What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking an experienced Hazardous Material Packaging Specialist to ensure that our department's operations align with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), and Sandia National Laboratories requirements for hazardous materials management, shipping, storage, handling, and transportation. This role will be critical in maintaining compliance and ensuring the safe and efficient handling of hazardous materials, which is essential for the success of our projects and the mission.
On any given day, you may be called upon to:
- Work with customers to establish shipping requirements and schedules.
- Provide packing instructions to prepare hazardous materials for shipment, including marking, labelling, and container selection.
- Oversee packaging activities to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Signs legal shipping documentation on behalf of Sandia National Laboratories.
- Provides guidance and direction to internal customers for the safe and compliant shipment of items.
- Ensures safe compliant shipping of radiological materials.
- Ability to collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.Salary Range$87,400 - $168,800
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require- Bachelor's degree in relevant field, plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Experienced in the following:
- Interpret federal, state, and local hazardous material standards and regulations.
- Management of hazardous materials.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
Qualifications We Desire- Excellent customer service and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion on multiple tasks.
- Ability to work with sensitive information and classified matter.
- Understanding of and experience with the packaging and transportation requirements for explosives, radiological materials, and other hazardous materials covered by federal and state regulations is preferred.
- Ability to interpret federal, state, and local hazardous material standards and regulations.
- Experience in hazardous material management, disposition, coordination, packaging, movement, storage, quality control, or transportation.
- Knowledge of safety basis processes and implementation in hazardous material management.
- In-depth knowledge of explosive, nuclear, or radiological material compatibility requirements.
About Our TeamDepartment 4761 - Enabling Sandia's Mission by providing technical review and packaging design of classified/unclassified hazardous material moves, e.g., radioactive, explosive, nuclear. The department and associated programs facilitate hazardous material transport made via commercial transportation operations including specialty shipments involving the Office of Secure Transportation (OST) while adhering to DOE, DOT, and OST requirements. Provides specialized packaging and labeling of hazardous materials to ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient packaging, handling, and transportation of hazardous materials. Meet all shipping regulations that apply to air, ground, vessel and military transport.
Posting DurationThis posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Essential FunctionsIf offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
