Senior Site Chemist

Senior Site Chemist 

St, Helens, Merseyside

£-Attractive salary plus benefits

WasteRecruit have been retained by a leading environmental services provider to recruit a Senior Site Chemist. Based at the company’s oil/water treatment site and waste transfer station in the North West, your main duties will include:

• Ensuring site permit and discharge consent conditions regarding waste inputs/outputs and treatment methods are adhered to.
• Ensuring site H&S and environmental systems are adhered to.
• Ensuring that all records are accurate and kept up to date.
• Ensuring effective operation of a stock system for waste stored on site.
• Ensuring effective operation of a system for the maintenance of the laboratory and plant equipment is in accordance with the manufacturer guidelines and relevant legislation.
• Working closely with site operations/customer services and sales.
• Maintaining and updating local plant and laboratory procedures.
• Maintaining and updating plant and laboratory risk assessments.
• Being “profit responsible” which may include keeping and providing information on waste treatment costs, operational costs etc.
• Ensuring all equipment is calibrated as per company standards.
• Ensuring housekeeping standards of laboratory and plant are kept to a high standard.
• Supervising any allocated employees ensuring they perform their duties efficiently and effectively.

Candidate requirements:

• Educated to degree level in chemistry or related discipline.
• Numerate and computer literate.
• Good knowledge of H&S legislation including risk & COSSH Assessments.
• Good knowledge of Environmental legislation including environmental auditing / monitoring of site processes.
• Ideally possess relevant CoTC or working towards this qualification.
• Working knowledge of waste industry.
• Team player.
• Good communication skills.

There is the potential for this role to quickly transition into site management for the right candidate.

Ref: J9402