Traveling Field Service Technician - HAZMAT General Laborer

Clean Harbors•Las Vegas, NV

16h•$22 - $23

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking a Technician to join its safety-conscious Traveling Emergency Response team in Las Vegas, Nevada. The role is active in the field and involves tasks associated with hazardous-waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling. The position requires approximately 50% travel around the United States for emergency-response projects. The company pays travel expenses and provides per diem while traveling. Hours and schedules vary according to emergency-response needs and are not guaranteed. Starting pay is $22–$23 per hour, with the opportunity to earn several pay increases during the first 12 months. The first two weeks are paid training at an academy, typically out of state. The work can involve strenuous physical labor; operation of light and heavy equipment and hand and powered industrial tools; use of personal protective equipment, including respirators; and work indoors or outdoors in varied weather, temperatures, noise levels, confined spaces, and potentially hazardous atmospheres. Emergency response may require on-call availability, weekend or holiday work, and shifts extending beyond eight hours, potentially up to 12–24 hours.

Requirements

Reliable transportation.
Ability to perform the physical functions described in the key responsibilities and job requirements.
Agree to be on call as a continuing condition of employment.
Ability to work weekends and holidays on occasion and to work emergency-response periods extending beyond eight hours, up to 12–24 hours.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, where applicable.
Meet facial-hair standards for employees in positions requiring respirators, per OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

Valid driver's license.
Previous relevant labor experience.

Responsibilities

Follow health and safety policies and procedures and act safely at all times.
Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
Operate light and heavy equipment and use hand tools and powered industrial tools, including vibration-producing tools.
Wear and properly use required personal protective equipment, including respirators and skin, face, hand, and foot protection.
Work indoors and outdoors in varied temperatures and weather conditions, and in locations with potential exposure to hazardous, toxic, or corrosive chemical and physical agents.
Work in potentially elevated noise levels and confined spaces, including lifting in areas with low clearance.
Work at elevations, including from ladders and scaffolding, and climb into and out of trucks, tanks, and other containers.
Assist with field sampling activities and meter calibration.
Work extended periods of more than eight hours.
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.
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 procedures and environmental health and safety guidelines.
Be available for emergency-response on-call duty on a rotating basis every other week, where applicable.
Perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling, depending on position.
Perform other duties as assigned.