CleanPack Chemist

CleanHarbors•Omaha, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors is hiring an Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) in Omaha, Nebraska. This customer-facing, non-laboratory-based role handles, segregates, packs, and inspects chemical waste in accordance with applicable regulations and company policies. Work takes place indoors and outdoors at plants, laboratories, customer sites, and other facilities. Duties include assisting with laboratory packs at customer facilities, household hazardous waste collections, and laboratory moves. The position is described as an entry-level opportunity with company-provided training and potential for career growth, including the opportunity to move into a salaried management position after approximately 18 to 36 months of learning the role. Clean Harbors provides environmental, energy, and industrial services. The company emphasizes health and safety, sustainability, and development opportunities. The posting offers compensation of $23 or more per hour, depending on experience, plus overtime, and describes benefits available after 30 days of full-time employment.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Strong customer service skills.
Obtain a CDL Class B with hazardous materials and tanker endorsements within six months of employment, when required by the position.
Perform the physical functions required by the job.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, as applicable to the position.
Meet facial-hair standards if assigned to a position requiring a respirator, in accordance with OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

College degree in Chemistry or Natural Science.
Previous experience in environmental services, such as remediation, abatement, or emergency spill response.

Responsibilities

Follow safe work practices, policies, and processes, and make health and safety the top priority.
Prepare computer-generated packing lists, labels, manifests, and land disposal restriction notifications.
Inspect staging, accumulation, and storage areas for housekeeping and regulatory compliance.
Inspect storage areas and drums for leaks or spills, and inspect drum labels for regulatory compliance.
Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal while maintaining efficiency and compliance.
Execute projects at customer locations, including those of Fortune 500 companies.
Complete final project preparation and approval before shipment in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company policies.
Conduct projects according to site-specific federal, state, and local regulations and health and safety plans.
Follow customer-specific disposal restrictions and special packaging requirements.
Sample and profile new waste streams or waste requiring analytical testing.
Verify drum counts and ensure drums are in shippable condition under company policies and procedures.
Follow local, state, provincial, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT and applicable local, state, provincial, and federal requirements.
Follow corporate operating guidelines, procedures, and environmental health and safety guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.