Chemist

Cleanaway; City of Hobsons Bay; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Share plan

Novated leasing

Flu vaccinations

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health insurance discounts

Job summary

Cleanaway invites applications for a hands-on Chemist to join the Oils & Technical Services team based in Laverton, Victoria. This 12-month fixed-term contract combines laboratory work with operational duties to support safe, compliant waste treatment and recycling processes.

You will handle diverse waste streams, perform sampling, operate lab instrumentation, and assist with regulatory compliant activities, with focus on safety, accuracy and teamwork.

Qualifications

• A degree in Chemistry, or equivalent.
• Experience working with waste or hazardous chemicals.
• Background in wastewater treatment, chemical fixation, or stabilization processes.
• Field sampling or laboratory experience.
• Confidence in operating laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience completing risk assessments and following work instructions.
• Strong attention to detail, with meticulous record-keeping in highly regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of chemical legislation, safe handling, storage, and disposal practices.

Responsibilities

• Processing diverse waste chemical streams, including treatment, consolidation, and repackaging.
• Inspecting, sampling, assessing, and classifying various chemical wastes.
• Supporting the Operations Manager with waste management, storage, transport, and production activities.
• Preparing loads for transport, ensuring full compliance with dangerous goods regulations and accurate record-keeping.
• Conducting treatability trials, selecting suitable treatment methods, and verifying profitable waste treatment options.
• Liaising with relevant authorities and ensuring compliance with industry regulations

Skills

Chemistry degree

Waste management

Laboratory instrumentation

Risk assessments

Record-keeping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

Join Australia's leader in sustainable, total waste management solutions.

Cleanaway Waste Management transforms waste into resources and renewable energy. When you start to think of waste as a resource, it opens a world of possibilities.

Join us and contribute to making a sustainable future possible, together!

The Opportunity

Are you a hands-on Chemist who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys solving complex problems? Join our Oils & Technical Services team-where your expertise directly contributes to safer, smarter, and more sustainable waste management across Australia.

As a key member of our technical team, you will play an essential role in the collection, treatment, processing, and recycling of liquid and hazardous waste. This is a varied and rewarding position for someone who enjoys both laboratory and operational work. You will be responsible for:

• Processing diverse waste chemical streams, including treatment, consolidation, and repackaging.
• Inspecting, sampling, assessing, and classifying various chemical wastes.
• Supporting the Operations Manager with waste management, storage, transport, and production activities.
• Preparing loads for transport, ensuring full compliance with dangerous goods regulations and accurate record-keeping.
• Conducting treatability trials, selecting suitable treatment methods, and verifying profitable waste treatment options.
• Liaising with relevant authorities and ensuring compliance with industry regulations

About You

You're naturally curious, solutions-focused, and love working in a collaborative team. You bring:

• A degree in Chemistry, or equivalent
• Experience working with waste or hazardous chemicals
• Background in wastewater treatment, chemical fixation, or stabilization processes
• Field sampling or laboratory experience
• Confidence in operating laboratory instrumentation
• Experience completing risk assessments and following work instructions
• Strong attention to detail, with meticulous record-keeping in highly regulated environments
• Solid understanding of chemical legislation, safe handling, storage, and disposal practices

We are Australia's largest company in this sector, providing essential services to millions of customers and communities nationally.

As a national, high growth, ASX-listed organisation with more than 10,000 employees, our goal is to be recognised by our customers as the most innovative and sustainable waste management company. We are committed to achieving this while delivering industry-leading health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance.

• Attractive salary package
• Paid parental leave
• Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts + much more!

Our Process

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future.

Our Oils and Technical Services team has an opportunity for a chemist to join their team based in Laverton. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Our Oils and Technical Services team has an opportunity for a chemist to join their team based in Laverton. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.