CleanPack Chemist (CDL)

About the role

Clean Harbors is seeking an Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) to handle, segregate, pack, and inspect chemical waste in accordance with Federal/State/Local regulations and company policies and procedures. This position works both indoors and outdoors at plants, labs, customer sites, and is responsible for assisting with lab packs within customer facilities, household hazardous waste (HHW) collections, and lab moves. This is a customer-facing position working at customer sites daily. The Environmental Field Chemist is not a laboratory-based Chemist.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and always acting in a safe manner
• Prepare computer-generated packing lists, labels, manifests, and land disposal restriction notifications
• Perform inspections of staging, accumulating, and storage areas to ensure proper housekeeping procedures and compliance
• Inspect storage areas and drums for leaks or spills
• Inspect drums for compliance with labeling regulations
• Collect, segregate, and properly package waste chemicals for disposal to maximize efficiency and maintain compliance
• Execute jobs at Clean Harbors customer locations, including Fortune 500 companies
• Responsible for final preparation and approval of all projects before shipment in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company policies
• Conduct projects/jobs according to site-specific Federal, State, and local regulations and health and safety plans
• Understand customer-specific disposal restrictions/special packaging requirements
• Sample and profile new waste streams or any waste needing analytical testing
• Ensure drum count is correct and that drum conditions are shippable in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Follow all local, state (provincial), and federal compliance regulations and rules
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state (provincial), and federal requirements
• Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures
• Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license
• Strong customer service skills
• By position, obtain a CDL Class B with hazmat and tanker endorsement within 6 months of employment
• Perform physical functions per job requirements
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, by position
• Per OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.34, employees in positions requiring respirators are required to meet facial hair standards

Preferred Qualifications

• College degree in Chemistry or Natural Science
• Previous experience in Environmental Services (i.e., remediation, abatement, emergency spill response, etc.)

Career Path and Growth

Our Environmental Field Chemist is an entry-level position into an exciting and rewarding career at Clean Harbors. Transitioning military personnel may leverage their skills, experience, and training as they return to civilian life. This position is an entry-level management position with opportunities for promotion into approximately 15 other roles within Clean Harbors. Many middle and senior management staff began in this role, and others have moved into significant positions within customer organizations as Environmental Health and Safety staff at universities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other customers. After approximately 18 to 36 months of successful learning in this position, there is an opportunity to move into a Salary Management position. Employees can work in any of our 200+ branch locations and can transfer internally.