Field Service Technician I

About the Role

Clean Harbors in Sylmar, CA is seeking a Field Services Technician I to join their safety-conscious team. This role is active in the field and responsible for hazardous waste clean-up, site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and handling of hazardous materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies and processes, and always acting in a safe manner.
• Engage in strenuous physical labor, including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
• Operate light and heavy equipment, and handle various hand tools and powered industrial tools.
• Wear and properly use a variety of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators, skin, face, hand, and foot protection.
• Work in various temperatures indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Work in atmospheres and locations with the potential for exposure to various chemical and physical agents, some of which may be hazardous, toxic, or corrosive.
• Work in potentially elevated noise levels and confined spaces, including lifting in areas of low clearance.
• Work at elevations, including working from ladders and scaffolding.
• Assist in field sampling activities and calibration of meters.
• Climb ladders, scaffolding, and into and out of trucks, tanks, and various other containers.
• Work extended (> 8 hrs.) time periods.
• Attend all compliance and safety update meetings.
• Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Safe loading and unloading of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
• Conduct waste stream sampling and profiling as necessary.
• Follow all local, state, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state, and federal requirements.
• Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures.
• Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• By position, ability to be on call for emergency response on a rotating basis every other week.
• By position, site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and the handling of hazardous materials.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Reliable transportation
• Ability to perform physical functions per Key Responsibilities.
• This position includes emergency response; a continuing condition of employment is agreeing to be on-call.
• On occasion, working on weekends and holidays will be required.
• Emergency response situations can extend beyond 8 hours, up to 12-24 hrs.
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical.
• Per OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, employees in positions requiring respirators are required to meet facial hair standards.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s license (Preferred)
• Previous relevant labor experience (Preferred)