Material Handler

Company: Clean Harbors
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: May 6, 2025

Job Description:

Safety-Kleen Buffalo, New York is seeking a Material Handler to join their safety conscious team! You will be responsible for completing all assigned duties in a safe and responsible manner. Work schedule during training is 8am - 4pm. Following training work hours will be 2pm-10pm; must be available to work overtime as needed.

Why work for Safety-Kleen?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
• Focus on maintaining sustainability and cleaning the Earth.
• Recruiting Pay range $24.35 Overtime $36.53 after 8 hours daily.
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment including 401K with Company match.
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career
• Company paid training and tuition reimbursement.
• Generous paid time off.
  
  Responsibilities
  
  Key Responsibilities:
  
  
  • Ensures Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and acting in a safe manner always.
  • Unload and reload bulk oil trucks and rail cars. ( ladder climbing required )
  • Prepare loads for shipment to refineries.
  • General housekeeping
  • Assist with inventory ( Oil, totes, drums )
  • Calculate volumes from gauge readings when loading and unloading tanks and trucks
  • Must have active, valid driver's license ( daily operation of yard vehicle )
  • 1st or 2nd City of Buffalo Boiler engineer license is helpful but not necessary.
  • Basic computer knowledge required
  • This position works outside for most of the shift in all weather.
    
    Qualifications
    
    What does it take to work at Safety-Kleen?
    
    
    • High school diploma or GED;
    • Ability to work independently while managing time and productivity;
    • Ability to perform physical functions per job requirements;
    • Good communication skills;
    • Problem solving skills; Basic Math skills ( needed to calculate volumes from Guage readings for when loading and unloading tanks and trucks )
    • Ability to work with waste labels, manifests, and load sheets
    • Forklift experience ( Not Required but preferred; can train )
    • Experience with tankers (oil) loading and unloading, also will be sampling and unloading railcars ( preferred )
    • 1st or 2nd City of Buffalo Boiler engineer license is helpful but not necessary.
    • Basic computer knowledge required
      
      Safety-Kleen, a Clean Harbors company, has a commitment to excellence deeply rooted in a strong sense of tradition. Our entire business model revolves around keeping North American businesses green. We generate more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue as a world-class environmental service organization and market leader in industrial hazardous waste management, parts-cleaning technology, and oil re-refining. We collect over 200 million gallons of used motor oil each year and we have the largest re-refinery capacity in North America allowing us to re-refine more than 150 million gallons each year.
      
      Every day, we help our customers resolve their waste management needs and reduce their carbon footprint. PROTECTION. CHOICES. PEOPLE. MAKE GREEN WORK.---
      
      Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state/provincial or local protected class.
      
      Clean Harbors and its subsidiaries are a Military & Veteran friendly company.
      
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