Hydroblast Field Technician

Clean Harbors•Catlettsburg, KY

12d

About The Position

HPC Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is hiring a Hydro blaster/Field Technician to safely and properly execute jobs across the company’s service lines. The role involves operating hydro-blasting and related equipment, following company and customer safety procedures, and maintaining equipment. The job may include examining cleaned surfaces to confirm they meet specifications. Personnel serving in a supervisor capacity also coordinate job setup and scope with customer representatives, oversee performance and customer requirements, implement company procedures at the job site, and report to the branch manager or designee. The work has substantial physical and environmental demands. Technicians may work up to 16 hours per shift, at heights, in confined spaces, while wet, and in extreme heat, humidity, or sub-zero weather. The role involves exposure to dust, fumes, exhaust, highly pressurized fluids, and noise above 85 dBA. Required protective equipment and respirators are provided or specified as applicable. HPC-Industrial describes itself as an industrial cleaning and environmental services company serving upstream, downstream, and utility sectors. The company emphasizes safety, career development, customer service, industry expertise, technology, and automation. Clean Harbors states that its mission is to create a safer, cleaner environment through the treatment, recycling, and disposal of hazardous materials.

Requirements

Complete specific vocational preparation, including classroom safety training, on-the-job training, and essential experience gained on other jobs.
Understand English well enough to comprehend safety training and respond to instructions in emergency situations.
Have a valid driver’s license and meet company driving-policy requirements when driving a company vehicle or using a personal vehicle for company business.
Be knowledgeable in operating emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers.
Provide a Federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC).
Meet the role’s physical demands, including reading and distinguishing work-area signs; hearing emergency signals; moving the head and neck through a 180-degree rotation; extending arms above the head; frequently bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, and crawling; tolerating being wet for unlimited periods; climbing ladders and working on scaffolding and stationary platforms up to 200 feet; functioning in confined spaces with a minimum 5-foot inside diameter; holding the back thrust of 50 pounds on a straight 66-inch pipe for at least one hour; lifting and maintaining a minimum of 40 pounds; and working up to 16 hours per shift.
Be physically capable of using both negative-pressure and air-supplied respirators and wearing protective clothing and equipment, including Nomex coveralls, a back belt, slickers, rubber boots, a fresh-air breathing mask, an escape pack, and a hard hat.
Be able to work in extreme climate conditions, including heat indexes of 95°F with 98% humidity and sub-zero weather, depending on location.
Be able to work amid dust, chemical and fluid fumes, exhaust, highly pressurized fluids, and noise levels exceeding 85 dBA; hearing protection is provided and required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a safety representative, applying company and customer safety policies and procedures and providing hands-on information about operations, safety, equipment, emergency response, and administrative functions.
Operate manual and automated hydro-blasting equipment when required.
Operate specialized equipment, including ultra-high-pressure pumps.
Energize and operate pumping equipment and specialized hydro-blasting or chemical-cleaning equipment, vacuum trucks, and cutting equipment used on the job.
Examine cleaned surfaces when required to ensure they meet company and customer specifications.
Perform routine maintenance on company equipment used on the job.
When in a supervisor capacity, coordinate job setup and scope with customer representatives, ensure performance and customer requirements are met or exceeded, implement company policies and procedures at the job site, report to the branch manager or designee, and implement procedures to achieve the branch manager’s specified results.