Hydroblasting Technician must have valid DL

CleanHarbors•Ashland, KY

About The Position

HPC Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is hiring a Hydro Blaster/Field Technician to safely execute jobs across the company’s service lines. The role involves hands-on operation of hydro-blasting and related equipment, maintaining equipment, and working in demanding industrial environments. The position requires 95% travel and may involve work in a supervisory capacity, including coordinating job setup and scope with customer representatives and ensuring customer requirements and company procedures are met. The company welcomes transitioning military personnel and describes opportunities for career growth and development.

Requirements

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 emergencies.
Valid driver’s license and compliance with company driving-policy requirements when driving a company vehicle or using a personal vehicle for company business.
Provide a Federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC).
Be knowledgeable in operating emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers.
Be able to read and understand signs and distinguish emergency signals.
Be able to perform the described physical duties, including frequent bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, and crawling; climbing ladders and working on scaffolding and platforms up to 200 feet; functioning in confined spaces; holding 50 pounds of back thrust on a straight 66-inch pipe for at least one hour; and lifting and maintaining a minimum of 40 pounds.
Be able to work up to 16 hours per shift and tolerate being wet for an unlimited amount of time.
Be physically capable of using negative-pressure and air-supplied respirators and wearing protective clothing and equipment.
Be able to work in extreme heat, high humidity, and sub-zero conditions, and tolerate exposure to dust, fumes, exhaust, highly pressurized fluids, and noise exceeding 85 dBA.
Execute a 180-degree rotary motion of the cervical spine and extend arms above the head.

Responsibilities

Serve as a safety representative and follow company and customer safety policies and procedures, providing hands-on information about operations, safety, equipment, emergency response, and administrative functions.
Operate manual and automated hydro-blasting equipment when required.
Operate special equipment, including ultra-high-pressure pumps.
Operate pumping equipment and specialized hydro-blasting, chemical-cleaning, vacuum-truck, 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 working in a supervisory capacity, coordinate with customer representatives on job setup and scope, ensure performance and customer requirements are met or exceeded, and implement company policies and procedures at the job site.
Report to the branch manager or designee and implement procedures to achieve the results specified by the branch manager.