Environmental Remediation Specialist

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

This role will be active in the field responsible for the performance of tasks associated with hazardous waste clean-up, site-remediation, equipment decontamination and handling of hazardous materials.

We are seeking a highly motivated and safety-conscious Field Services Technician I to join our team. As a Field Services Technician I, you will be responsible for ensuring Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner.

You will engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting and pulling heavy objects, operate light and heavy equipment, handles various hand tools and powered industrial tools, works with vibration-producing tools and wear and properly use a variety of personal protective Equipment (PPE). Including respirators, skin, face, hand and foot protection in a multiple number of combinations.

You will 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, confined spaces, including lifting in areas of low clearance and work at elevations including working from ladders and scaffolding.

You will 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 and attend all compliance and safety update meetings.

Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance, safely load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous waste, conduct waste stream sampling and profiling as necessary and 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 and perform other duties as assigned.

• 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.
• Perform physical functions per job requirements
• Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, by position
• Per OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34, employees in positions requiring respirators are required to meet facial hair standards.

We offer comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment, including 401K with Company match, opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career, company-paid training and tuition reimbursement.

The estimated salary for this position is around $60,000 - $80,000 per year, depending on experience.