Mobile Chemist

Wasterecruit Ltd; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company is seeking a Mobile Chemist to manage waste collection and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. The role requires a Chemistry degree and proficiency in handling hazardous waste, driving competencies, and effective customer interaction.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Chemistry is required.
• Good knowledge of hazardous waste is a plus.
• Must hold an EU driving license and ideally have experience driving 3.5t van.

Responsibilities

• Organise collections from clients’ sites for waste disposal.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and health & safety policies.
• Technically assess, segregate, label, and pack waste on-site.

Skills

Knowledge of hazardous waste

Assessment of safety/environmental impact

Strong customer rapport building

Autonomous work capability

Education

Degree or HND in Chemistry

Job description

Our client is a national award-winning waste management company specialising in the transportation and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. A vacancy currently exists for a Mobile Chemist based at the company’s depot in Kent or Southampton.

Role Accountabilities:

• Organise collections from clients’ sites and delivering to waste transfer sites for disposal.
• Maintain provision of packing materials on site.
• Assist Small Collection and the administration team in providing quotations for customers.
• Ensure all relevant legislation required to perform the job correctly is adhered to.
• Comply with Health & Safety policies and procedures ensuring all requirements required are met both on the customer’s site and at the waste disposal site.
• Technically assess, segregate, label, and pack waste on client’s site with documentation compliant to current UK legislation.
• Compile and maintain list of hazardous waste needing collection and disposal, producing required documentation and ensure compliance with current legislation, communicating with Small Collections and administration for completeness.
• Collect and load waste onto transport vehicle with the aid of material handling equipment making it safe and suitable for transportation, safely driving company vehicle to the hazardous waste site for disposal.

Candidate Requirements:

• Degree or HND in Chemistry.
• Good knowledge of hazardous waste is desirable but not mandatory.
• COSHH – ability to assess potential safety/environmental/plant impact of processing hazardous waste.
• Must hold an EU driving licence and ideally have experience of driving 3.5t size van.
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with customers.
• Capable of working autonomously with limited supervision and a willingness to learn new skills.

Ref: J9459

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