Field Chemist II (Environmental Services)

Location: San Jose, California, USA; work is performed indoors and outdoors at customer sites, with travel to customer locations.

Pay range: $39.35–$54.12 per hour, depending on hiring locality.

Company

hirify.global provides recycling, waste management, hazardous waste, environmental services, and sustainability solutions across North America.

What you will do

• Lead the collection, characterization, packaging, and removal of customer hazardous waste.
• Transport waste safely in compliance with federal regulations and receiving-facility requirements.
• Prepare packing lists, waste labels, shipping documents, and other customer paperwork.
• Perform onsite inspections, waste collection, chemical dispensing, inventory management, housekeeping, and outbound waste shipments.
• Conduct field screens and internal sampling procedures to identify and categorize suspected materials.
• Build customer relationships, provide waste inventories, and support additional environmental services.

Requirements

• Proficient knowledge of chemistry principles, waste processing, and treatment protocols.
• Knowledge of federal and state environmental and transportation regulations, including DOT, OSHA, and RCRA.
• Experience with waste sampling, waste characterization and profiling, data reporting, negotiation, and problem solving.
• Valid driver's license and active CDL Class A, B, or C with HAZMAT endorsement required.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification with an 8-hour refresher, or ability to complete the course after hiring.
• Ability to pass respirator fit testing, obtain a tanker endorsement within 3–6 months, and regularly lift or move at least 40 pounds.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off, employee discounts, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• Work centered on safety, customer service, environmental responsibility, and sustainable waste management.