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 the rail yard where dirty solvent, clean solvent, and used motor oil are transferred into and out of rail cars. The other area is the vac water area where representative samples are taken from an SK vac truck to determine acceptance, then hoses and pumps are used to decant the mix pit into tanks.

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

Pay: $ DOE

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Around 45 hours a week is pretty standard for this role

• 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.

• 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 the rail yard where dirty solvent, clean solvent, and used motor oil are transferred into and out of rail cars. General labor will involve physically moving hoses and climbing ladders onto rail cars. Skilled labor will involve learning pumps, directional flow, and becoming knowledgeable on rail cars.
• Second area will be the vac water area. There the person will grab representative samples from an SK vac truck to determine acceptance (will be trained on 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 involve 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, including assisting shredder area with lining roll offs, learning to drive the roll off truck, or using the facility backhoe to fill holes on the roadway leading to rail yard.

• 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.

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  or  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.