Mobile Chemist

TRADEBE UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Contributory Pension

Flexible benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses committed to a more sustainable planet. In the UK, Tradebe leads in recycling, energy recovery and circular economy, managing environmental liabilities.

We are seeking a Mobile Technical Services Chemist to organise hazardous waste collections from primarily the University of Cambridge and other client sites, coordinating schedules and ensuring compliance with UK legislation. The role requires initiative, flexibility and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum HNC level in Chemistry or related discipline.
• Technically competent in the handling of hazardous waste.
• Experience packing hazardous waste for transportation and disposal.

Responsibilities

• Organising collections from client's sites and delivering to waste transfer site for disposal.
• Maintain provision of packing materials on site.
• Ensure all relevant legislation required is adhered to and compliance with Health & Safety policies and procedures ensuring all requirements required are met on client sites and at waste receipt/disposal sites.
• 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.
• Collection and loading 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 when on the premises make for safe and efficient off-loading.
• Risk Assessments at client sites.
• Provide advice and support to the waste producers so that the responsibility of a well maintained waste store is shared.

Skills

Hazardous waste handling

Hazardous waste packing

Computer literacy

Driving licence

Customer relationship building

Autonomous working

Education

HNC in Chemistry

Job description

Discover Tradebe

Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses with the commitment of creating a more sustainable planet and making significant contributions to human wellbeing. In the UK, we are leaders focused on recycling, energy recovery and circular economy, managing all different environmental liabilities in a sustainable way.

What will you do? Make an impact!

The Mobile Technical Services Chemist will be responsible for the organisation and coordination of hazardous waste collections from primarily the University of Cambridge but also other customer facilities as required.

The ideal candidate will be committed, flexible and a team player with a professional approach. They will have a positive 'can do' attitude with the ability to work under pressure and use their own initiative.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Organising collections from client's sites and delivering to waste transfer site for disposal.
• Maintain provision of packing materials on site.
• Ensure all relevant legislation required is adhered to and compliance with Health & Safety policies and procedures ensuring all requirements required are met on client sites and at waste receipt/disposal sites.
• 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.
• Collection and loading 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 when on the premises make for safe and efficient off-loading.
• Risk Assessments at client sites.
• Provide advice and support to the waste producers so that the responsibility of a well maintained waste store is shared.

Do you have what it takes?

• Educated to minimum HNC level in Chemistry or other related discipline.
• Technically competent in the handling of hazardous waste.
• Experience of packing hazardous waste for transportation and disposal.
• Computer literate.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with potential and existing customers, identifying sales opportunities and leads.
• Hard worker self-motivated, enthusiastic, capable of working autonomously with limited supervision and a willingness to learn new skills.
• Holder of a EU driving licence for at least two years.

What's in for you?

• Competitive salary - up to £32,000
• Annual bonus
• Contributory Pension
• Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)

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