Lab Pack Chemist

Company Description

Why Choose Clean Earth?

What's on your career wish list? Joining a great team? Check! Working for a responsible business? Yep! Opportunities to learn and advance? Oh yes (and we can prove it). How about contributing to a green, sustainable planet? We're all of that and more.

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!

Job Description

Performs various assigned tasks and physical labor to ensure proper treatment and disposal of customers' hazardous waste materials in accordance with environmentally responsible and cost-effective practices and Clean Earth policies, practices, and procedures. The ability to oversee a small project/job with supervision of personnel.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Handles hazardous materials including inventorying, identifying, segregating, and packaging waste material in accordance with Lab Pack policies, procedures and practices and all applicable regulations.

• Occasionally performs 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 maintain/require 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,

• Submit Lab Packs for approval to third party outlets.

• Perform unknown field testing for classification and packaging for transportation and disposal.

• Mentor and assist new employees in lab pack work duties.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Associate College degree in area of General Science or equivalent experience

• Clean driving record

• Occasional travel

• Physical ability to lift and move material of various weights frequently exceeding 55 lbs.

• Basic understanding of chemistry through general chemistry or biology

• Advanced knowledge of EPA and DOT

• Minimum one (1) year lab pack experience

• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)

• 40 hours Depack Experience

• 8 hours DOT Training

• PPE Training which includes Respirators

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA in science related field.

Additional Information

We offer competitive benefits, including health insurance, life insurance and disability plans, as well as a 401k with company matching.

Clean Earth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Disclaimer:

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.