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Field Chemist

Arcwood Environmental
Abingdon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/30/2026
Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement—from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on—creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We Move Forward Together, One Team With a Shared Purpose, Counting On Each Other Every Day. Our Core Values Demonstrate How We Work Together To Deliver Value For Our Customers, Putting Them At The Center Of All We Do

  • Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
  • Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better – advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
  • Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together – with our customers, and with each other.
  • Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values – lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together – the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We’ve reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers’ evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Field Chemist As a Field Chemist you will be responsible for sorting and transporting hazardous and non-hazardous materials and waste, always ensuring compatibility and safety in all processes for each service provided to customers.

Location/Schedule: The position would report to the Field Office and then be dispatched out to projects in the region during the day. Report back to the office at the end of the day.

  • Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
  • Assists in the segregation of chemicals by hazard class and packs compatible materials in appropriate containers and prepares for transportation; completes necessary paperwork for each job
  • Determines and loads supplies needed for job completion and travels to various industry, laboratory, and educational sites to perform lab pack services
  • Assists in characterizing materials at field project sites
  • Adheres to proper placarding and load segregation requirements when transporting hazardous materials
  • Develops good customer relations by effectively communicating with site points of contact and others at customer location / site
  • Appropriately directs Field Technicians / Drivers who are assisting with waste collection
  • Maintains an introductory knowledge of high-hazard materials management / assessment and cylinder handling
  • Maintains the ability to travel to support outside locations as needed
  • Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

  • Associates degree (required); Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Experience

  • In lieu of degree 2 years of related experience (required), previous experience in lab packing or environmental waste (preferred)
  • Valid Driver’s License and ability to obtain a Class B CDL with Hazmat endorsement within 6 months of hire date (required)
  • Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record search to Company standards (required)
  • *Due to the potential exposure to atmospheres/waste/materials this position requires individuals to be clean shaven at all times in order to don a respirator for protection

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you’ll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career. When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share.

Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws.

A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.

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