Field Service Foreman

CleanHarbors • Stoughton, MA

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About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking a Field Service Foreperson to join its safety-conscious team in Stoughton, Massachusetts. The position directly supervises Field Technicians performing work associated with emergency response, including spill cleanup; hazardous waste cleanup; site remediation, including tank and pit cleaning; equipment decontamination; and hazardous materials handling. The role may also involve lead responsibilities depending on the position. This work requires travel, on-call availability, emergency response, and physically demanding fieldwork in varied and potentially hazardous environments.

New hires must attend a paid, one-week training academy out of state; travel expenses are paid by the company. The role includes supervising and mentoring technicians, coordinating resources, overseeing project execution, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental requirements. Work may involve extended hours, rotating emergency-response on-call duty every other week, and strenuous tasks using equipment and personal protective equipment.

Clean Harbors describes itself as a provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company emphasizes health and safety, sustainability, career development, paid training, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a physically intensive role.
• Previous experience in a supervisory, crew-lead, or leadership role.
• Ability to travel for extended periods, including overnight travel.
• Ability to be on call for emergency response.
• Valid driver's license.
• 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 requirements under OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

• Previous heavy equipment experience, such as operating bobcats or excavators.
• Previous environmental or industrial experience, such as site remediation, spill response, hydro blasting, vacuum truck work, tank cleaning, or refinery-based work.
• Commercial driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Make health and safety the top priority by following policies and processes and acting safely.
• Train and mentor Field Service Technicians.
• Execute projects and jobs within budget and on time.
• Enforce and ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, health, and safety standards and regulations.
• Coordinate with the Coordinator on manpower, equipment, and resources needed for field service and emergency response projects.
• Manage large-scale field service and emergency response projects when directed.
• Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
• Operate light and heavy equipment and use hand tools and powered industrial tools.
• Wear and properly use required personal protective equipment, including respirators and skin, face, hand, and foot protection.
• Work indoors and outdoors in varied temperatures and weather conditions, potentially hazardous atmospheres, elevated noise, and confined spaces or areas with low clearance.
• Work at elevations, including from ladders and scaffolding; climb into and out of trucks, tanks, and other containers.
• Assist with field sampling and meter calibration.
• 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.
• Complete associated paperwork, including worksheets, vehicle and equipment inspections, and permits.
• Follow local, state or provincial, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with applicable U.S. DOT and other requirements.
• Observe corporate operating guidelines and procedures and environmental, health, and safety guidelines.
• Be available for emergency-response on-call duty on a rotating basis every other week, when applicable to the position.
• Perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous materials handling, as applicable to the position.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Opportunities for growth and development.
• Company-paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid one-week training academy, with company-paid travel expenses.

What This Job Offers

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