Hazardous Waste Technician — Healthcare

Job overview

The Hazardous Waste Technician — Healthcare role is onsite in San Jose, CA, with pay of $25–$27 per hour. Clean Harbors provides environmental, energy, and industrial services, with a stated mission to create a safer, cleaner environment through hazardous-material treatment, recycling, and disposal.

What you'll do

• Collect medical waste throughout customer facilities
• conduct chemical bulking and consolidation
• package and label medical waste for efficiency and compliance
• participate in spill response at customer sites as needed
• operate forklifts
• inspect drums for integrity and regulatory compliance
• safely load and unload waste-hauling vehicles
• and complete waste-stream sampling and profiling.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

hazardous waste technician

medical waste

san jose ca

$25–$27/hour

full-time

healthcare

waste collection

waste packaging

forklift

spill response

clean harbors

entry-level

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off
• health benefits after 30 days of full-time employment
• 401(k) with company matching
• company-paid training
• and tuition reimbursement.

Why this role

Entry-level role; requires a high school diploma or equivalent and valid driver’s license. Healthcare experience is preferred, and the posting requires willingness to get a Hepatitis B vaccination.

About the employer

Clean Harbors is hiring for this role. Industry: Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal. Sector: 56.