90-95 % Travel Laborer HAZMAT Field Service Technician I-ICSS- - Emergency Response

Clean Harbors•South Plainfield, NJ

18h•$20 - $24

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking an Environmental Field Laborer for its South Plainfield and Bridgeport, New Jersey locations. This field-based role performs work associated with hazardous-waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling. The position involves 90–95% travel, on-call availability, and emergency response. New hires must attend a paid, one-week training academy out of state; the company pays travel expenses and provides per diem.

Requirements

Reliable transportation.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to perform the physical functions required by the job.
Agree to be on call as a continuing condition of employment.
Work weekends and holidays on occasion as required.
Be able to work emergency-response situations lasting beyond eight hours, potentially 12–24 hours.
Meet facial-hair standards for positions requiring respirator use under OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

Previous relevant labor experience.

Responsibilities

Follow policies and processes and act safely, making health and safety the primary goal.
Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
Operate light and heavy equipment and use hand tools and powered industrial tools, including vibration-producing tools.
Wear and properly use personal protective equipment, including respiratory, skin, face, hand, and foot protection.
Work indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures and weather conditions.
Work in environments where exposure to potentially hazardous, toxic, or corrosive chemical and physical agents may occur.
Work in potentially elevated noise levels and in confined spaces, including low-clearance areas.
Work at elevations, including from ladders and scaffolding.
Assist with field sampling activities and meter calibration.
Climb ladders and scaffolding and get in and out of trucks, tanks, and other containers.
Work extended periods of more than eight hours.
Attend compliance and safety update meetings.
Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance.
Safely load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Conduct waste-stream sampling and profiling as necessary.
Follow local, state or provincial, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT and applicable local, state or provincial, and federal requirements.
Follow corporate operating guidelines, procedures, and environmental health and safety guidelines.
Be available for emergency-response on-call duty on a rotating basis every other week, where applicable.
Perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling, where applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.