Site Chemist

TN United Kingdom; West Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm dedicated to transforming waste management into sustainable solutions. As a Chemist, you'll play a crucial role in processing hazardous waste, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while enhancing productivity. This role offers a chance to develop your career through ongoing training and coaching in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a dynamic setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

Training and coaching

Qualifications

• Experience in hazardous waste management or related chemical industries.
• Proficiency in data measurement and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control processes to ensure operational productivity.
• Conduct regular stock control and maintain high housekeeping standards.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

MS Office Proficiency

Understanding of Time-Critical Processing

Education

HNC in Chemistry

GCSE in Mathematics

GCSE in English Language

Job description

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Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it, or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. Our 11,000+ team members across the country trust us to provide rewarding and challenging careers. We are proud to be the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Help us make a difference as Chemist based at our Burscough site.

A quick look at the role

The Chemist will efficiently receive, process, and dispatch incoming waste through our hazardous waste transfer facility. The role requires assessing and handling waste in an approved manner, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, while continuously improving productivity, plant availability, and the quality of materials sent off-site.

Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted

• Monitor and control all processes within the facility concerning personnel and equipment to ensure operational productivity and plant availability.
• Ensure security of waste entering the facility and proper disposal in line with customer requirements, minimizing costs.
• Ensure inputs and outputs meet defined standards (PPC, pre-acceptance, acceptance, and onward transfer), promoting best practices and continuous improvement in cost control and processing operations.
• Manage material flows to minimize delays and backlogs.
• Conduct regular stock control and inventory of waste and consumables on-site.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in all areas, ensuring timely housekeeping activities.
• Implement and ensure compliance with all company policies, processes, and procedures.

Requirements

Here's what we require:

• Experience working as a chemist in hazardous waste management or related chemical/manufacturing industries.
• Minimum of an HNC in Chemistry.
• GCSE or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Understanding of working within a time-critical processing environment.
• Strong analytical skills for data measurement and monitoring.
• Good organizational skills to simplify complex issues.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, both written and verbal.
• Full, clean UK driving license.
• Willingness to travel within the UK for meetings and project work.
• Flexible and adaptable attitude.

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa

• Ongoing career development, training, and coaching — because growth is mutual.