Environmental Field Chemist

CleanHarbors•Davenport, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking an Environmental Field Chemist (Insite Chemist) to work at a customer site in Cordova, Illinois. This is a field-based, entry-level position—not a laboratory-based role—focused on collecting, identifying, packaging, and lab-packing hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A valid driver's license is required. The role includes preparing waste for shipment, maintaining safe and compliant work and storage areas, and completing customer-site projects in accordance with applicable regulations and company procedures. Clean Harbors provides training and describes this position as a pathway to further career opportunities, including the possibility of moving into a salaried management position after approximately 18 to 36 months of learning the role. The company states that employees may work at or transfer among its branch locations.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Strong customer service skills.
Ability to perform physical functions required by the job.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, as applicable to the position.
For positions requiring respirators, meet facial-hair standards under 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

Comply with 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 proper housekeeping and regulatory compliance.
Inspect storage areas and drums for leaks or spills, and check drums for labeling compliance.
Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal efficiently and compliantly.
Execute projects at Clean Harbors customer locations.
Prepare and approve projects 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 according to 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.