Environmental Field Chemist, Class B CDL

About the Role

The Environmental Field Chemist CDL (CleanPack Chemist) at Clean Harbors in Chester, VA, handles, segregates, packs, and inspects chemical waste in accordance with Federal/State/Local regulations and company policies. This role involves working both indoors and outdoors at plants, labs, and customer sites, assisting with lab packs, and participating in household hazardous waste (HHW) collections and lab moves. This is a customer-facing position.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes.
• Prepare computer-generated packing lists, labels, manifests, and land disposal restriction notifications.
• Perform inspections of staging, accumulating, and storage areas for proper housekeeping and compliance.
• Inspect storage areas and drums for leaks or spills.
• Inspect drums for compliance with labeling regulations.
• Collect, segregate, and properly package waste chemicals for disposal to maximize efficiency and maintain compliance.
• Execute jobs at Clean Harbors customer locations.
• Prepare and approve projects before shipment in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company policies.
• Conduct projects/jobs according to site-specific Federal, State, and local regulations and health and safety plans.
• Understand customer-specific disposal restrictions and special packaging requirements.
• Sample and profile new waste streams or any waste needing analytical testing.
• Ensure drum counts are correct and drum conditions are shippable according to company policies and procedures.
• Follow all local, state, and federal compliance regulations and rules.
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state, and federal requirements.
• Observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures.
• Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Valid Driver’s license
• CDL Class B
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to perform physical functions per job requirements.
• Ability to successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical.
• Employees in positions requiring respirators are required to meet facial hair standards per OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.34.

Qualifications

• College degree in Chemistry or Natural Science (Preferred)
• Previous experience in Environmental Services (e.g., remediation, abatement, emergency spill response) (Preferred)

Note: This is an entry-level position with opportunities for growth into management roles. Training and tuition reimbursement are provided.