About the Role
As a Field Chemist, you will be responsible for sorting and transporting hazardous and non-hazardous materials and waste, ensuring compatibility and safety in all processes for each service provided to customers.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- In lieu of degree 2+ years of related experience (required)
- Previous experience in lab packing or environmental waste (preferred)
- Valid Driver’s License
- Ability to obtain a Class B CDL with Hazmat endorsement within 6 months of hire date
- Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record search to Company standards
- Individuals must be clean shaven at all times in order to don a respirator for protection
Location
- Field Office
- Projects in the region
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years of related experience
Education Level
- Associates degree (required)
- Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Above-market benefits
About the Company
- 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.
- 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, Solve Problems Creatively, Own It Together, Deliver for 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!
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
