Job Description Summary

The Waste Compliance Specialist supports site Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) operations by managing hazardous waste activities for the 90-day storage area and completing weekly inspections of the site's Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs). This role ensures waste is stored, labeled, documented, and shipped in compliance with RCRA and DOT requirements and GE procedures, while maintaining accurate inspection records, inventories, and tracking of corrective actions.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage 90-day area compliance by ensuring waste is stored, segregated, labeled, and packaged per RCRA/DOT and GE requirements
• Process daily requests for waste pickups and empty waste containers; stage empty containers with correct GE internal labels for delivery to SAAs
• Coordinate timely transfers by ensuring full hazardous waste containers move to the 90-day storage area within 3 days, and SAAs do not exceed 55 gallons of a single hazardous waste stream
• Maintain electronic inventory of waste in 90-day storage areas, updating as waste is received
• Verify waste profiling by matching incoming waste to approved profiles and drafting new/renewal waste profiles (using SDS and/or analytical data) for GE review and approval
• Plan and support shipments by scheduling monthly waste shipments (including lab packs) and ensuring wastes ship within accumulation limits
• Coordinate preparation of shipping documentation including manifests and DOT labels at least 3 days prior to shipment dates
• Perform weekly inspections of the 90-day storage area; upload documentation and findings to GE tracking/action systems
• Conduct weekly SAA inspections (Monday through Sunday coverage) for approximately 152 SAAs, including coordinating escorted access for restricted areas
• Use Gensuite tools to document inspections, initiate discrepancies, assign corrective actions to responsible supervisors, and verify closure
• Inspect chemical storage totes/bins during weekly SAA rounds and identify incompatible storage conditions for correction
• Maintain compliance support logs/spreadsheets (e.g., signage needs, SAA moves/additions, waste codes by profile, expiring drums, supervisor lists) and coordinate with EHS representatives as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing, compliance, and/or EHS related experience)
• At least an additional 3 year's experience in manufacturing, compliance, and/or EHS experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Regulatory knowledge: Strong knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements and DOT shipping/labeling basics
• Operational capability: Experience handling, labeling, staging, or managing waste containers in an industrial or regulated environment
• Inspection & documentation: Demonstrated ability to perform systematic inspections, document findings, and follow up to verify corrective action completion
• Systems proficiency: Strong computer skills (Excel/spreadsheets and web-based systems); ability to learn and use Gensuite or similar EHS systems
• Communication & coordination: Ability to work across operations and EHS, coordinate escorted access, and assign/track action ownership. Safety mindset: Proven commitment to safe work practices and following site EHS procedures and PPE requirements
• Training: Current on HAZWOPER, RCRA, & DOT Training
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

LPB2

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No