Environmental Field Chemist-CDL
Clean Harbors
Wheeling, WV0–7 yrs54m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
This is a customer-facing position for an Environmental Field Chemist (CleanPack Chemist) who will handle, segregate, pack, and inspect chemical waste. This role involves working both indoors and outdoors at various locations, including customer facilities, and is not a laboratory-based chemist 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, spills, or compliance with labeling regulations.
- Collect, segregate, and package waste chemicals for disposal to maximize efficiency and maintain compliance.
- Execute jobs at Clean Harbors customer locations, including Fortune 500 companies.
- Prepare and approve all projects before shipment in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company policies.
- Conduct projects 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.
- 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
- Strong customer service skills
- Obtain a CDL Class B with hazmat and tanker endorsement within 6 months of employment.
- Perform physical functions per job requirements.
- Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical.
- Adhere to facial hair standards per OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.34, if respirators are required.
Qualifications
- College degree in Chemistry or Natural Science (Preferred)
- Previous experience in Environmental Services (e.g., remediation, abatement, emergency spill response) (Preferred)