Field & Lab Waste Chemist

Cleanaway Careers; Narangba; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Career development

Paid parental leave

Share plan

Novated leasing

Vaccinations

EAP access

Health insurance discounts

Company discounts

Job summary

Cleanaway is hiring multiple Chemists to support our Narangba branch. Working alongside operators and technical leaders, you will help ensure waste is sampled, analysed and processed safely while building experience beyond a traditional laboratory environment.

Your accuracy and judgement will be important because waste streams can vary significantly, and the quality of sampling directly affects safe handling and treatment decisions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Applied Science or a closely relevant scientific discipline.
• Understanding of hazardous materials, chemical compatibility or regulatory testing principles.
• Strong safety awareness and commitment to following procedures.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and escalation uncertainty appropriately.
• Exposure to waste, environmental, water treatment, mining or related industrial process environments.

Responsibilities

• Collect representative samples from liquid and solid waste streams using approved methods and controls
• Perform laboratory and field analysis that supports safe waste acceptance and treatment decisions
• Identify unusual results, compatibility risks and sampling limitations, escalating concerns promptly
• Communicate technical findings clearly to operators, supervisors and site leaders
• The role combines laboratory and field activity and includes working outdoors in active industrial areas.
• Support Risk assessment & Work instruction creation and improvement alongside QA/QC activities, equipment checks and accurate technical record keeping

Skills

Safety awareness

Communication

Lab work

Field work

Education

Degree in Chemistry

Job description

Cleanaway is hiring multiple Chemists to support our Narangba branch. Working alongside operators and technical leaders, you will help ensure waste is sampled, analysed and processed safely while building experience beyond a traditional laboratory environment.

Your accuracy and judgement will be important because waste streams can vary significantly, and the quality of sampling directly affects safe handling and treatment decisions.