Receiving Chemist Intern: Hands-On Lab & Safety

Clean Harbors; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Harbors San Jose, CA is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027. This in-person internship offers hands-on experience supporting real projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services while focusing on safety.

You will work with experienced professionals at our San Jose facility, start May 17 or May 24 and run through August. Ideal candidates are pursuing chemistry degrees, can lift 50+ pounds, and are eager to learn in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing chemistry or related degree at an accredited college or university.
• Forklift experience preferred but not required.
• Strong interest in learning about the environmental services industry.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a professional team environment.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or other relevant technical tools.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds.

Responsibilities

• Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices.
• Receives all containers, verifies counts and sizes of received loads and properly codes all waste for disposal processing.
• Samples incoming drums and performs basic analysis of samples following prescribed procedures.
• Sorts through batteries and consolidates all the alkaline batteries for disposal.
• Confirms that all drums are properly and accurately coded for routing and billing according to protocol.
• Ensures all drums are assigned the proper disposal process and/or outbound profile.
• Moves drums from staging area to proper facility storage areas.
• Completes all associated paperwork and ensures that all work meets applicable QA/QC guidelines.
• Maintains a safe working environment that complies with all applicable OSHA regulations as well as all applicable company Health & Safety and Compliance protocols.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Education

Pursuing chemistry degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clean Harbors San Jose, CA is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027. This in-person internship offers hands-on experience supporting real projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services while focusing on safety.

You will work with experienced professionals at our San Jose facility, start May 17 or May 24 and run through August. Ideal candidates are pursuing chemistry degrees, can lift 50+ pounds, and are eager to learn in a team environment.