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Overview

Clean Harbors in East Chicago, IN is seeking an Environmental Field Laborer to join their safety-conscious team. The role involves hazardous waste clean-up, site remediation, equipment decontamination, and handling hazardous materials, with a focus on safe and compliant transfer of bulk materials.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies and acting safely.
  • Engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting and pulling heavy objects.
  • Operate light and heavy equipment and use various hand and powered industrial tools.
  • Wear and properly use personal protective equipment (PPE) in various combinations.
  • Work in various temperatures and weather conditions indoors and outdoors.
  • Work in atmospheres with potential exposure to hazardous, toxic, or corrosive agents.
  • Work in elevated noise levels and confined spaces.
  • Assist in field sampling activities and calibration of meters.
  • Climb ladders and scaffolding and enter various containers.
  • Attend compliance and safety update meetings.
  • Inspect drums for container integrity and regulatory compliance.
  • Safely load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
  • Conduct waste stream sampling and profiling as necessary.
  • Follow all local, state, and federal compliance regulations.
  • Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT and other requirements.
  • Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Be on call for emergency response on a rotating basis.

Requirements

  • Reliable transportation.
  • Ability to perform physical functions as per job requirements.
  • Agree to be on-call for emergency response, including weekends and holidays.
  • Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical.
  • Meet facial hair standards for positions requiring respirators.
  • Valid Driver’s license preferred.
  • Previous relevant labor experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Driver's license required.
  • Availability to work a flexible schedule is required.
  • Average an 8-10+ hour day with overtime after 40 hours.
  • Possible overnight travel with hotel and per diem provided.
  • Hours and schedule vary with emergency response needs.
  • New hires must attend a two-week Academy training out of state, with expenses covered by the company.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in East Chicago, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $22–$31/hr across 100 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in East Chicago, IN

East Chicago, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 190 other active welding openings from 114 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in East Chicago, or widen the search to Indiana.

Clean Harbors currently has 1 other opening live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), TEAM, Inc. (9), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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