Site Chemist

Astute's team is partnering with one of the UK leaders in waste management and specialist industrial services to recruit a Site Chemist to join its team in Peterborough. The Site Chemist role comes with a salary of £25,000 - £27,000 and would suit an experienced on-site chemist or a recent graduate looking to get into a hands-on role in the waste industry. If you're a Site Chemist or a recent chemistry graduate and are looking to work for an organisation that puts people at the heart of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and Duties

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will be responsible for:

1. Assist with the hands-on operation of the hazardous waste site ensuring materials coming onto and off site are consistently safe and compliant to site permits and environmental regulations.
2. Testing, sorting, bulking of drum and packaged waste materials.
3. Assist with compiling lists of wastes to be transferred off site to third party disposal points, liaising with other staff to ensure correct routing of wastes.
4. Assist with non-conformance procedures and sample processing within the site laboratory for incoming waste streams.
5. Providing services to customers to enable wastes to be assessed, priced, and collected.
6. Utilise appropriate systems to manage non-compliances.
7. Use of FLT/Dump Truck and other mobile plant as required.
8. Assist with the daily/weekly plan for the operational areas and laboratory, adapting to the unplanned and unexpected to deliver targets, KPI's, and other requirements.
9. Ensure housekeeping requirements and continuous improvement programmes are supported both directly and through the plant team.
10. Partake in improvement of process, contributing to micro project development.
11. Undertake area administration activity including Chemist Check sheets, process sheets, stock sheets, production records, etc.
12. All other duties as required.

Professional Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree in Chemistry or equivalent.
• Full UK Driving licence.
• An interest in the environmental/waste management industry.
• Safety conscious with a view to improve safety culture/report any H&S issues.
• Ability to deal with customers in a professional manner.
• Due to the nature of the work, must be prepared to carry out lifting work both inside and outside in all weathers.

Salary and Benefits of the Site Chemist Role

• Basic Salary of £25,000 - £27,000.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Set performance-based progression plan.
• Private Health Care and other benefits.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.