Senior Site Chemist

Title: Senior Site Chemist

Location: West Midlands

Salary: Up to �32,000 per annum

Term: Permanent

SRG are working with a leading waste and recycling company who have a long and successful history of supporting the UK chemical industry. They are now looking for a Senior Site Chemist to join the team in West Midlands. The role would involve assisting in budgeting activities, helping to lead the other site chemists, help ensure all compliance requirements are met, help ensure strict health and safety measures are in place and being followed. This is an excellent opportunity for a hazardous waste chemist looking for that next step in their career.

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 using test strips.
• 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 site chemists and operatives, ensuring all staff are working efficiently and collaboratively.
• Running morning briefings and reporting to delegate and distribute activity accordingly.
• Assist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence.

Requirements

• Minimum HND in Chemistry, or similar qualification with significant chemistry content.
• Knowledge of Hazardous Waste Regulations.
• Industrial experience in the Hazardous Waste Sector.
• Good organisational and influencing skills.
• FLT License.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit (url removed) to view our other vacancies. If you know of someone else who may be interested in this role, please do pass on my details.

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Keywords: hazardous waste, waste management, HND, site chemist, degree, chemical, chemistry, H&S, health and safety, leadership, FLT

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