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Environmental Health and Safety Technician

BD · Carol Stream, IL · $19.40–$31.10 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a corrective and preventive action you worked on. How did you find the root cause?

What they are checking: Root cause thinking that prevents repeat problems instead of only fixing symptoms.

Tell me about a report you prepared for a regulator. How did you make sure it was accurate?

What they are checking: Accuracy and integrity in regulatory reporting, where errors carry legal consequences.

What would you do

You find contamination on a worker's hands during a survey. What do you do?

What they are checking: Calm response to a personnel contamination incident following procedures and protecting the person first.

The sealed source inventory doesn't match the records. How would you investigate?

What they are checking: A careful investigation approach to a discrepancy that regulators take very seriously.

How do you prepare for an IEMA inspection?

What they are checking: Readiness habits that keep records and areas inspection-ready every day, not just the week before.

How do you get busy production staff to follow safety rules they find inconvenient?

What they are checking: Influence and communication that build a safety culture rather than resentment.

About the work

This site holds an IEMA radioactive materials license. What experience do you have working under a license like that?

What they are checking: Familiarity with radiation license conditions, which shape every daily task in this role.

Walk me through how you would run a routine environmental monitoring survey of the facility.

What they are checking: Methodical survey technique, including wipe tests, instruments and documenting results.

How do you check that a dose rate meter or count rate instrument is calibrated and working before you trust it?

What they are checking: Instrument control discipline, since bad readings can hide real contamination.

How would you coordinate the personnel bioassay program so nobody slips through?

What they are checking: Organization and follow-up in a program where missed samples become compliance findings.

Walk me through how you segregate and dispose of radioactive or hazardous waste.

What they are checking: Knowledge of waste handling rules under IEMA, DOT and EPA requirements.

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The full job description

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 We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

 Job Description Responsibilities: • Perform environmental monitoring of facility • Coordinate personnel bioassay and monitoring program • Coordinate collection, segregation, storage, and disposal of produced waste • Responsible for control and calibration of all dose, count rate and monitoring instrumentation • Prepare necessary routine and non-routine IEMA, DOT and EPA reports • Perform investigations associated with the following: • Product complaints • Corrective and preventative action projects • Product and process improvement projects • Sealed source inventory discrepancies • Personnel or facility contamination incidents • Assist in IEMA facility inspections and required responses • Working knowledge of IEMA license requirements • Understand and follow the established corporate safety standards, local facility operating procedures and safety policies • Follow Quality Systems Regulations and established procedures • Recycling • Other duties as assigned Minimum Requirement: • High School Diploma or GED #earlycareer Why Join Us? To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers . Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Required Skills Optional Skills . Primary Work Location USA IL - Carol Stream Additional Locations Work Shift 

 At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under " Our Commitment to You ." Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed. Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role. Salary Range Information $19.40 - $31.10

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