Hazardous Materials Supervisor Job Description

Ability To Work:

1. Three years of professional experience in hazardous waste management, industrial hygiene, toxicology or epidemiology; or,
2. one year as a Hazardous Materials Specialist, Senior with Santa Barbara County; or,
3. equivalent combination of training, education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities.

Thorough knowledge of: industrial processes and remediation techniques; resource recovery techniques; geohydrologic and chemical principles; toxicology; personal protection, risk assessment and mitigation principles; evidence gathering and prosecutorial practices; principles of incident command and responsibilities of emergency responders and details of providing chemical incident response services; state and federal laws and regulations relating to hazardous materials management, infections waste and underground storage tanks; chemical and laboratory techniques to identify hazardous materials and epidemiological hazards.

General knowledge of: principles and practices of personnel management, supervision and training; program development, management and evaluation.


Job Description: This is the first full supervisory level in the Hazardous Materials Specialist series. Incumbents supervise the daily operations of a unit of staff responsible for such programs as hazardous waste generators, underground storage tanks and business plans.

This class is distinguished from that of Hazardous Materials Program Manager in that the latter is responsible for the overall planning and administration of the division.


About Salary: $32.72-$39.94 every hour / $5,690-$6,947 monthly / Range: 6326

Definition: Under direction, plans, organizes and directs the activities in a major hazardous management/waste unit; and performs related duties as required.


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