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CleanHarbors•Westlake, LA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

HPC-Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is seeking an LDAR Technician to work at a customer site. The technician identifies, documents, and tags fugitive emissions from industrial components, helping ensure compliance with environmental regulations. The role involves using specialized monitoring equipment to detect and report leaks and coordinating repairs at industrial facilities such as refineries, chemical plants, oil and gas sites, utilities, and pulp and paper mills. The technician also follows company policies and procedures and supports good customer relations by providing quality, timely industrial services. This is a physically active field role that may involve travel to remote sites and work in complex, loud industrial environments. Work may require strenuous labor, long-distance walking, extended standing, climbing, and lifting. Technicians must wear protective clothing and equipment and be able to work in extreme temperatures and conditions involving dust, chemicals, fumes, exhaust, and highly pressurized fluids. HPC-Industrial is part of Clean Harbors, an environmental, energy, and industrial services company. The company describes its mission as creating a safer, cleaner environment through the treatment, recycling, and disposal of hazardous materials.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver’s license.
TWIC credential required.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment, including Nomex coveralls, a back belt, slicker suits, rubber boots, a fresh-air breathing mask and escape pack, and a hard hat.
Ability to work in extreme climate conditions, including high heat, high humidity, and subzero weather, depending on location.
Ability to withstand exposure to dust, chemicals, environmental and chemical fumes, fluids, exhaust, and highly pressurized fluids.
Physical stamina to walk long distances, stand for extended periods, climb ladders or scaffolding (sometimes up to 300 feet), and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Confined space entry training.
10-hour OSHA training.

Responsibilities

Follow health and safety practices, policies, and procedures, and act safely at all times.
Perform routine scheduled inspections of components such as valves, connectors, pumps, and tanks to detect volatile organic compound leaks.
Operate, calibrate, and maintain monitoring analyzers, including Flame Ionization Detectors.
Record inspection data, tag leaking components, and manage inventory in databases such as LeakDAS, GuideWare, and SkyBridge.
Follow environmental regulations and site safety protocols.
Coordinate with maintenance teams to report leaks and verify repairs.
Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting, pulling, and pushing heavy objects.
Maintain and improve customer relations by providing quality, timely industrial services.