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Forklift Operator

Clean Harbors
San Antonio, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2026
💰 $46,000/yr($40,000/yr$46,000/yr)

About the role

Description

Clean Harbors is currently looking for a Forklift Operator to join their team! As a Forklift Operator, you will perform hands on operations. Truck To Truck Technician at our San Antonio, TX facility supports efficient, on-site logistics operations, with a focus on cross-docking—a streamlined supply chain method that minimizes storage and accelerates delivery. This hands-on position plays a key role in moving equipment and materials quickly and safely between inbound and outbound docks, helping reduce warehousing costs and improve turnaround time.

Shift: 06:00 am - 03:30pm w/OT

Pay: $20-$23/Hr.

Location: 4303 Profit Drive San Antonio, TX.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

  • Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
  • Computer/Phone savvy.
  • Operate fork lift.
  • Attention to detail, ability to count and read and time management.
  • Must be able to communicate and work with a team.
  • Competitive wages
  • Monday-Friday schedule
  • Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
  • Group 401K with company matching component 
  • Own Part of the Company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
  • Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career 

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Safely operate yard vehicles to transfer bins, vans, trailers, and tanker trucks throughout the facility.
  • Support cross-docking operations by promptly positioning inbound and outbound equipment at assigned docks to allow for quick unloading and reloading with minimal storage.
  • Ensure wheel chocks and jack stands are in place and functioning properly before transport.
  • Review MSDS or manifests when handling new hazardous materials.
  • Respond to and clean up spills using proper safety protocols.
  • Perform routine vehicle inspections including brakes, fuel levels, tire pressure, lights, and fluid systems to ensure safe and efficient operation.
  • Accurately placard and stage equipment in compliance with permitted storage requirements.
  • Manoeuvre vehicles safely within tight and busy yard environments while observing posted speed limits and site driving rules

Qualifications

What does it take to work at Clean Harbors?

  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Experience: 0–3 years in a similar driving or logistics support role.
  • Certifications: Valid driver’s license required; forklift certification preferred.

Skills:

  • Strong spatial awareness and decision-making under minimal supervision
  • Mechanically inclined and safety conscious
  • Able to plan and execute work efficiently under time-sensitive conditions

Physical Requirements

  • Medium work: frequent lifting/carrying of up to 25 lbs., occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, walking, bending, climbing, and use of hands and feet for vehicle operation
  • Must pass a respirator fit test and work safely in outdoor environments
  • Operate cars, small and large trucks with both automatic and manual transmissions within the yard
  • Support movement of vehicles required for real-time dock scheduling
  • Less than 10% travel
  • No supervisory responsibilities
  • Position requires working outdoors in varying weather conditions

Driving Requirements

Work Environment

 

Clean Harbors 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.

Clean Harbors is committed to providing access, equal opportun

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