Traveling Field Technician - HAZMAT General Laborer

Clean Harbors•North Las Vegas, NV

6d•$22 - $23

About The Position

Clean Harbors is seeking a Technician for its Traveling Emergency Response team in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The role performs field work involving hazardous waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling. The position requires approximately 80% travel around the United States for emergency-response projects. The company pays travel expenses and offers per diem while traveling. Hours and schedules are not guaranteed and vary according to emergency-response needs. The first two weeks are paid training at an academy, typically out of state. Starting pay is $22–$23 per hour, with raise reviews at 3, 6, and 12 months. The work is physically demanding and may involve heavy lifting and pulling, operating equipment and tools, wearing personal protective equipment including respirators, exposure to varied weather and potentially hazardous substances, noise, confined spaces and elevations, and extended work periods. Employees may be required to be on call for emergency response on a rotating basis every other week and may occasionally work weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Reliable transportation.
Ability to perform the physical functions required by the job.
Agree to be on call as a continuing condition of employment; occasional weekend and holiday work is required.
Ability to work emergency-response situations that may extend beyond eight hours, up to 12–24 hours.
Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, as applicable to the position.
Meet facial-hair standards for positions requiring respirators under OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Nice To Haves

Valid driver's license.
Previous relevant labor experience.

Responsibilities

Follow health, safety, environmental, and operating policies and procedures.
Perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
Operate light and heavy equipment and use hand tools and powered industrial tools.
Wear and properly use personal protective equipment, including respirators and protective clothing.
Work indoors and outdoors in varied temperatures and weather conditions, and in locations where chemical or physical hazards may be present.
Work in potentially noisy environments, confined spaces, areas with low clearance, and at elevations using ladders or scaffolding.
Assist with field sampling activities and meter calibration.
Climb ladders and scaffolding and enter and exit trucks, tanks, and other containers.
Work extended periods exceeding eight hours when needed.
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 needed.
Follow applicable 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.
Perform site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling, as applicable to the position.
Be available for on-call emergency response on a rotating basis every other week, as applicable to the position.
Perform other duties as assigned.