Incinerator Operator (LMO/TS 3) - Mandeville Regional Hospital

Qualification and Experience

• Secondary School Leaving Certificate 
• Six (6) months experience as an Hospital Medical Infectious Waste Operator (HMIWA), 

Specific Knowledge and Required Skills

• Working knowledge of hospital environment 
• Working knowledge of waste management policies and procedures 
• Knowledge of the Public Health Regulations 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills 
• Good time management skills 

Key Responsibilities will include:

Technical/ Administrative 

• Operates the incinerator for the disposal of infectious/special medical waste. 
• Performs routine inspection and maintenance of the special medical waste incinerator and associated pollution control equipment. 
• Logs and maintains required records of incinerator operations, downtime, and maintenance. 
• Maintains an inventory of materials and supplies utilized for special medical waste activities. 
• Assists in developing recommendations for the correction and elimination of unsafe practices and conditions associated with the handling and storage of special medical waste. 
• Adheres to the waste management policies and procedures. 
• Moves levers to adjust blowers and dampers that regulate airflow and temperature, and to control charging, discharging, and quenching mechanisms of furnace. 
• Opens furnace door and agitates burning refuse to facilitate combustion, using stoking hoe. 
• Moves levers to open grate and drop ashes and non-combustible material from furnace at end of burning cycle. 
• Replaces refractory linings of furnace, using firebrick and (mortar if necessary). 
• Cleans debris from furnace room floor, using rake and broom. 
• Assists Biomedical and Electromechanical Engineers at incinerator plant in maintenance and repair of incinerator. 
• Ensures that adequate supply of fuel available. 
• Performs any other duties assigned by Supervisor. 

Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

• May be required to stand in one place for hours at a time. 
• Work on a shift system. 
• Tolerance of unpleasant smell. 

NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED