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Site Chemist
August 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Site Chemist
Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a market leading waste management company and due to continued business growth, they are looking to recruit a x2 Site Chemist on a permanent basis to their expanding team.
Site Chemist - Objective of the role
To bring value to the business by accepting and inspecting all incoming assignments of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste by following the relevant regulations and site procedures.
Site Chemist - Main Duties
* Ensuring all incoming consignments of wastes have appropriate paperwork (Consignment Note/Duty of Care),
* Ensuring all appropriate paperwork has been completed correctly and copies are held on site and with hauliers.
* Responsible for the completion of waste safety checks to allow acceptance to site, storage safety and processing and/or onwards transfer.
* Responsible for the completion of regular sampling of received waste to then further supply to internal laboratory for analysis.
* Ensuring incoming waste is inspected to BAT requirements in Sector Guidance Note 5.06.
* Ensuring waste is routed such that costs are minimised whilst maintaining legality and compliance.
* Waste acceptance is recorded using the SAP system.
* Non-Conformances are recorded using the SAP system, detailing all relevant information.
* Ensuring paperwork is passed through for scanning within 48 hours of arrival.
* Ensuring all waste is being appropriately stored in line with Sector Guidance and Permits.
* Ensuring all waste is labelled correctly with all relevant information.
* Processing of waste as required - to include bulking, sorting, segregating, listing and re-packing of wastes.
* Provide technical support to other members of staff on site.
* Complete relevant outgoing paperwork.
* Act as a site first aider (once trained).
* To maintain a clean and tidy work area completing housekeeping.
* To assist other teams when required.
* To perform other duties as reasonably required by the business.
Site Chemist - Generic Duties
* Support and contribute to all aspects of "good" safety and health, daily awareness of safety issues and well-being awareness.
* Ensure (visitors, third parties and contractors) confirm to the Health and Safety Policy including using the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
* Raise a Corrective Action Report for any concern or improvement opportunity.
* Compliance with our reduction in pollution activities, where possible reducing usage, and reusing or recycling waste; and handling all chemicals as per COSHH sheets; complying with safety rules in relation to minor spills (eg. soak up and report to manager) and major spills (eg. immediately report to a manager).
Site Chemist - Competencies & Personal Specification
Functional Knowledge Person Specification
* HNC or Degree Level Qualification in Chemistry or a similar related field.
* Experience of the Waste Industry is desirable.
* SAP experience is desirable.
* Competent Microsoft Office user, in particular Excel.
* Willingness to work in outdoor conditions in a hazardous chemical environment undertaking a manual/hands on approach.
* A natural leader of processes.
* Communicates well at all levels including executive level.
* Makes decisions based on data, information and evidence.
* Able to drive team performance and improve functional knowledge of the team through knowledge sharing.
Site Chemist previous suitable job titles: Senior Site Chemist, Waste Chemist, Field Chemist, Hazardous Waste Chemist, Environmental Chemist
Please apply ASAP
Due to current high volumes of applications to our advertised jobs, we are unable to respond to every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.