General Laborer - HAZMAT Emergency Response Technician

About This Role

Join Clean Harbors as a General Laborer and HAZMAT Emergency Response Technician, focusing on hazardous waste cleanup, site-remediation, and equipment decontamination. This role involves active field work with hazardous materials, contributing to environmental safety and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies and processes, acting in a safe manner
• Engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting and pulling heavy objects
• Operate light and heavy equipment, handle various hand tools and powered industrial tools, work with vibration-producing 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 potential for exposure to various chemical and physical agents
• Work in potentially elevated noise levels, 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 (greater than 8 hours) 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 (provincial) and federal compliance regulations and rules
• Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements
• Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures
• Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines
• Be on call for emergency response on a rotating basis every other week
• Perform site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and the handling of hazardous materials as required by position

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s license and clean MVR
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to perform extensive physical functions
• Agree to be on-call for emergency response, including weekends and holidays
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical
• Meet OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard for facial hair
• Previous relevant labor experience

Qualifications

• Previous relevant labor experience

Benefits