Supervisor Material Handling

Company: Clean Harbors
Location: Elgin
Posted on: May 18, 2025

Job Description:

Safety-Kleen in Elgin, IL is seeking a Supervisor of Material Handling to oversee and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in material handling, shipping, receiving, and inventory control. Responsibilities include ensuring the efficient and safe movement of materials within a warehouse or distribution center, managing inventory levels, and implementing process improvements to optimize workflow. The Supervisor Material Handling also provides leadership and guidance to a team and enforces safety regulations.

Safety-Kleen, a subsidiary of Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is on-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology - come be part of the solution with us.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
• Focus on maintaining sustainability and cleaning the Earth
• Offering $65k + Perks
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment including 401K with Company match
• Own part of the company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career
• Company paid training and tuition reimbursement
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  • Ensure Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and always acting in a safe manner
  • Oversee and monitor work activities of Material Handlers and Lead Material Handler
  • Provide training to new employees
  • Lead projects and improvements at worksite; identifying or prioritizing warehouse projects such as re-organizing product aisles or identifying and implementing efficiency improvements as needed.
  • Unload route truck waste in evening and reconcile waste; Reload route trucks with supplies and equipment for next day's runs
  • Manage inventory order and receiving process
  • Stock warehouse with materials after DC truck arrival
  • Daily facility Inspection: Ensuring that someone is assigned to completing the daily facility inspections that are required and that they are completed on time per regulatory requirements
  • Empty and fill drums of solvent mineral spirits
  • Perform minor repairs on parts washers at warehouse
  • Supervise 3rd party bulk liquids transfers
  • Supervise warehouse personnel
  • Unload containerized waste from the route trucks
  • Reload route trucks with supplies and equipment for next day's runs
  • Ensures all waste and containers are in acceptable shipping condition and organized for transport to recycle or distribution centers
  • Stock the warehouse with received materials
  • Prepare waste loads for shipment
  • Housekeeping in the branch (painting, picking up trash, sweeping, cleaning, straightening)
  • Empty and fill drums of solvent mineral spirits
  • Perform minor repairs on parts washers at the warehouse
  • Supervise third party bulk liquid transfers
  • Order inventory and assist with inventory count at warehouse
  • Follow all local, state (provincial) and federal compliance regulations and rules
  • Safely operate vehicles in accordance with U.S. DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements
  • Safely observe all corporate operating guidelines and procedures
  • Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines
  • Perform other duties as assigned
    
    Qualifications
    
    
    • Previous relevant experience
    • Attention to detail
    • Follow specific instructions
    • Work with minimal supervision at times
    • Forklift driving skills
    • Basic computer skills
    • Work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions
    • Perform physical functions per job requirements
    • Successfully complete a background check, drug test, and physical, by position
      
      Preferred
      
      
      • Advanced computer skills with applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
      • Previous supervisory experience
      • Previous experience with hazardous materials
        
        
        
        Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer.
        
        Clean Harbors is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact ect@cleanharbors.com or 1-844-922-5547.
        
        Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.
        
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