Lab Pack Chemist - Clean Earth

Are you looking for an opportunity that is more than a job?  Plant your roots and grow with Clean Earth.  Here at Clean Earth, you will have the opportunity for a career in the growing field of environmental sustainability. Clean Earth provides waste solutions to retailers, pharmacies, hospitals, government operations, harbors, manufacturers, and consumers. Clean Earth ensures a cleaner, greener planet for generations to come.  You could be part of the solution! 

Why join Clean Earth? 

In addition to competitive pay, we also offer: 

• Health benefits available Day 1 
• 401k available Day 1 
• 10+ paid holidays/year 
• Free HAZWOPER training and certification 
• Overtime opportunities 
• Ability to be cross-trained into different roles 

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services with over 60 facilities throughout the U.S. We are a division of Harsco Corporation, a global powerhouse with over 11,000 employees. And we were recently named as one of America's Most Loved Workplaces 2022 by Newsweek! 

Performs various assigned tasks and physical labor to ensure proper off-site treatment and disposal of customers’ hazardous waste materials in accordance with environmentally responsible and cost-effective practices and Clean Earth policies, practices, and procedures.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Handles hazardous materials including inventorying, identifying, segregating, and packaging waste material in accordance with Lab Pack policies, procedures and practices and all applicable regulations. • Perform onsite services which may include waste collection, consolidation (i.e., bulking, repackaging), sampling, safety/compliance inspections, and other related activities required by the customer/contract. • Assists other business groups, i.e., Depack, Retail and HHW, for both internally and onsite as needed. • Preparing shipment of packaged waste by inspecting, labeling, marking, and loading into the transport vehicle • Properly completes documentation including shipping papers, Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR’s), evaluations/certifications and other required documentation in accordance with appropriate regulations and procedures. • May require obtaining and maintaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Hazmat Endorsement to legally operate Clean Earth vehicles necessary for transporting personnel and waste to and from customers’ job locations. • Follows, understands, and promotes by example, all Health & Safety /Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s) procedures including development of on-site Health &Safety plans/JSA’s as outlined in the procedures and policies, • Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Required Qualifications:

Associate College degree in area of General Science or equivalent experience • Driver’s License with clear record • Moderate to extensive travel with 20% overnight travel • Physical ability to lift and move material of various weights frequently exceeding 55 lbs. • Basic understanding of chemistry through general chemistry or biology

Preferred Qualifications:

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS: • BS/BA in science related field. JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE: • 0-2 years

MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE:

Completion of the following curriculum:

40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)

• Acquisition of Commercial Driver’ s License (B or C) with Hazmat Endorsement

• Clean Earth Lab Pack I Training – (24 hours)

RCRA/DOT refresher course

• Department of Transportation

• Lab Pack definitions and procedures

• Lab pack Field Program

• Introduction to High Hazardous Cylinder Assessment course

• Customer Interactions

• Waste Management Methods

• On-Site Expectations

• Manifest/ LDR Completion

• Health & Safety course(s)

• Customer Approach

• 40 hours Depack Experience

• Forklift Training

• Local Facility Capabilities

• 8 hours DOT Training

• CPR/First Aid/Blood-borne Pathogen training

• State regulations (if applicable)

• All required local training

DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong communication skills to interact with customer to provide information, explanations, and/or instructions

• Team Player • Attention to detail

• Ability to work independently using initiative and effective communication to solve challenges

• Ability to use Microsoft excel and Microsoft word

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Customer sites, plant, labs

• Indoor/Outdoor and associated weather conditions

Clean Earth offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans starting on the first day of employment; paid time off, wellness benefits, employee discount program, tuition assistance, and a 401k with company matching.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

If you have a difficulty applying for any job posted on Harsco Clean Earth’s website because a disability prevents you from using the online system, Clean Earth offers the following alternate application procedure: Call toll free (833) 209-2659 and leave your name, phone number, city and state of residence.  Clean Earth will arrange for an alternate method of applying and will consider your application together with all other applications received for the job.  This line is dedicated to disability applications only.  No other inquiries will receive a response.