Chemist Intern (Chemical Engineer) Industrial Services
Clean Harbors
- Location
- Sumter, SC
- Employment
- Internship
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Intern
- Salary
- $20/hr
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
About this role
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. This opportunity is for our Summer 2027 Internship Program . As part of our Industrial Services internship program, this opportunity will be based at Thompson Industrial location in Sumter, SC, Powered by Clean Harbors. This is an onsite, field-based internship and is not a remote opportunity. Interns should expect to spend significant time working in the field alongside our teams and traveling to customer and project sites to gain hands-on exposure to our Industrial Services operations. Interns will work alongside experienced professionals, gain exposure to our industry, and develop practical skills that support their academic and early career goals. Start Date: Start Dates for our Summer 2027 internships are May 17th and May 24th of 2027 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.