Receiving Chemist Intern — Hands-On Summer 2027

Clean Harbors; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Harbors Bartow, FL Facility is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027 to gain hands-on experience while supporting projects across our environmental, energy, and industrial services operations. This in-person internship runs May 2027 through August 2027, with start dates of May 17 or May 24, and offers exposure to real work alongside seasoned professionals.

Applicants are currently pursuing a degree in chemistry or a related field, may have forklift experience, and should

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in chemistry or other relevant field 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 or more pounds.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring 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;
• Receives all containers, verifies counts and sizes of received loads and properly codes all waste for disposal processing;
• Samples all 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

Teamwork

Safety mindset

Forklift experience

Education

Pursuing degree in Chemistry or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clean Harbors Bartow, FL Facility is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027 to gain hands-on experience while supporting projects across our environmental, energy, and industrial services operations. This in-person internship runs May 2027 through August 2027, with start dates of May 17 or May 24, and offers exposure to real work alongside seasoned professionals.

Applicants are currently pursuing a degree in chemistry or a related field, may have forklift experience, and should