CleanPack Chemist (CDL) CLASS B Route Driver $5K SIGN ON BONUS
About The Position
Clean Harbors is hiring an entry-level Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) in Kapolei, Hawaii. This customer-facing role handles, segregates, packages, 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; the position is not laboratory-based. Duties include assisting with lab packs at customer facilities, household hazardous waste collections, and laboratory moves. The posting notes that the work involves substantial general labor and overtime, with workdays of approximately 8–10 hours. The position includes preparing waste for shipment, conducting site projects, sampling and profiling waste streams, and safely operating vehicles in compliance with applicable requirements. Clean Harbors describes this as an entry-level career position with training and opportunities to transfer among its 200-plus branch locations. After approximately 18–36 months of learning the role, employees may have the opportunity to move into a salary management position.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Obtain a Class B CDL with hazmat and tanker endorsements within six months of employment, by position.
- Ability to perform physical functions required by the job.
- Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, by position.
- Employees in positions requiring respirators must meet facial hair standards 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 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, spills, and labeling compliance.
- Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal efficiently and in compliance with requirements.
- Execute jobs at Clean Harbors customer locations, including large companies.
- Complete final preparation and approval of 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 under company policies and procedures.
- Follow local, state, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
- Safely operate vehicles in accordance with applicable DOT and other requirements.
- Follow corporate operating guidelines, procedures, and environmental health and safety guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Opportunities for career growth and development.
- Company-paid training.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- $5,000 sign-on bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
