CleanPack Chemist

Clean Harbors•Tucker, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking an Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) in Tucker, Georgia. This customer-facing, entry-level role handles, segregates, packs, and inspects chemical waste in accordance with applicable regulations and company procedures. The work is performed indoors and outdoors at plants, laboratories, and customer sites; duties include assisting with lab packs, household hazardous waste collections, and laboratory moves. This is not a laboratory-based chemist position. The position includes preparing waste for shipment, inspecting storage areas and containers, sampling and profiling waste streams, and completing projects at customer locations. The role is described as an entry-level management position with training and advancement opportunities. After approximately 18 to 36 months of learning the position, employees may have the opportunity to move into a salary management position. The role may be performed at any of the company's 200-plus branch locations, with opportunities to transfer internally.

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.
Ability to perform physical functions per job requirements.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, where required by 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 environmental services experience, 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 verify drum labels comply with regulations.
Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal efficiently and compliantly.
Execute projects at Clean Harbors customer locations, including 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.
Understand customer-specific disposal restrictions and special 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 rules and regulations.
Safely operate vehicles in accordance with applicable U.S. DOT and local, state, provincial, and federal requirements.
Follow corporate operating procedures and environmental health and safety guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.