Senior Site Chemist

CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job description

CK Group are recruiting for a Shift Senior Site Chemist, to join a hazardous waste management company, based at their site near Birmingham, on a full time, permanent basis, for a salary of up to £32,000 per annum.

Please note that this is a shift role, involving nights and working in the outdoors, not in a laboratory.

As a Senior Site Chemist, you will be responsible for bringing 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. This is a shift-based role, working 40 hpw with the morning shift from 6am-3pm, the afternoon shift from 1pm-10pm, and night shift from 10pm-6am.

Location:

The site is based near Birmingham and is commutable by Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Lichfield and Stafford.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Ensuring all incoming consignments of wastes have appropriate paperwork.
2. Responsible for the completion of waste safety checks to allow acceptance to site, storage safety and processing and/or onwards transfer.
3. Responsible for the completion of regular sampling of received waste to then further supply to internal laboratory for analysis.
4. Ensuring waste is routed such that costs are minimised whilst maintaining legality and compliance.
5. Waste acceptance is recorded using the SAP system.
6. Ensuring all waste is labelled correctly with all relevant information.
7. Processing of waste as required - to include bulking, sorting, segregating, listing and re-packing of wastes.
8. Provide technical support to other members of staff on site.
9. Complete relevant outgoing paperwork.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

1. Degree Level or HNC Qualification in Chemistry or a similar related field.
2. Previous experience of the Waste Industry is essential.
3. SAP experience is essential.
4. Competent Microsoft Office user, in particular Excel.
5. Willingness to work in outdoor conditions in a hazardous chemical environment undertaking a manual/hands-on approach.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence.

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