Environmental Field Technician

Clean Harbors • Shelbyville, KY

2d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company, is seeking an Environmental Field Laborer to join its safety-conscious team in Shelbyville, Kentucky. This field-based role performs tasks associated with hazardous-waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling. The position involves strenuous physical work in varied indoor and outdoor environments, including potentially hazardous or noisy locations, confined spaces, and elevated work areas. Emergency response may be required, including rotating on-call coverage and work beyond regular hours.

Requirements

• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to perform the physical functions described in the key responsibilities.
• Agree to be on call as a continuing condition of employment; occasional weekend and holiday work is required, and emergency responses may last 12–24 hours.
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, as applicable to the position.
• Meet facial-hair standards for employees required to wear respirators under OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

• Valid driver's license.
• Previous relevant labor experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow health, safety, environmental, and operating policies and procedures.
• Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
• Operate light and heavy equipment and use hand tools, powered industrial tools, and vibration-producing tools.
• Wear and properly use personal protective equipment, including respirators and skin, face, hand, and foot protection.
• Work indoors and outdoors in varied temperatures and weather conditions, and in locations where exposure to hazardous, toxic, or corrosive agents may occur.
• Work in elevated-noise areas, confined spaces, and low-clearance areas; work from ladders and scaffolding and climb into and out of trucks, tanks, and other containers.
• Assist with field sampling and meter calibration.
• Work extended periods exceeding eight hours.
• Attend compliance and safety update meetings.
• Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous waste safely.
• Conduct waste-stream sampling and profiling as necessary.
• Follow applicable local, state or provincial, and federal regulations and rules.
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with applicable U.S. DOT and other requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• By position, participate in rotating emergency-response on-call coverage every other week.
• By position, perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment, including 401(k) with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and development opportunities.
• Company-paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed