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Senior Hazardous Waste Lab Technician

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time
$38+ hourly
About the Job
CDL Sign-on Bonus $3,000

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Handles hazardous materials including inventorying, identifying, segregating, and packaging waste material in accordance with Lab Pack policies, procedures and practices and all applicable regulations.
  • Perform 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, both internal 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.
  • Maintain 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.
  • Perform unknown field testing for classification and packaging for transportation and disposal.
  • Mentor and assist new employees in field work duties.
  • Complete site walks to inventory and assess requirements for potential and awarded work.
  • Assist sales in creating estimates for lab pack work.
  • Lead/coordinate field service/lab pack jobs requiring multiple personnel/days.
  • Assist in other areas as directed including but not limited to assistance in scheduling and support of staff training.
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Starting pay $38.00 hourly. 

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 
  • Associate College in general science (BS preferred) is required for the Lab Pack Chemist.
  • Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Hazardous Material endorsement and a clear record
  • Moderate to extensive travel with 20% overnight 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 two (2) years lab pack experience
  • 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER 
  • 8 hours DOT Training 
  • PPE Training which includes Respirators
  • 40 hours Depack Experience

This position requires a CDL B to be obtained within a 6-month period from your start date. Failure to obtain a CDL B within the 6-month period will mean you are no longer eligible for the Lab Pack Chemist position.

This position is also contingent upon successful completion of a DOT physical, DOT Drug Screen and any other DOL or company requirements.
About Clean Earth
Clean Earth is one of the largest specialty waste companies in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for contaminated soil, dredged material, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.With the largest TSDF network in the country, it is our unique capability of providing a one-source, full-service solution to handle multiple waste streams from a single customer. Our processes are detailed, our due diligence is tireless, and our results provide unmatched recycling and disposal solutions for our customers with the utmost in customer service. Everyday Clean Earth takes a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills. Allow our team of experts to provide a customized waste disposal and recycling solution for your company, tailored to your needs, and your goals.