Rail Technician I

CleanHarbors•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

EnviroServe, a Clean Harbors company, is seeking a Rail Technician I in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to perform environmental cleanup and remediation work. Daily work may involve confined-space entry into maintenance holes, tanks, rail cars, and other restricted areas for cleaning, oil-spill cleanup, drum handling, decontamination, sweeping, shoveling, high-pressure washing, and other remedial activities. The position supports emergency response and time-critical incidents, including chemical releases, natural disasters, derailments, transloading activities, transformer leaks, and spills affecting soil or water. The role involves physical labor, handling and packaging hazardous materials and waste, operating hand and power tools, inspecting and maintaining equipment, setting up and decontaminating equipment, and completing required job and shipping documentation. Employees must follow applicable safety procedures and site-specific plans and wear required personal protective equipment. This position includes on-call emergency response; work may occasionally occur on weekends or holidays, and emergency responses may last 12–24 hours. Clean Harbors describes itself as a provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services operating throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company emphasizes health and safety, sustainability, and cleaning the Earth. The posted recruiting pay range is $19.00–$22.00.

Requirements

Reliable transportation.
Ability to perform the physical functions described in the job responsibilities.
Ability to routinely lift more than 50 pounds and wear personal protective equipment when necessary.
Agree to be on call as a continuing condition of employment; occasional weekend and holiday work is required.
Be able to work emergency-response situations that may extend beyond 8 hours, up to 12–24 hours.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and position-specific physical.
Meet facial-hair standards under OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34, if the position requires respirator use.

Nice To Haves

Valid driver's license.
Previous relevant labor experience.

Responsibilities

Respond to emergency and time-critical incidents, including chemical releases, natural disasters, derailments, transloading activities, transformer leaks, and spills affecting soil or water.
Perform physical cleanup and remediation work, including sample collection and waste removal.
Safely handle and package hazardous materials and waste; load and unload materials and verify piece and drum counts against shipping documents.
Inspect and perform preventive maintenance on assigned equipment; report defects electronically through Geotab and WhipAround and communicate issues to Dispatch and the Supervisor.
Assist with equipment setup, teardown, and decontamination.
Follow safety rules, regulations, guidelines, policies, and site-specific safety plans, and wear protective gear as required.
Load and unload equipment from vehicles, trailers, and watercraft.
Use hand tools and cleanup supplies such as squeegees, shovels, brooms, wipes, absorbent booms, and pads to contain and remediate impacted soil and water.
Operate routinely used power and pneumatic tools and equipment, including air compressors, saws, drills, grinders, jackhammers, rivet busters, air scrapers, and pumps.
Participate in departmental performance initiatives, including efforts to improve team-member experience and cleanliness metrics (5S).
Participate in communication meetings and Job Hazard Analyses with assigned teams, or complete the required JHA when working individually.
Maintain supplies and equipment by stocking and restocking them in an orderly manner.
Perform warehouse, supply-stock, building, and grounds maintenance.
Complete and submit daily timesheets, JHAs, spill reports, labels, and manifests to the Operations Team.
Perform other duties as assigned.