InSite Chemist
Clean Harbors in Forest Lake, MN is seeking an Environmental Field Chemist to handle, segregate, pack, and inspect chemical waste in accordance with Federal/State/Local regulations and company policies. This position works both indoors and outdoors at plants, labs, customer sites, and is responsible for assisting with lab packs, household hazardous waste (HHW) collections, and lab moves. This is a customer-facing role, working at customer sites daily.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes.
- 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.
- Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 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.
Qualifications
- College degree in Chemistry or Natural Science (preferred).
- Previous experience in Environmental Services (i.e., remediation, abatement, emergency spill response, etc.) (preferred).
Benefits
- Health and Safety as the top priority, with a focus on sustainability.
- Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment.
- 401K with company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Opportunities for growth and development at all career stages.
- Company-paid training and tuition reimbursement.
Pay
Offering $24+/hr, dependent on experience, plus overtime.
About the Role
This position is an entry-level role with opportunities for advancement into approximately 15 other roles within Clean Harbors. Many middle and senior management staff started in this role. Transitioning military personnel can leverage their skills and experience in this position. After successfully learning this role in approximately 18 to 36 months, there is an opportunity to move into a salaried management position. Clean Harbors offers the ability to work in any of its 200+ branch locations and transfer internally.