Site Chemist

South Yorkshire

Starting at £27,000

Permanent

Monday - Friday

7:30am til 4:00pm

Our client is a leading waste management and recycling company who have a long and successful history of supporting the UK chemical industry. They are now looking for a Site Chemist to join the team in South Yorkshire. The role would involve assessing hazardous wastes at arrival on site, ensuring site compliance requirements are met, and ensuring that strict health and safety measures are in place and being followed.

Role/Description

* Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sites

* Ensuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completed

* Immediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork and pre-acceptance criteria

* Further laboratory testing as needed with techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity.

* Working alongside site operatives to ensure that waste is processed, stored and transferred in a safe, compliant and timely manner

* Assisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogs

* Bulking/re-packing of waste to achieve maximum profitability

* Supporting other site staff, to ensure all are working efficiently and collaboratively

* Running morning briefings, co-ordinating teams and delegation of activities to meet production requirements

* Assist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence

Skills/ Qualifications

* Minimum HND in Chemistry, or similar qualification with significant chemistry content

* Industrial experience preferred in the chemical or waste industry

* Awareness of site budget and expenditure

* Supervisory or leadership experience beneficial

* Good organisational and influencing skills

* self-driven, confident and solution driven

* Any of the following qualifications or experience are considered advantageous: COTC, WAMITAB, NEBOSH, IOSH