CleanPack Chemist

CleanHarbors•Baton Rouge, LA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking an Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This customer-facing, entry-level role handles, segregates, packages, and inspects chemical waste in compliance with applicable regulations and company policies. The work takes place indoors and outdoors at plants, laboratories, customer sites, and other facilities—not in a laboratory-based chemist setting. Duties include supporting lab packs at customer facilities, household hazardous waste collections, and laboratory moves. The role includes company-paid training and opportunities for career development and internal transfers. After approximately 18 to 36 months of successfully learning the position, employees may have the opportunity to move into a salaried management position.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Strong customer service skills.
Obtain a CDL Class B with hazmat and tanker endorsement within six months of employment, where required by position.
Perform physical functions required by the job.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, where required by position.
Meet facial-hair standards for positions requiring respirators under OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

College degree in Chemistry or a Natural Science.
Previous experience in Environmental Services, such as remediation, abatement, or emergency spill response.

Responsibilities

Comply with health and safety practices, policies, and processes, and perform work safely.
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 check drums for compliant labeling.
Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal while maintaining efficiency and compliance.
Execute jobs at customer locations, including sites operated by Fortune 500 companies.
Complete final project preparation and approval before shipment in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company requirements.
Conduct projects according to site-specific regulations and health and safety plans.
Follow customer-specific disposal restrictions and packaging requirements.
Sample and profile new waste streams and 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 requirements.
Safely operate vehicles in accordance with applicable DOT and other requirements.
Follow corporate operating guidelines and environmental health and safety procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.