What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer - HAZMAT & Emergency Response position at Clean Harbors?
Clean Harbors in Henderson, CO is seeking a General Laborer/Field Technician to join our safety conscious team. 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.
Why work for Clean Harbors?
- Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
- Focus on maintaining sustainability and cleaning the Earth.
- Starting pay $20-$22/hr.
- Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment including 401K with Company match.
- Own part of the company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career.
- Company paid training and tuition reimbursement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 (> 8 hrs.) 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.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- By position, ability to be on call for emergency response on rotating basis every other week.
- By position, site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and the handling of hazardous materials.
Required Qualifications:
- Valid driver's license and 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.
- Previous relevant labor experience.
Salary : $20 - $22