Waste Reduction Specialist

As a Waste Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient management of waste at our Sort Center. Your primary responsibility will be to drive waste compliance by accurately classifying, storing, and segregating waste in accordance with local state waste regulatory requirements.

• Characterize and determine regulated and hazardous waste from both inventory and facilities operations.
• Ensure that waste is correctly classified, stored, and segregated, labelled, documented in waste logs, and prepared for shipment in accordance with local state waste regulatory requirements.
• Perform physical maintenance, housekeeping, and organization of the waste storage area and all safety equipment.
• Log and containerize all regulated and hazardous wastes using a digital waste reporting tool.
• Raise requests for additional containers, labels, and other supplies from Waste Vendor to ensure proper stock levels are maintained at the site.
• Engage and communicate with Waste Vendors to arrange waste collection, send accumulated logs, schedule and coordinate waste pick-ups, and follow-up on paperwork for each consignment of waste.
• Maintain and upload all shipment documents to the Shared Folder and digital waste reporting tool.
• Complete all site-based environmental inspections, raise findings and gaps, then collaborate with relevant site stakeholders to assign actions to achieve effective environmental management.
• Liaise with Site Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), Inventory Control and Quality Assurance (ICQA), Inbound Support Services (ISS0, Vendor Returns and Facilities teams responsible for the proper management of hazardous chemicals and generation of hazardous wastes.
• Support in preparing monthly waste inventory and identifying the necessary shipping frequency to comply with accumulation requirements.
• Work with WHS, Operations, ICQA, Vendor Returns and Customer Returns teams to set-up a Products Awaiting Determination Staging Area.
• Regularly engage with site leadership to provide Environmental updates and provide site with visibility of Environmental Performance status and requirements.
• Must be trained on digital waste reporting tool and AU Hazardous Waste Procedure.
• Complete Dangerous Goods (DG)/ HazMat Training.
• Researching trends, inventory loss and cost reduction efforts, where applicable.
• Must be available to assist with incidental spill/leak/release clean-up activities.
• Deep-dive waste data and identify opportunities for waste reduction onsite.
• Additional projects focused on professional growth and development in Waste/Environmental related focus areas.
• Notify relevant stakeholders (external and internal) of reportable or abnormal waste collections as determined by the AU Environmental Leader.

Requirements:

• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Science or Science.
• Ability to deep dive data to identify opportunities, issues or improvements for waste minimization.
• Experience in a fulfillment/distribution center environment.
• Experience with inventory, bin types, containers, and all tools used to move product throughout the warehouse.
• Experience and knowledge in waste classification, segregation and state-based waste regulatory requirements.
• Interest in Environmental, Health and Safety field of work and Environmental Compliance at the site level.
• Understanding of Receiving processes and operations.

Benefits:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, contributing to the company's goal of achieving zero waste to landfill. You will be part of a dedicated team that is passionate about reducing waste and promoting sustainability.

Others:

Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.