Maria Camila Bastos Martinez

Key job responsibilities
• Characterization/determination of regulated and hazardous waste (from both inventory and facilities operations) including ensuring that waste is correctly classified, stored and segregated, labelled, documented in waste logs, and prepared for shipment in accordance with the local state waste regulatory requirements.
• Physical maintenance, housekeeping, and organization of the waste storage area and all safety equipment in accordance with Australian regulatory requirements, AU Hazardous Waste Procedure and Amazon network policies.
• Engaging and communicating with Waste Vendors to arrange waste collection – sending accumulated logs, scheduling and coordinating waste pick-ups, and follow-up on paperwork for each consignment of waste.
• Ensure all routine waste inspection records of the area and containers are maintained – raise issues with relevant site and Environment stakeholders.
• Liaison with Site WHS, ICQA, ISS, 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, to ensure a correct waste management onsite
• Deep-dive waste data and identify opportunities for waste reduction onsite

Implementation ISO 14001 Certification

• Performed internal audits of environmental programs to assess control structures and enhance conformance with regulatory requirements.
• Administered program to do waste characterization, separation, storage, collection, transport and final disposal to ensure regulatory compliance through third party classification vendor management.
• Ran environmental testing laboratory assessing field samples for contaminants and other positive or negative markers of ecological changes.
• Tracked chemical inventories and environmental sampling.
• created a program for environmental awareness in the workplace