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Chemistry or Engineering Intern Industrial Services

Clean Harbors
  • Sumter, SC
  • Full-time
18 days ago

Job Description

The Opportunity

Clean Harbors Sumter is seeking a Chemistry Intern to join our safety-focused team. This internship provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while supporting real projects that contribute to business priorities across our environmental, energy, and industrial services operations.

As part of our Industrial Services internship program, this opportunity will be based at an HPC Industrial or Thompson Industrial location, Powered by Clean Harbors. This is not a remote position opportunity - this position is at our Sumter, SC office.

Please Note: This is a current off-cycle internship opportunity for Fall/Winter 2026 and is separate from our traditional Summer Internship Program. This opportunity is designed to provide students with an additional avenue to gain hands-on, real-world experience outside of the summer internship season.

Interns will work alongside experienced professionals, gain exposure to our industry, and develop practical skills that support their academic and early career goals.

Why Intern with Clean Harbors?

  • Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
  • Competitive Pay - Earn $20.00 per hour while gaining industry experience.
  • Clean Harbors offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working alongside professionals who are leading the way in environmental, energy, and industrial services.

Our internship program is designed to provide:
  • Engagement with teams, mentors, and leaders across the organization;
  • Experience through meaningful projects that support real business priorities;
  • Education about the environmental services industry and Clean Harbors' operations;
  • Exposure to different career paths across our lines of business.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSumter, SC
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryEngineering Services
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1980
Websitehttps://www.cleanharbors.com/

About Company

Clean Harbors is North America’s leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, across the chemical, energy, manufacturing and additional markets, as well as numerous government agencies. These customers rely on Clean Harbors to deliver a broad range of services such as end-to-end hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is North America’s largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider of parts washers and environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customers. Founded in 1980 and based in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Skills

  • Business Supportunmatched
  • Chemistryunmatched
  • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched

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