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A Hazardous Materials Worker assists with removing or storing hazardous materials from buildings or industrial or accident sites. Removes asbestos or lead from houses, or assists with moving and storing radioactive materials, or assists with clean up at a chemical spill.

$42,218 / year median in Kansas

+10% projected growth

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Job Description

Position summary: Set up, operate, or tend sand blast machines for all surfaces that are to be coated. Operates the equipment to blast according to specific SSPC and NACE standards or customer specifications.
Tasks:
  • Notify supervisors of needed repairs.
  • Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
  • Clean, adjust and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
  • Read work orders to determine production specifications and information.
  • Reject defective products and readjust equipment to eliminate problems.
  • Sand blast with an abrasive grit all surfaces that are to be coated and uses his training and instruction to inspect surfaces for visible moisture, rust, scale, or other contamination such as fingerprints, or detrimental material on workers clothes.
  • Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands, in order to ensure conformance to established standards.
  • Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Tend to accessory equipment such as pumps and conveyors in order to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
  • Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
  • Load materials into machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
  • Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
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