Mobile Chemist

WasteRecruit Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in waste management is seeking a Mobile Chemist to join their team in Southampton. This exciting role involves organizing waste collections, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and technically assessing hazardous materials. You'll be responsible for maintaining customer relationships while working autonomously. With a strong focus on safety and environmental impact, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainable waste management practices. If you're passionate about chemistry and eager to make a difference in waste disposal, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Company van

Attractive salary

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Chemistry is required.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste is desirable but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Organise collections and ensure compliance with waste legislation.
• Assess, segregate, label, and pack waste safely for transport.

Skills

Chemistry knowledge

Customer rapport building

Autonomous working

COSHH assessment

Education

Degree in Chemistry

HND in Chemistry

Tools

Material handling equipment

Company vehicle (3.5t van)

Job description

Mobile Chemist

Southampton

£-Attractive salary plus company van

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:

1. Organising collections from clients' sites and delivering to waste transfer sites for disposal.
2. Maintain provision of packing materials on site.
3. Assist Small Collection and the administration team in providing quotations for customers.
4. Ensure all relevant legislation required to perform the job correctly is adhered to.
5. Comply with Health & Safety policies and procedures ensuring all requirements required are met both on Customers site and at waste disposal site.
6. Technically assess, segregate, label, and pack waste on client's site with documentation compliant to current UK legislation.
7. 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.
8. Collection and loading of 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:

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

Ref: J9459