Hands-On Lab Chemist Intern – Summer 2027 (On-site)

Clean Harbors; Deer Trail (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

In-person internship

Mentorship from professionals

Job summary

Clean Harbors Deer Trail, CO Facility is seeking a Lab Chemist Intern for Summer 2027 to join our safety-focused team. This in-person internship offers hands-on experience while supporting real projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services.

You will learn metals analysis, wet chemistry, and instrumentation (GC, IC, ICP). Candidates must be pursuing a biology or chemistry degree, have lab experience, and be able to document data and work collaboratively in a professional team.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in biology, chemistry, or other relevant field at an accredited college or university.
• Experience in a laboratory setting.
• Knowledge of wastewater, TOC, and ICP instrumentation for metals; wet chemistry knowledge is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong documentation and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times;
• Learn about the analysis of various metals to include but not limited to mercury
• Learn about wet chemistry testing including Chlorine and Fluoride analysis
• Learn about analysis of facility samples and instrumentation through GC, IC, ICP, and various analytical laboratory instruments
• Shadowing supervisor and technician,
• Learn about properly manage waste generated as a result of analytical procedures, document control-data analysis, reviewing, updating, and validating accuracy in all documents.
• Maintain a safe working environment that complies with all applicable OSHA regulations
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by management

Skills

Laboratory experience

Team collaboration

Strong communication

MS Office

Education

Pursuing degree in biology/chemistry

Tools

ICP instrumentation

TOC instrumentation

Calorimetry

Wet chemistry techniques

Job description

Clean Harbors Deer Trail, CO Facility is seeking a Lab Chemist Intern for Summer 2027 to join our safety-focused team. This in-person internship offers hands-on experience while supporting real projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services.

You will learn metals analysis, wet chemistry, and instrumentation (GC, IC, ICP). Candidates must be pursuing a biology or chemistry degree, have lab experience, and be able to document data and work collaboratively in a professional team.