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Environmental Field Technician

Clean Harbors

Smithfield, KYJob$20–23/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$20–23/hr
Location
Smithfield, KY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Hepaco, a Clean Harbors Company, seeks an Environmental Field Laborer to perform field work involving hazardous-waste cleanup, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and hazardous-material handling. The role includes physical labor, equipment operation, sampling, waste inspection and loading, and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements. Emergency response and on-call availability are conditions of employment; weekend and holiday work may occasionally be required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Physical Labor, requiredEquipment Operation, nice to haveHand Tool Use, nice to havePowered Industrial Tool Use, nice to havePersonal Protective Equipment, nice to haveField Sampling, nice to haveMeter Calibration, nice to haveDrum Inspection, nice to haveWaste Sampling, nice to haveWaste Profiling, nice to haveVehicle Operation, nice to have

Qualifications

Reliable Transportation, requiredOn-Call Availability, requiredBackground Check, requiredDrug Test, requiredPhysical Examination, requiredValid Driver's License, nice to havePrevious Relevant Labor Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company, in Shelbyville, KY is seeking an Environmental Field Laborer to join our safety conscious team. This role will be active in the field responsible for the performance of tasks associated with hazardous waste clean-up, site-remediation, equipment decontamination and handling of hazardous materials.

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company, is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is on-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology – come be part of the solution with us.

Why work for Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company?

  • Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!

  • Focus on maintaining sustainability and cleaning the Earth

  • Recruiting Pay range - $20-23+ hourly or more depending on experience

  • Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment including 401K with Company match

  • Own part of the company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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

  • Company paid training and tuition reimbursement

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner

  • Engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting and pulling heavy objects

  • Operate light and heavy equipment, handles various hand tools and powered industrial tools, works with vibration-producing tools

  • Wear and properly use a variety of personal protective Equipment (PPE). Including respirators, skin, face, hand and foot protection in a multiple number of combinations

  • Work in various temperatures indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions

  • Work in atmospheres and locations with the potential for exposure to various chemical and physical agents, some of which may be hazardous, toxic, or corrosive

  • Work in potentially elevated noise levels, confined spaces, including lifting in areas of low clearance

  • Work at elevations including working from ladders and scaffolding

  • Assist in field sampling activities and calibration of meters

  • Climb ladders, scaffolding and into and out of trucks, tanks, and various other containers

  • Work extended (> 8 hrs.) time periods

  • Attend all compliance and safety update meetings

  • Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance

  • Safe loading and unloading of hazardous and non-hazardous waste

  • Conduct waste stream sampling and profiling as necessary

  • Follow all local, state (provincial) and federal compliance regulations and rules

  • Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements

  • Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures

  • Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines

  • Perform other duties as assigned

  • By position, ability to be on call for emergency response on rotating basis every other week

  • By position, site-remediation, equipment decontamination, and the handling of hazardous materials

Required Qualifications:

  • Reliable transportation

  • Ability to perform physical functions per Key Responsibilities

  • This position includes emergency response, a continuing condition of employment is agreeing to be on-call; on occasion working on weekends and holidays will be required; emergency response situations can extend beyond 8 hours, up to 12-24 hrs.

  • Perform physical functions per job requirements

  • Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, by position

  • Per OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.34, employees in positions requiring respirators are required to meet facial hair standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Valid Driver’s license

  • Previous relevant labor experience

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company 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 [email protected] or 1-844-922-5547.

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

Please be advised that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain stages of the recruitment process but are not used as a replacement for human decision making.

Hepaco, A Clean Harbors Company 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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How this job compares

Set against the 1,999 open Field Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20–23/hr
  • Kentucky median$18–21/hr27 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–34/hr748 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $21.50/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Field Technician hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Field Technician jobs in Kentucky and 1,999 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
Field Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (908 postings).
Education
64 of the 1,999 open Field Technician jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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