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Receiving Chemist I (Internship)

Clean Harbors
La Porte, TX Intern
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/27/2025
Our Warehouse Chemical Technician / Receiving Chemist I Internship for our La Porte, TX facility is responsible for working in the facility warehouse to complete tasks associated with receiving and sampling waste drums.

Shift: 1st or 2nd shift

Pay: $18

Duration: May - September

Why work for Clean Harbors?

  • Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
  • Competitive wages Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
  • Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
  • Positive and safe work environments
  • Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times;
  • Receives all containers, verifies counts and sizes of received loads and properly codes all waste for disposal processing;
  • Samples all incoming drums and performs basic analysis of samples following prescribed procedures;
  • Sorts through batteries and consolidates all the alkaline batteries for disposal;
  • Confirms that all drums are properly and accurately coded for routing and billing according to protocol;
  • Ensures all drums are assigned the proper disposal process and/or outbound profile;
  • Moves drums from staging area to proper facility storage areas;
  • Completes all associated paperwork and ensures that all work meets applicable QA/QC guidelines; and
  • Maintains a safe working environment that complies with all applicable OSHA regulations as well as all applicable company Health & Safety and Compliance protocols.

Qualifications

What does it take to work at Clean Harbors?

  • High School diploma or equivalent required;
  • Must be 18 years or older;
  • 1 Years of related experience;
  • Fork lift experience preferred (Not Required);
  • Ability to use computer;
  • Ability to lift 50 or more pounds;

Clean Harbors, a Clean Harbors company, has a commitment to excellence deeply rooted in a strong sense of tradition. Our entire business model revolves around keeping North American businesses green. We generate more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue as a world-class environmental service organization and market leader in industrial hazardous waste management, parts-cleaning technology, and oil re-refining. We collect over 200 million gallons of used motor oil each year and we have the largest re-refinery capacity in North America allowing us to re-refine more than 150 million gallons each year.

Every day, we help our customers resolve their waste management needs and reduce their carbon footprint. PROTECTION. CHOICES. PEOPLE. MAKE GREEN WORK.™

Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer.

Clean Harbors is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact ect@cleanharbors.com or 1-844-922-5547.

Clean Harbors and its subsidiaries are a Military & Veteran friendly company.

Clean Harbors is committed to complying with applicable pay transparency laws and ensuring fair and equitable compensation. The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this role. Final compensation may vary based on factors such as location, experience, skills, and business needs. In addition to the base salary, some roles may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

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