Rail & Vac Technician

Clean Harbors located in La Porte, TX is seeking a Rail & Vac Technician to join their team. The Rail & Vac Technician will be responsible for hooking up pumps and hoses in two areas. One area is our rail yard where we transfer dirty solvent, clean solvent, and used motor oil into and out of rail cars. Other area will be our vac water area and there the employee will grab representative samples from an SK vac truck to determine acceptance. They will then use hoses and pumps to decant the mix pit into tanks.

Shift : 1st shift position (6 : 30am-3 : 00pm), this is a rough end time as all work has to be completed prior to shift ending for the day.

Pay : $18.50-20.50 DOE (includes a shift differential, which is not paid out during training due to day shift)

Special Note : Around 45 hours a week is pretty standard for this role

Why work for Clean Harbors?

Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5;

Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment;

Group 401K with company matching component;

Own Part of the Company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan;

Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement;

Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career.

Key Responsibilities :

Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times;

Performs daily tasks of drum pumping, drum dumping, tank farm operations, and offloading trucks;

Completes and submits all associated paperwork as required for waste tracking movements, able to use scanning application.

Performs other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time by management.

Role will be general to skilled labor in hooking up pumps and hoses in two areas. One area is our rail yard where we transfer dirty solvent, clean solvent, and used motor oil into and out of rail cars. General labor will be physically moving hoses and climbing ladders onto rail cars. Skilled labor will be learning pumps, directional flow, and becoming knowledgeable on rail cars.

Second area will be our vac water area. There the person will grab representative samples from an SK vac truck to determine acceptance (will be trained on our process codes and definitions). They will then use hoses and pumps to decant the mix pit into tanks. General labor will be moving hoses. Skilled labor will be keeping track of tank volume, learning pumps, and loading from our water tanks onto a 7,500 gallon tanker for over the road movement.

Position will also flex to other areas in any potential down time. This could include helping shredder area with lining roll offs or learning to drive the roll off truck. This could also include using our facility backhoe to fill in holes on the roadway leading to rail yard.

What does it take to work at Clean Harbors?

High School diploma or equivalent required;

Rail car, hoses, pumps, wearing PPE and / or tank farm experience is a plus;

Must be 18 years or older;

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.

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@ 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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