incorporating people, planet, profit.

Please note that a video interview through Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite interviews and meetings.

Work Schedule

• Full Time, 40 hours per week

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday and on-call weekends

• Flexible hybrid work schedule with half the time in the field and half working from home

• Required: Initial Screening completed virtually through Microsoft Teams, Immediate access to dedicated, hardwire internet, Utah residential address

• Benefits Eligible: Yes; Medical, Dental, Vision, Education Assistance. Click here for more details

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with Environmental Service leaders for opportunities to reduce, reuse, and recycle
• Manage hauler relationships, service frequency, invoicing, and data to meet organization goals
• Proactively interact with internal customers, vendors, and municipalities to optimize compliance, operations, and contract performance
• Travel and audit facilities waste containers for sustainability and compliance of the waste stream program
• Supports facility development, standardization, best practices, and implementation of waste programs
• Coordinates projects and programs that promote safety, collaboration, and teamwork among employees and stakeholders
• Educate and answer employees waste related questions and concerns as the subject matter expert

Skills

• Interpersonal Communication  
• Customer Service
• Waste Management
• Detailed-Oriented  
• Working Independently
• Organizing
• Collaboration
• Time Management
• Microsoft Word

Qualifications

• 3 years of healthcare environment or waste related experience (preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, or a related field (preferred)

• Ability to understand a waste invoice, measure volume, and recommend reduction opportunities from analogy (preferred)

• Strong knowledge of USDOT, NIOSH, OSHA, and Joint Commission regulations related to waste and/or healthcare (preferred)

• Demonstrated healthcare environment or waste related experience

• Demonstrated strong communication and the ability to apply influencing practices across a varying range of personnel

• Demonstrated customer service experience

• Proven ability to multi-task and manage both small and large-scale project management projects

• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter with proven experience in problem solving

• Proven organizational skills including the ability to be detail-oriented

• Ability to travel throughout the Intermountain system as needed

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, managing waste, etc.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles

Location:

Valley Center Tower

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$31.01 - $48.84

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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