Facility Foreman

Clean Harbors; California; On-site; USD 22,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Clean Harbors is seeking a Facility Foreman to supervise hands-on plant operations including drum pumping, drum dumping, and tank farm activities in a physically demanding environment with exposure to heat or cold. The role includes supervising multiple employees, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining paperwork for waste movements.

Salary starts at $25 per hour DOE, with a structured schedule of 4 x 10-hour days Sunday to Wednesday.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of industry-related experience.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Good organization and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Windows based computer applications.
• Demonstrates proficiency in one or more plant operations: drum pumping, drum dumping, tank farm operations, truck offloading/loading, wastewater treatment.

Responsibilities

• Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Performs plant operations such as drum pumping, drum dumping, tank farm operations, truck offloading/loading, and wastewater treatment.
• Supervises multiple employees and a single plant operation.
• Operates a forklift when necessary.
• Maintains all waste tracking paperwork and submits after processing operations are complete.
• Ensures staff follows and maintains Health and Safety SOPs.
• Ensures supervised operations staff meets all compliance standards.
• Maintains a clean work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Windows proficiency

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows-based computer applications

Job description

Facility Foreman

performs hands on operations and supervision of plant operations including drum pumping, drum dumping, and tank farm operations. This is a physically demanding position and works under potentially adverse conditions such as heat or cold year around.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5;
• Competitive pay and benefits;
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days;
• Group 401(K) retirement savings with company matching component;
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career;
• Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement;
• Positive and safe work environments.

Work Schedule

Sunday - Wednesday - 4 X 10 hour days

Pay

$25 DOE

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times;
• Performs one or more specific plant operations such as, drum pumping, drum dumping, tank farm operations, truck offloading/loading, and wastewater treatment;
• Supervises multiple employees and a single plant operation;
• Operates a forklift when necessary;
• Assures all associated paperwork as required for waste tracking movements is maintained and submitted immediately after processing operations have been completed;
• Ensures that employees follow and maintain all applicable Health and Safety Standard Operating Procedures;
• Ensures that supervised operations staff meets all compliance standards;
• Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment;
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time by management and will be required by the needs of the Clean Harbors business.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent;
• 2+ years of industry-related experience;
• Ability to work in team environment;
• Good organization and leadership skills;
• Proficiency in Windows based computer applications;
• Demonstrates proficiency in one or more of the following specific plant operations: drum pumping; drum dumping; tank farm operations; truck offloading/loading; wastewater treatment.

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is a premier provider of used oil recycling and re-refining, parts washers and environmental services for the small quantity generator market. Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has waste disposal facilities and service locations throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Mexico and Puerto Rico.

We appreciate all those interested in joining Clean Harbors; only those that complete the online application and meet the minimum job qualifications will be considered for this role.

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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Job Identification: 168286

Category: Plant & Facilities

Posting Date: 2026-11-05

Job Schedule: Full time

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Job Function: Plant & Facilities

Locations: 1737 E Denni Street

Pay Range: 15.63 - 41.54 Hourly