Site Chemist: Outdoor Waste Testing & Compliance

SRG; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Rewards Gateway discounts

Job summary

SRG are recruiting a Site Chemist in Middlesbrough for a leading waste management and recycling partner. This hands-on role is 75% outdoor on-site with 25% laboratory work, operating 37.5 hours weekly from Monday to Friday.

You will receive and test incoming waste, ensure paperwork is compliant, and support safe, timely processing of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Applicants should have an HND in Chemistry or equivalent with chemistry content, and be willing to work outside in all

Qualifications

• Minimum HND in Chemistry or similar qualification with significant chemistry content.
• Willing to work outside in all weathers.
• Full right to work in the UK - There is no sponsorship available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sites.
• Ensuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completed.
• Immediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork using test strips.
• Further laboratory testing as needed for further analysis using techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity.
• Working alongside site operatives to ensure that waste is processed, stored and transferred in a safe, compliant and timely manner.
• Assisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogs.
• Bulking/re‑packing of waste to achieve maximum profitability.
• Supporting site chemists and operatives, ensuring all staff are working efficiently and collaboratively.
• Running morning briefings and reporting to delegate and distribute activity accordingly.
• Assist with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence.

Skills

Outdoor work

Laboratory testing

Waste handling

Health & safety

Teamwork

Education

HND in Chemistry or equivalent

Tools

Test strips

Flash point testing

pH testing

Karl Fischer

XRF

Viscosity measurement

Job description

SRG are recruiting a Site Chemist in Middlesbrough for a leading waste management and recycling partner. This hands-on role is 75% outdoor on-site with 25% laboratory work, operating 37.5 hours weekly from Monday to Friday.

You will receive and test incoming waste, ensure paperwork is compliant, and support safe, timely processing of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Applicants should have an HND in Chemistry or equivalent with chemistry content, and be willing to work outside in all