Summer Receiving Chemist Intern - Phoenix

Clean Harbors, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

In-person internship

Job summary

Clean Harbors Phoenix, AZ Facility is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027. In-person internship at our Phoenix site with May 17 or May 24 start, ending in August. Interns gain hands-on experience supporting safety-focused projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services.

Interns work alongside experienced professionals, learn industry basics, and develop practical skills for academic and early career goals in a collaborative team environment.

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 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;
• 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; and
• Maintains a safe working environment that complies with all applicable OSHA regulations as well as all applicable company Health & Safety and Compliance protocols.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety-minded

Communication

Education

Enrolled in chemistry or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clean Harbors Phoenix, AZ Facility is seeking a Receiving Chemist Intern for Summer 2027. In-person internship at our Phoenix site with May 17 or May 24 start, ending in August. Interns gain hands-on experience supporting safety-focused projects across environmental, energy, and industrial services.

Interns work alongside experienced professionals, learn industry basics, and develop practical skills for academic and early career goals in a collaborative team environment.