How to hire an infectious waste technician

How to hire an infectious waste technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step infectious waste technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an infectious waste technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new infectious waste technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your infectious waste technician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an infectious waste technician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   An infectious waste technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, infectious waste technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents infectious waste technician salaries for various positions.

   Type of Infectious Waste Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Infectious Waste Technician	Environmental science and protection technicians monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution and contamination, including those affecting public health. In addition, they work to ensure that environmental violations are prevented.	$15-36
   Laboratory Analyst	A Laboratory Analyst helps conduct experiments, run laboratory tests, and analyze results. They compile and record data for the documentation needed for testing and report preparation.	$14-29
   Environmental Services Supervisor	Environmental services supervisors direct and administer a healthcare facility's housekeeping program to maintain sanitation and occupational health. They help departments in charge of the cleanup, sanitation, pest control, housekeeping, and laundry... Show more	$14-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Laboratory Practices

   Responsibilities:

   • Execute and analyze tests in areas including chemistry, hematology and bacteriology to aid physicians in diagnosing and treating diseases.
   • Execute and analyze tests in areas including chemistry, hematology and bacteriology to aid physicians in diagnosing and treating diseases.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your infectious waste technician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An infectious waste technician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, infectious waste technicians' average salary in nebraska is 36% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level infectious waste technicians earn 58% less than senior-level infectious waste technicians.
   • Certifications. An infectious waste technician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an infectious waste technician's salary.

   Average infectious waste technician salary

   $49,812yearly

   $23.95 hourly rate

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   Entry-level infectious waste technician salary

   $32,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

4. Writing an infectious waste technician job description

   An infectious waste technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an infectious waste technician job description:

   Infectious waste technician job description example

   Immune Specific Accountabilities
   - Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
   - Responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.
   - Participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
   - Recognizes and understands the Just Culture policy.
   Specific Accountabilities
   - Operates and monitors control systems and related equipment to regulate the treatment and distribution of waste water and thus produces treated water that complies to regulations.
   - Collects water samples for chemical testing. Treats water with appropriate chemicals.
   - Reads flow meters, gauges and other recording instruments to measure water output and waste content levels.
   - Analyzes test results and instrument readings and makes adjustments to equipment and systems as required.
   - Monitors and inspects equipment and systems to detect equipment malfunctions and to ensure systems and equipment are operating normally.
   - Responds to spills, waste water treatment alarms and abnormalities and initiates corrective action.
   - Completes and maintains appropriate records, logs and reports. Ensures applicable related legal requirements are met.
   - Performs maintenance of equipment, including cleaning probes and filters.
   - Maintains inventory of chemicals and empty drums.
   - Participates in continuous improvement of cell operations.
   - Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
   - Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
   - Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
   - Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
   - Carries out other duties as assigned.
   Technical Requirements
   - Working knowledge of waste water treatment and control procedures.
   - Strong aptitude for chemistry.
   - Working knowledge of related company instructions, company processes and MSDS labels.
   - Working knowledge production management computer system and other related internal control systems.
   - Completion of a college program in water and waste water or a closely related discipline; or equivalent.
   Background Information
   The typical minimum level of education to perform this job competently is equivalent to high school graduation and completion of a diploma training program at a college or technical school. The person requires an ability to understand, utilize and communicate specialized information in speech and written text. This specialized training is often formalized and recognized by a specific certificate, diploma or license.
   Directly/indirectly related work experience representing continuous learning and required for someone to perform this job competently is six months to one year.
   Ongoing work assignments typically have clearly defined goals. The incumbent's education, training, and previous experience ensure work assignments are successfully carried out because he/she understands what is expected, as well as the best approach to take.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right infectious waste technician for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your infectious waste technician job on Zippia to find and recruit infectious waste technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit infectious waste technicians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new infectious waste technician

   Once you've found the infectious waste technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new infectious waste technician. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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