Mobile Chemist

RemoteWorker UK; 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 dynamic team. This role involves organizing waste collections, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and technically assessing hazardous materials. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Chemistry and have a strong understanding of safety protocols. The position offers an attractive salary and the use of a company van, providing an excellent opportunity to contribute to environmental safety while working autonomously. If you are passionate about chemistry and waste management, this role could be your next career step.

Benefits

Company Van

Attractive Salary

Health & Safety Training

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Organise waste collections and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Assess and pack hazardous waste safely for transportation.

Skills

Hazardous Waste Knowledge

Customer Rapport Building

Autonomous Working

Safety Assessment (COSHH)

Education

Degree in Chemistry

HND in Chemistry

Tools

Material Handling Equipment

Transport Vehicle

Job description

Mobile Chemist

Location: Southampton

Salary: 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