Senior Lab Pack Chemist

1 day ago
Full time role
In-person · San Jose, CA, US... more

The Senior Lab Pack Chemist performs various assigned tasks and physical labor to ensure proper off-site treatment and disposal of customers’ hazardous waste materials in accordance with environmentally responsible and cost-effective practices in accordance with Clean Earth policies, practices, and procedures. And can oversee a large project/job with supervision of personnel and coordination with various departments.

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.