Traveling Abatement Field Service Foreman

CleanHarbors•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking a Field Service Foreperson to directly supervise Field Technicians. Forepersons and Technicians perform work associated with emergency response, including spill cleanup; hazardous-waste cleanup; site remediation, including tank and pit cleaning; equipment decontamination; and handling hazardous materials. This is a travel role involving travel 60–80% of the time for work across the United States. The position includes on-call emergency response responsibilities. New hires attend a one-week training academy; the company pays travel expenses and provides per diem.

Requirements

Previous experience in a physically intensive role.
Previous supervisory, crew-lead, or leadership experience.
Ability to travel overnight for extended periods.
Ability to be on call for emergency response.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to perform the physical functions required by the job.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, where required by position.
Meet facial-hair standards for positions requiring respirators, in accordance with 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

Ensure health and safety is the number one goal 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, and health and safety standards and regulations.
Coordinate with the Coordinator regarding 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 in a range of indoor and outdoor temperatures and weather conditions, potentially hazardous atmospheres, elevated noise levels, confined spaces, and elevated locations.
Assist with field sampling activities and meter calibration.
Climb ladders and scaffolding and enter and exit trucks, tanks, and other containers.
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 U.S. DOT and applicable local, state or provincial, and federal requirements.
Follow corporate operating guidelines and procedures and environmental health and safety guidelines.
Be available for rotating emergency-response on-call duty every other week, where applicable.
Perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling, where applicable.
Perform lead responsibilities, where applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.